Category Archives: Social Media

Would you dump Facebook?

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

My friend Ron Miller is running a poll over on Socmedia101 asking Would You Dump Facebook? Me? The only reason I use Facebook is because I have some friends who only seem to communicate online via Facebook. I love the … Continue reading →

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Stop Me!

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

I didn’t say much when they called it “Windows ME,” because I’m not a Windows user and if Microsoft wants to come up with silly branding — go right ahead. When Apple rebranded .Mac to MobileMe, I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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Facebook Friends PHP: Introducing HipHop

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Are you a fan of PHP? Facebook is. The company has been working behind the scenes to create HipHop, a runtime compiler for PHP to improve the language’s performance on Facebook’s servers. The company is also friending the rest of … Continue reading →

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the inbox… here comes Facebook

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Most people have learned, by now, that it’s bad Netiquette to forward every little joke, picture, or whatnot to every person they know. It’s OK to forward those cute bunny pictures to the friends who will appreciate them, but just … Continue reading →

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Interview on DaniWeb

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Did an interview recently with Ron Miller that is up on DaniWeb on openSUSE and social media. Always enjoy talking to Ron, even if we don’t agree on the use of certain words in headlines. He also gives good advice … Continue reading →

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Twitterjacking and other social media pitfalls

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

A quick cautionary tale. If you have a project, business, or value the sanctity of your personal namespace online, take the time to claim your space on the major social media networks. Whether you use it or not (I would … Continue reading →

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