Category Archives: social media

Bookmark in del.icio.us, send to twitter and, post to facebook

robinna/ October 19, 2009/ social media, twitter, tools/tips, Training/ 0 comments

There are probably multiple ways to do this (friendfeed, google reader, etc.) but I’m already posting from twitter to facebook. So, throwing in another tool that I use (and love — but really only as a personal bookmark service) del.icio.us, I discovered that I can now bookmark in del.icio.us and then send to twitter. Using the post from twitter, I

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I’m on the road… upcoming presentations and talks

robinna/ September 17, 2009/ social media, semantic web, my projects, XHTML/XML/CSS, web 2.0+/ 0 comments

Since my calendar thingie is not working so well, here is what I have on my schedule for upcoming talks/presentations: Sept. 19, Digital Initiatives w/ Tim Daniels, GPLS Director’s Meeting,Current and emerging trends in library technology — is my part Oct. 22 Semantic web. vs. Social Media, Master of Internet Technology Program, Gwinnett Campus: What REALLY is the semantic web

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How to disconnect twitter from facebook (and how to selectively tweet)

robinna/ September 3, 2009/ social media, twitter, tools/tips, Training/ 15 comments

This post will cover 2 things: how to disconnect your facebook status from twitter and how to set up selective tweeting to facebook. Selective tweetingIn facebook, there is a great application called selective twitter status, which gives you control over which of your tweets go to facebook. Once you add selective twitter to your facebook account and link your twitter

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22 startups funded by facebook

robinna/ September 2, 2009/ social media, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

I won’t list them all here, but backlight looks cool and lots of fun. I am already using Networked Blogs, which is a social network and blog listing service. It also allows blogs to be pulled into facebook. I’ve had some problems with it truncating my posts from contentdivergent and dropping out embedded video, so I may need to look

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Why use Twitter (and why I twitter)

robinna/ August 26, 2009/ social media, twitter, networking, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Some time ago, I gave up on the notion that I could be an artist and have a completely private life. The thing with being an artist (musician, writer, painter, director, actor, etc…) is that you need fans. You need supporters. You need people to know about your artwork and support your artwork (both financially and intellectually). So, unless you

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Facebook and Friendfinder — what you need to know

robinna/ August 25, 2009/ social media, privacy, networking, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

Interesting post about how facebook uses your email address to connect you to people through friendfinder Delete your info here …which all just goes to show, we all need to stay on top of what information we put out there. I don’t use friendfinder, but apparently my email address was harvested from a couple of mailing lists by people who

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12 worst kinds of facebookers

robinna/ August 20, 2009/ social media, networking, life 2.0+/ 0 comments

From CNN (the short version)… The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. The Self-Promoter. The Friend Padder The Town Crier The TMIer The Bad Grammarian. The Sympathy Baiter The Lurker. The Crank. The Paparazzo. The Maddening Obscurist. The Chronic Inviter Okay, I think I might have committed all of these offenses at some time … except for the Paparazzo and the Friend Padder. I

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