I Have a lot of Usernames and Passwords
Posted on September 28, 2007 by C Lin
Culture, Tech | 1 Comment
Months ago, I was joking with a co-worker about the idea of hiring a personal assistant just to update all of the social networking sites that I’m registered for. It was a joke then. But now I’m seriously wondering how it is I’m able to keep up my Delicious, Flickr, Twitter, Pownce, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Facebook accounts. Not to mention the dozen other sites I have accounts for, but don’t qualify as social networking sites per se.
Logo for Czech Republic
Posted on September 19, 2007 by C Lin
Advertising, Design, Process | Leave a Comment
As a designer it’s not everyday that you get to design something cool or even very important in the grand scale of things. So just imagine what it would be like to have the responsibility of branding an entire country on your shoulders. Where would you even begin?
6 of the Lamest Social Networking Sites
Posted on September 18, 2007 by C Johnson
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Don’t you just love it when a writer gets roasted for possessing a sense of humor? Really, what better proof is there that the majority of people out there really do need to take a nice seaside holiday and C-H-I-L-L. (Hey, that includes yours truly!) Originally I’d simply wanted to highlight Wired online author Matthew Honan’s prickly poke at the outer reaches of Social Networkdom, but the highly affronted responses to said article now seem far more blogworthy.
How to UnGoogle Yourself
Posted on September 14, 2007 by C Johnson
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Two generations ago—OK, maybe more like ten years ago—the average Joe was still able to enjoy a considerable degree of anonymity simply by not being listed in the telephone book. But then again, ten years ago the average Joe didn’t have a Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo email account. A Twitter, Facebook and MySpace profile. They didn’t post their resumes on line, balance their checkbooks with a click of a button, share their random musings with millions of people all over the world on blogs or fraternize freely with complete strangers on forums.
New iPhone Retailing for $200 Less
Posted on September 6, 2007 by C Johnson
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Well, we all knew the bomb would drop sooner or later. I just don’t think any of us realized how big a bombshell it would be or how soon it would drop! Yesterday, Steve Jobs announced an 8GB iPhone with a 2-year wireless plan retailing for $200.00 less than the original iPhone. (Incidentally, if you were a front-of-the-queue iPhone adopter, your phone isn’t even 100 days old yet!)
7 Steps to Understanding Your Co-workers
Posted on September 4, 2007 by C Johnson
Culture | Leave a Comment
Confession: I am a selfish person.
Newsflash: so are you.
Now don’t go getting your knickers in a twist over it—that wasn’t meant maliciously. In fact, if your feathers are ruffled well, it only goes to prove Scott Young’s recent blog about human behavior: no one thinks more about you than you do. (Not even your mum!) Scott’ Young’s blog is aimed at presenting his thoughts on how to get the best out of life, and his recent seven “rules” to understanding behavior are meant to explore the underlying factors behind “personal clashes” and “emotional upsets.”
