Did you know it was Blog Day? Me neither, until a kind commenter left a note. Now, I judiciously avoid any of these viral blog things (sorry if I’ve offended anyone in the past), but I deem Blog Day significantly un-viral so I’ll play along. What I’m basically supposed to do is [...]
Via Alla, I’ve come across some posts discussing the introduction of “social zones” into Facebook. Justin Smith of InsideFacebook (an invaluable resource for following FB, if you ask me) covers it as such:
I just received a tip from top application developer Trey Philips that Facebook has added two new undocumented functions to its API [...]
If you’ve tried to add new contacts on Facebook, Flickr or LinkedIn, you’ve likely been prompted to provide your Gmail/Hotmail/AOL email credentials. Using these credentials, these sites will cross-check your contact lists with known users on their site, in an attempt to hook you up with people you already know.
While the notion of sharing [...]
As we know, Facebook Platform is dealing with some serious spam/abuse problems. This is compromising the Facebook experience – even Facebook’s generally rock-solid technical infrastructure is paying the price (yesterday FB logged me in and out about 30 times, in addition to being offline). To address a part of this issue, FB is [...]
The beginning of the new school year always cuts down on writing time a little, so rather than posting another droning essay, I thought I’d share a few ideas that I’ve been thinking about lately.
Idea one: Web designers, Linearize online addresses. When you place an address on a website, it should be formatted as [...]
I’m teaching my first course this fall – INLS 490.151 – it’s a course of my own construction exploring online social networks. Building a syllabus was an interesting (and somewhat nerve-racking) experience, but I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out.
If you’d like to check out the syllabus, you can find a link [...]
It’s hard to believe, but today marks the first day of classes here at UNC. That means summer’s over, and it’s time to pull out a few of my familiar Facebook tricks. One of my old favorites involves looking at the political orientation of our incoming Freshman class.
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