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Getting rid of top stories in Facebook (sort of) – the workaround

robinna/ October 18, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

It seems every time a workaround is uncovered, Facebook blocks it.  One workaround that is still working is to manually create a list of all friends and just read that. It is chronological and not by top stories (thankfully!) Of course you have to select the list when you login. Previous workarounds which may or may not work

the great unfriend-a-thon

robinna/ October 8, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

An open letter to my friends on facebook:I hope we can be adults about this but just like a garden, my Facebook network  is in need of a little maintenance. I need to weed out the folks who aren’t using Facebook anymore. It’s also apparent that Facebook is not the most efficient place to network professionally with some of you

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South Georgia Newspapers digitized & available online

robinna/ September 8, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 1 comments

Announcement from the DLG about the South Georgia Historic Newspaper Archive. The DLG Newspaper project is really cool so check it out if you are interested (just looking at old ads is fascinating). The Digital Library of Georgia is pleased to announce the availability of a new online resource: The South Georgia Historic Newspapers Archive http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sgnewspapers The South Georgia Historic

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Facebook, wifi & security – what you need to know

robinna/ June 16, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 1 comments

I actually talk quite a bit about wifi and security (and even in connection with Facebook) in the class I’m teaching this week (it falls under the “how to keep your private life… private” section…) ———————————-If you use facebook, make sure you change the security settings. The default behavior is over http and this Wi-Fi sniffing app (facesniff) for Android

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the fate of your online soul

robinna/ June 8, 2011/ Uncategorized/ 0 comments

really interesting thoughts. “Your photos, status updates and tweets will fascinate future historians. Will these online remains last forever? In this special report, newscientist.com editor Sumit Paul-Choudhury – for whom these are not idle questions – reports on life, loss, memory and forgetting in the internet age.” http://www.newscientist.com/special/digital-legacy