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		<title>Google makes social media interesting again</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/26/google-makes-social-media-interesting-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dueling social networks: Google+ and Facebook</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I&#8217;ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dear 2010</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/12/31/dear-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t mind, I would like to make a few requests of you. While I don&#8217;t wish to appear dogmatic and inflexible, and if I may be blunt, you are of absolutely no use or merit to me should &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/12/31/dear-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook grabs FriendFeed: a speculation festival</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/08/11/facebook-grabs-friendfeed-a-speculation-festival/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2009/08/11/facebook-grabs-friendfeed-a-speculation-festival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With just about everyone weighing in on the Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed, I thought I&#8217;d add to the noise and toss in my riveting insight (or lack thereof). First of all, I&#8217;ve no idea what it means. But then, no &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/08/11/facebook-grabs-friendfeed-a-speculation-festival/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social media is gossip (that’s why it works)</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/21/social-media-is-gossip-that%e2%80%99s-why-it-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had lunch in downtown Fredericton yesterday and while I had my laptop with me and a wi-fi connection I didn&#8217;t do much with them. The day was beautiful and I just wanted to sit and watch the world. As &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/21/social-media-is-gossip-that%e2%80%99s-why-it-works/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hazards of truncated communication</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/20/hazards-of-truncated-communication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=1152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On his Broadcasting Brain blog Mark Dykeman recently posted I like print media just fine thanks in which he talks about how easy it is to miscommunicate, particularly in the truncated world of Twitter. I commented and afterwards thought the &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/20/hazards-of-truncated-communication/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why I use Twitter</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/14/why-i-use-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been looking everywhere in Fredericton for answers to some questions I have about the &#8220;free wireless network,&#8221; Fred eZone. Couldn&#8217;t get them &#8211; anywhere. But I got them right away on Twitter from a tech guy in Moncton. I &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/14/why-i-use-twitter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who is using Twitter and why?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/11/who-is-using-twitter-and-why/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is used by shoals of people (to steal a term Kurt Vonnegut liked to use). Twitter&#8217;s growth is always &#8220;surprising&#8221; (although, by now, the real surprise would be if it stopped). For me, however, what is most interesting is &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/11/who-is-using-twitter-and-why/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Blogs aren’t dead because they didn’t exist to begin with</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/06/blogs-aren%e2%80%99t-dead-because-they-didn%e2%80%99t-exist-to-begin-with/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an interesting back-and-forth on Twitter with Andrew Keen (@ajkeen) after he posted a tweet that roughly read, &#8220;Blogs aren&#8217;t dying &#8211; they&#8217;re dead.&#8221; I tweeted back something about them not being dead and included a link to an &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/06/blogs-aren%e2%80%99t-dead-because-they-didn%e2%80%99t-exist-to-begin-with/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good answer: Twitter, blogs as news</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/04/01/good-answer-twitter-blogs-as-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a good answer on the question of Twitter, blogs etc. as news. From Susan Chira, foreign editor for the NY Times, answering reader questions March 30-April 3, 2009. Via @jayrosen_nyu (btw &#8230; the link at the end of this &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/04/01/good-answer-twitter-blogs-as-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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