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On The Death Of Google Reader

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As I said in that back and forth, I have imported all of my Google Reader stuff into Feedly, but … as opposed to what my buddy Nathan Burgess said about this being the first nail in the coffin for Google, I’ll propose a different coffin. Guest Posts Matt LaCasse Social Media curating content Feedly Google Reader rss feeds'

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An Unkindness of Ravens: Thoughts on Twitter Communication

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. • Pandemonium of Parrots. …Constant 24 hour activity, non-discerning, lots of interactions; not tweeting but squawking. Gulp of Magpies. …Taking shiny stuff from other people’s feeds and tweeting it as your own. Charm of Finches. The “unkindness” is a misnomer (keep reading!). You probably can, too. A Finch-Pie.

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Seven Steps To A Better Facebook Business Page

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The reason I suggest this is, as I wrote on BNET: By giving yourself the option to post to your business page as yourself, you are increasing the chances that your post will show up both in your friends’ personal news feed, as well as that of anyone who’s “liked” your page. Zzzzimple. Adjust your Page’s news feed settings.

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Thank you Google, for the Antithesis of a More Social Network

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We agree mutually to allow someone to consume our feed of information, while consenting to consume theirs. That is, assuming we haven’t hidden/blocked them from News Feeds. Fair enough? (By By the way, the argument of pitching Facebook against Twitter, that the former could be made asymmetric by hiding feeds is rather pointless.

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Being of Service During COVID-19

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The sail thingies you see are a privacy screen, but apparently they are also perfect squirrel trampolines 😉 I was never a “bird person” growing up. However, I developed a bird feeding habit several years ago thanks to my late husband (he loved animals; so much so, he was frequently called “St. Francis” as a child!).

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15 Blog Headlines That Don’t Suck

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At least I’ve started to log back into Feedly, which I wasn’t doing for the longest time. and, all in all, enjoying life thoroughly. So when it comes to keeping up with my blog reading, I’ve been doing a woefully poor job. And you know what I realized? Everything the SSMGs say is true!

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Are You Using Social Media to Talk to Yourself?

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Sure, I jazzed things up by following people from different sectors (Higher Ed, corporate, not for profit). But, for the most part they were all people in my industry. It certainly wasn’t a bad thing. I learned a lot. But, as the group got larger and larger the content in my feed became homogenized. How about you? What are you doing?