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I'm Bill Wren, a writer-editor, social media enthusiast in Fredericton, New Brunswick. And that would be my dog, Molly Bloom, as a logo in the header.
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Tag Archives: social networking
Facebook grabs FriendFeed: a speculation festival
With just about everyone weighing in on the Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed, I thought I’d add to the noise and toss in my riveting insight (or lack thereof). First of all, I’ve no idea what it means. But then, no … Continue reading
Who is using Twitter and why?
Facebook is used by shoals of people (to steal a term Kurt Vonnegut liked to use). Twitter’s growth is always “surprising” (although, by now, the real surprise would be if it stopped). For me, however, what is most interesting is … Continue reading
Blogs aren’t dead because they didn’t exist to begin with
I had an interesting back-and-forth on Twitter with Andrew Keen (@ajkeen) after he posted a tweet that roughly read, “Blogs aren’t dying – they’re dead.” I tweeted back something about them not being dead and included a link to an … Continue reading
Crotch – the tactile social network
I’m working with a team developing a new social networking tool tentatively called Crotch. We expect to compete with Facebook and Twitter. Given the rapid growth of both, and the deep roots each has developed in a short time, you … Continue reading
Facebook, content, ownership: the brouhaha
Two thoughts on the hubbub around Facebook’s terms and conditions and the backtracking on the revised version: 1) What if Facebook users wrote their own terms and conditions and include in it an assertion that not only do they own … Continue reading
