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Friend Feed, Twitter…Should I be using them more than I do?

I rarely use Twitter, I’m more of a lurker than Twitter-er. I have a Facebook page but I really don’t use it much, other than to see what others are doing. Ive never signed up to Friend Feed. Should I be using those apps/services more?
This question has been on my mind every since I listened [...]

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Pownce has been aquired, shutting down. May return at a later time.

I don’t know what to think about this, I got home from work the other morning and was checking my Gmail and read this
We are sad to announce that Pownce is shutting down on December 15,
2008. As of today, Pownce will no longer be accepting new users or new
pro accounts.
To help with your transition, we [...]

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Are you scared to delete your Email?

I have to admit, I am scared to delete my email. Im not talking about just deleting individual email, or a spam item here and there. I’m talking about deleting my whole inbox and starting from scratch. I have several email addresses that I use for different things. Of coarse, I have the email address [...]

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You know, there is one thing I hate about Facebook…

Ive never been too big on Social websites. Meaning that Im not ussually too active on them. Yea I join them, check them out but I don’t do a whole lot of interaction. I have a personal Facebook account that I have had for a while. I don’t use it that much, but every once [...]

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Do you Doof? Well be a Doof at this gaming, social, community website.

There are a lot of Social networks out there such as Facebook and Mybloglogs. There are even little games you can play on those social networks. Then you have game networks such as Xbox live and Steam that are game focused with some social and community aspects. Doof.com does something a little different than many [...]

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JonesPC’s 2008 tech and web predictions

Happy New Years Eve!!!
Yea its that time again. Out with 2007, in with 2008. Last year has been a good year, lots of exciting news. But thats all over. Starting today I’m putting that all behind me and am looking forward to the new year. One thing everyone has are predictions of what they think [...]

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When you have to send multiple messages, Pinger.com has an answer

You can call someone and leave a voicemail right?
You can also send someone a text message.
So answer this question for me. Why would you want to send someone a text message linking them to a voicemail message? Also…If you got a text message linking you to a voicemail, would that annoy you? It just doesn’t [...]

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Second life avatar, 95 on Maxim’s 100 top women

Ive been a casual but consistent reader of Maxim Magazine. Seem like there is always an issue or 2 laying around the break room at work. I’m not going to lie and say that the women on the cover doesn’t help its popularity, but the magazine do sometimes have some interesting articles. One of the [...]

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Are you a “Techie” or is your job just tech related? I think theres a difference

What is the difference between someone being a "Techie" and someone who just works in a tech related field? Is there a difference? Think about it, is every mechanic at the dealership a "gearhead"? Is everyone at the gym a "fitness enthusiast"? If you buy a nice stereo system for your home, does that make [...]

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What is BlogRush and Why do I care?

Unless you have been very unobservant, you have probably noticed those little BlogRush widgets popping up all over the web. Have you wondered what they are? Why are people putting them all over their blogs? If you look to the right of this blog, you’d see that Ive had one placed on the sidebar for [...]

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