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Black Mirror – A television series

Dec 4, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesBlack Mirror – a television series Black Mirror is a television series that was broadcast by Channel 4 a few years ago and made available to Netflix audiences recently. The series explores a variety of topics and issues to do with technology from death to crime and existentialism. It also explores themes…

Thoughts on Youtube Backstage

Aug 26, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesYoutube backstage is a consequence of Youtube comments not playing nicely within Google+. Google+ is a pleasant social network where people who want to have conversations and share pictures can meet and broaden their horizons. It is a place where you can write comments that are as long or as short as…

Did anything happn?

Jul 12, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesHappn is a location based dating app, at least in theory. I have had the app on my mobile phones for a year or more and have yet to meet a Happn user in person. In theory Happn shows you who you have crossed paths with and where. It also tells you…

IFTTT – Instagram to Twitter

Jun 22, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesInstagram is still a healthy social network. It still finds an engaged group of users who want to share their adventures, meals, friendships and more with other users. Some of them love sharing selfies and others share beautiful landscapes. This keeps the network vibrant and young. Twitter on the other hand has…

The Post Social Media Era

Jun 16, 2016

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Reading Time: 3 minutesI believe that we are shifting towards a Post Social Media Era where social networks are built in to online activities. People love to say that online social networks and social media are a waste of time and that they have a negative impact on how we feel about ourselves. For years…

Quora and lateral thinking

Jun 14, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I saw the question “Why can’t I charge my mobile phone while riding my scooter?” on Quora so I decided to provide the answer that you see below.Â In my eyes my answer is legitimate. As an ingress player, as a scooter driver, and as someone who has done what I describe…

Social Media and The Human Return on Investment

Apr 23, 2016

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSocial Media and the Human Return on Investment, because contrary to popular belief we use social networks to socialise, not to shop. As we grow older and more mature our close network of friends changes and evolves. We go from school friends to university friends and then to professional friends. In the…

My love/hate relationship with twitter turns Ten

Mar 21, 2016

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richard

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Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been active on the World Wide Web for two decades, two thirds of my life. Half of that time has been spent as a twitter Â user. I was among the first to use the service and I saw it go from being a curiousity to being the most popular conversation…

Stop wasting time on Instagram with friends – Algorithms and attention

Mar 16, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesInstagram is a photo basedÂ social network that allows two types of users, ego-maniacs on one side, and explorers on the other, to share images of interesting things they see and do. Some people share beautiful mountain images and others share images of their trips to Paris, Rome and more. I share images…

Narcissism and the World Wide Web

Feb 14, 2016

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Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to a New York Times writer, Narcissism and the World Wide Web are increasing. “Narcissism is increasing…” If our egos are obese with amour-propre, social media can indeed serve up the empty emotional carbs we crave. Instagram and the like doesnâ€™t create a narcissist, but studies suggest it acts as an…

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