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How to deal with #Twifakes

Posted on 20 August 2010 by Adrian Short

Twifakes is a spam website created by Cairo Noleto @caironoleto and Cleiton Francisco @cleitonfco. I’m sure they’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have about it. You may have seen the website at http://twifakes.heroku.com/ which promises to tell … Continue reading →

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It’s easier to mash than to filter

Posted on 12 March 2010 by Adrian Short

A common social media dilemma solved: Imagine you’re running social media for a public library service. You’ve got ten libraries in the service and you want to use Twitter, Facebook and Flickr. How many accounts do you need?

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Ode to a URL shortener

Posted on 25 September 2009 by Adrian Short

bit.ly, oh I love you so! Your API key lets me know Whether my links are worth a click Or whether I’m just talking sh*t.

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Save the planet — ban cycle helmets

Posted on 24 August 2009 by Adrian Short

Save the planet – ban cycle helmets Ethical Consumer has a feature called “Love this, ban that!” which asks an assortment of the green and the good which saintly products they love and which evil ones they’d ban. Sadly, no-one … Continue reading →

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Example “House Rules” for community forums

Posted on 20 April 2009 by Adrian Short

These are the (slightly modified) house rules I developed for Sutton Chat. If you’re starting a new community forum or blog and would like to use them as the basis for your own rules, please take them and modify them … Continue reading →

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Francis Maude is wrong about Twitter and Flickr

Posted on 22 March 2009 by Adrian Short

Photo from Francis Maude, Creative Commons by-nc-nd UK licence. As news reaches us that Gordon Brown has shut down his public email address, Conservative chairman Francis Maude goes on the offensive: Gordon Brown is spending taxpayers’ money on the latest … Continue reading →

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Technosocial scenarios for Sutton: 1: The library

Posted on 10 March 2009 by Adrian Short

Susan is a bookworm and regular library user. She filters the RSS feed of new acquisitions at her local library for the names of authors which she likes and reads it on her phone. One morning a new book by one of her … Continue reading →

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New wallpapers for your desktop

Posted on 20 October 2008 by Adrian Short

Six background images for your computer. Continue reading →

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Estimating upload and download times with Google Calculator

Posted on 20 September 2008 by Adrian Short

While this won’t be news to some, most people still don’t know that you can use the standard Google search box as a sophisticated calculator and unit conversion tool. So if you type: 2 * 3 into the search box, … Continue reading →

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The features you have vs. the features you use

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Adrian Short

Of the 21 features on my phone, I use just five. Can’t someone make a phone without all the rest? Continue reading →

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