Social Media & Technology
Meet Meesha Salaria, a Seven-year-old Author and Entrepreneur
It’s amazing what you’ll find on Google+ at 4:00 a.m. Last night (as of this writing), I stumbled across a live hangout taking place between Kim Beasley (a member of our Gnomies community) and Meesha Salaria, a seven-year-old author. What makes this particular young writer so inspirational is that her first book, Start, was written [...]
Five Ways Google+ Could Improve
Google+ is a great social network. I’ve said it; I really do enjoy my time spent with Google+ more than I appreciate the various features of Facebook, Twitter, and all the other social sites that have stolen more time from me over the years than I care to imagine. This post isn’t intended to bash [...]
How to Have a Better Google+ Hangout Experience
One of the coolest things about Google+, Google’s latest social network, is Google+ Hangouts. This combination conference call and chat room has an abundance of useful tools and apps to help make your time spent with friends, colleagues, or new acquaintances an enjoyable and productive one. In addition to the tools provided by Google, there [...]
Five Frequently Forgotten Facebook Functions
I thought that it might be a good idea to tackle this topic since it certainly seems like there are many of you who have forgotten some of Facebook’s functions. This article doesn’t really have a complete or well-formed story behind it, but the basic gist is that my mother was complaining about people frequently [...]
What is the Future of Social Media?
Social media is a buzzword used to describe a wide variety of online sites and services. Pretty much anything that allows the end user to contribute comments or content would qualify as a form of social media. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+ are just some of these examples. My daily routine has gone from [...]
Google Easter Egg Evokes Zerg Rush on Search Results
Google has had its share of Easter eggs in celebration of various individuals and events in history. Today, a new Easter egg celebrates Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft series with a spontaneous defense game that you can participate in by searching for the term “Zerg Rush.” Little Google Os will begin invading your screen at various points [...]
How to Appear More Employable in Social Media
The Internet today has changed quite a bit from the one I became familiar with during the ’90s. Chat rooms are rarely as anonymous as they once were, and the actions you take have a funny way of becoming a part of the public record for all time. In fact, it’s quite possible that something [...]
The Social Web is Distributed – So How Do We Manage It?
As a developer, I often use the Git version control system to retain a history of my projects as they progress. Git has another advantage, though, in the fact that it has a distributed nature. There is no central location from which you push to and pull from your project. Sure, you might work on [...]
How MintChip Could Change the Face of Currency
Imagine a world where currency is no longer measured by pieces of paper or coins. Many of us already live in a similar situation through our credit/debit cards and online payment services like PayPal, but what if your country’s primary currency printer supported digital transactions at its base level? Enter MintChip, a digital version of [...]
How Real Are Internet Relationships?
Somewhere in the back of my mind, wherever the unconscious gears of the subconscious grind away, I’m fairly certain my brain is monitoring the quality of my relationships. I know this because there are periods of time every day when I am actively working to improve my relationships. For example, one of the first things [...]
