Ari Herzog

JULY 29, 2012

This photograph is from John Deere's Facebook page. It was taken by Colonie D. I last wrote about John Deere in February 2009 with an observation that the manufacturer of front loaders, cotton harvesters, and diesel engines did not allow children under age 18 to subscribe to their blog. Three years later, the restriction remains. Perusing their terms of use regarding RSS feeds, John Deere explicitly writes in the second-to-last paragraph: You certify you are legally permitted to use the RSS

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Ari Herzog

JULY 6, 2012

You used to read guest blog posts every Friday. Veteran and amateur writers sent me proposals and I worked with them to publish articles that inspired you to read, comment, like, and share. Among the more popular: How Social Networking Makes Us Less Social by Christopher Roberts. How to Choose the Best Comment System by Danny Brown. Why Negative Blog Comments are Needed by Jeannie Chan.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 16, 2012

BlogWorld and the New Media Expo starts up again next January in Las Vegas. I’d heard of the event since its creation in 2007 but I typically learned only at the last minute when it was 1) too late to submit a proposal to speak and 2) too expensive to attend. Marsha Collier tweeted a link about the NMX call for speakers and I promptly submitted the following which I hope is accepted: Title: How a Local Government Blog Can Be More Engaging.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 23, 2012

I installed Livefyre on my blog in July 2011. The comment system remained for three months. Today I bring it back. How to comment with Livefyre. 1. Write your comment inside the box at the bottom of every post. You are not limited to words but you can also tag Twitter and Facebook friends as I illustrate below. 2. Post your comment. You will initially see a “Post comment as” button.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 11, 2012

Fresh on the news that Facebook may create a jobs board , I was curious what opportunities were available at the social network. I scrolled to the bottom of the homepage, clicked the drop-down arrow, and selected ‘Careers’ from the pop-up window. Expecting to see a list of available jobs with locations and clickable links for more information to apply, the resulting careers webpage was more telling: Should I presume technical difficulties imply Facebook needs to hire programmers and

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Ari Herzog

JULY 3, 2012

See my name in the bottom left? On the occasion of America’s 236th birthday, I invite you to visit the website of the National Archives and, with sign the Declaration of Independence. I signed it in 2009 when I blogged about Lady Liberty tweeting. The Declaration is a living document and there is no better time than the present to follow my lead and sign today!

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Ari Herzog

JULY 2, 2012

Beyond Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, what is your favorite networking site? Inclusive of YouTube, Orkut, Bebo, Yammer, Plurk, Plaxo, Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Quora, Google+, MySpace, Pinterest, Foursquare, Instagram, Vimeo, SlideShare, Tumblr, Klout, Spotify, and Mixx, what do you like the most beyond the big three? What is not listed here that you would single out for other readers to know?

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