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How to deal with #Twifakes
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
It’s easier to mash than to filter
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?
Ode to a URL shortener
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.
Save the planet — ban cycle helmets
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
Example “House Rules” for community forums
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
Francis Maude is wrong about Twitter and Flickr
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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Tagged Conservatives, Flickr, Francis Maude, social networking, Twitter
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Technosocial scenarios for Sutton: 1: The library
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
New wallpapers for your desktop
Six background images for your computer. Continue reading
Estimating upload and download times with Google Calculator
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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Tagged broadband speeds, Google, Google Calculator, unit conversions
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The features you have vs. the features you use
Of the 21 features on my phone, I use just five. Can’t someone make a phone without all the rest? Continue reading
Posted in Design theory, Product design, Simplicity, Uncategorized
Tagged iPhone, mobile phones, Nokia 1100, phones
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