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Fake Follow Is Stupid

Aug 26 2008 / 9:28 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Fake Follow is the social media equivalent of being at a party, running into someone you sort of know, having empty conversation with them before awkwardly being offered their phone number. You write the number down on paper because you intentionally left the phone in the car, and dump your pockets later. Friends shouldn’t let [...]

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SocialGO = Meh

Aug 21 2008 / 11:20 am Was written by Amber View Comments

It’s actually a shame that I am not thrilled about SocialGO. The user interface is intuitive, the sites are nice looking like Ning but with KickApps functionality.  I had a video uploaded really quickly with no problems — it did limit the video to about a minute. It did give me a bit of an [...]

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Wix Makes It Too Easy

Aug 7 2008 / 1:03 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Wix is a place where you can pimp out a website in a few minutes and make it quite pretty. The only real difference of note between this and other sites like Weebly, is that Wix comes across as if it feels the need to dress up in a new outfit to go to work. [...]

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Viacom Really Hates YouTube

Jul 3 2008 / 8:49 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Viacom wants the equivalent of YouTube’s first born sons. Now the world is aware of the fact that Viacom and YouTube have never really been friends, but I think the request is a bit much. Related articles by Zemanta Viacom’s New Argument Against YouTube: Embedding Videos Removes Safe Harbors Viacom Demands YouTube Take Down Viral [...]

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Ning, Kickapps and The Completely Free Stuff

Jul 3 2008 / 7:37 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Image via Wikipedia Social networks have evolved greatly in the past few years. I find it quite refreshing since they began as a few niche networks that they are working their way back to this model. Back in the origins of Myspace and Bebo and Facebook, many folks signed up to be ahead of the [...]

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The Monkey, The Myspace

Jun 26 2007 / 3:54 pm Was written by Amber View Comments

Indeed. Now that the full site is up, first order of business is to generate traffic, and direct it toward this place. Monkeysite The Simian now has a myspace….Why the hell not, you know. Monkeyspace Got the idea dealing with a dimwit the other day. When the persons roommate stormed out of the room infuriated [...]

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