08.31.10 | posted by btrandolph

promoting events and news on facebook

adding links to facebook status updates and using the share feature can help promote news and events for your organization beyond your own [read more...]

05.21.10 | posted by btrandolph

how linkedin's facelift can help you look prettier

it’s time to rethink the way you cross post links if you maintain a social presence on both linkedin and twitter. if you are a linkedin regular, you probably have noticed a change in the service’s status updates. historically, updates on linked in were in keeping with its reputation as a buttoned-down, businesslike version of social networks like facebook and myspace. I wrote about linkedin’s increasing social mojo back in january. the new changes take it a big step [read more...]

05.13.10 | posted by btrandolph

the facebook dilemma - damned if you do

I realized why I was torn. making all my information available to anyone? so not good. making my information available to businesses that want to sell me stuff in order to save us both time? golden. don’t get me wrong. I still think facebook’s privacy shenanigans stink, and I worry about the potential for abuse with younger consumers. but I think the instant personalization concept is an enormous win for businesses and [read more...]

04.30.10 | posted by btrandolph

to do? toodledo. (two great versions for droid)

toodledo is the best to do list manager I have found. the application serves as the foundation for two great task manager apps on the droid. toodledroid and got to do are full featured and versatile; got to do has a slight edge with a configurable home screen [read more...]

04.25.10 | posted by btrandolph

How to Restore Your Privacy on Facebook (via Gawker)

a good read if you’re concerned about the latest facebook shenanigans. short version – if you want all the old facebook functionality, it’s gonna cost you a little [read more...]

03.24.10 | posted by btrandolph

monotone: does rss feed the soul?

a post in which I stop and smell roses. you know that three second rule about how much time a website has to grab the visitor’s attention? with google reader, divide that by a hundred. sometimes I’m so “focused” I don’t even read all the words in the headline. but at what aesthetic cost? [read more...]

03.18.10 | posted by btrandolph

increase your visibility on linkedin (sort of)

you can tweak your linkedin profile to let other users know you viewed their profile. here is why it’s smart. and how to do [read more...]

03.14.10 | posted by btrandolph

customize your facebook start page

facebook used to allow users to change the opening screen from the default “all friends” to a subset created as a friend list. that ability got lost in one of the remodelings the service did recently, and the new navigation makes it a pain to access your friend lists. there is still a way to open facebook to a friend list you choose. here’s how to do it in the chrome browser; I will update later today when I figure out how to do it on [read more...]

03.08.10 | posted by btrandolph

do you work for my company? boost your linkedin seo

don’t accept linkedin defaults for your website links. customize your links to make your profile more user-friendly and [read more...]

03.07.10 | posted by btrandolph

facebook apps won't share (unless you tell them to)

some more good news for privacy-loving facebook users. facebook announced new privacy controls for content shared through applications. [read more...]