Many businesses, especially small businesses, are wary of social media and for a variety of reasons. The reasons are legitimate given that owners are wrapped up in the business of actually running their business, so they are often in uncharted territory with very little time. One of the biggest reasons, and biggest pitfalls, is: What [...]
Last week was less active here at Writelife because I was busy with, work that pays the bills lovely weather requiring me to do outdoor work Every so often, this happens! I haven’t been inactive, however. I actually got quite a bit of writing done for others and have several posts in the “half-finished” stage. [...]
For as long as the Internet has been around, two things have always been true: Everything is public Hardly anyone treats it that way We add encryption and passwords and all manner of security tools and processes, but still mistakes happen, sites get hacked, email intercepted, “Reply All” mistakenly hit. When it comes to the [...]
by Bill on April 26, 2010
We have a crazed and almost bipolar relationship with very big technology companies. We hate them as we love them; love them as we hate them. They seduce us, we know we’re being seduced, but we love the seduction even as we think, “Oh, this is going to end very badly.” Only human beings could [...]
The internet is full of epigrams, aphorisms and quotes. I used a few in my post yesterday. You see them every day in tweets and status updates. They’re all over the place. Why is that? What are they for? They’re signage. That’s the simple answer. They’re wayfinding information. As with anything, excess turns them into [...]
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