CNN Presents “Black In America: Silicon Valley”
CNN aired “Black In America: Silicon Valley” last night. It was actually more interesting than I thought it would be. I would have done the show differently, but I’m me and CNN’s producers aren’t.
Disclosure: I’ll watch *ANYTHING* with Angela Benton in it! >:P~~~
Yum, Yum, Yum, and a Liverwurst A La Mode!!! >:D
So I was gonna watch this show regardless of what happened in it.
I had no idea what the NewME Accelerator was before just now. Read the rest of this entry »
Email. Not Facebook. Not Twitter. Not Phone. Not IRL…
In this time of social media, we have a lot of ways to communicate with each other.
Each one can be considered a level, or a gate, with one requiring more of a person’s time, energy, and focus than another.
Admission to the higher levels of interaction requires that you first prove yourself on one or more of the lower levels. Read the rest of this entry »
There’s No Social In Your Media
One of the lines in the Bush song, “Everything Zen” says there’s no sex in your violence.
I’ve been thinking that a lot while watching the content that people have been posting to Google+, except the version I’ve been thinking is that there’s no social in your media.
One of the opportunities we have online is to demonstrate how similar we are to each other. That’s a valid and worthwhile pursuit, but at the same time, you want to show how different you are as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Plus Circles – How To Use Them
Google Plus Circles are basically what I’ve been waiting for for quite a long time, now.
Here’s the video from Google that basically explains what they are:
Youtube Link => [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocPeAdpe_A8]
That’s all well & good, and it gives you a basic understanding of what you can do with circles, but if you’re “Internet Famous” or even just a power-user of social media sites, you’re going to need a better plan than “I CAN SHARE MY PARTY PHOTOS WITH MY COLLEGE FRIENDS!!! :D LULZ LOL FTW F2F IRL!!! :D”
You’re actually going to need to employ a 3-pronged attack if you’re going to build successful circles. Read the rest of this entry »
Speed, Primetime, & Downtime [Hunters, Part 15]
A reader recently left this comment on my blog:
I only had a problem with one thing you said:
“I’m not famous. I can pull chicks just by walking into a party. I can go +4 or +5 on Facebook (exchange contact information) in less than an hour.”
YEAH RIGHT Bill.
Now.. Obviously, this was written by someone that doesn’t actually know me. >:D
I don’t have 2,687 Facebook Friends because I meet people one at a time.
Also, I didn’t make that statement to say something about myself.
I don’t have to talk about myself. I already know what I can do and what I’ve already done.
I was making the point that it’s literally impossible that the guys on Jersey Shore are pulling FEWER chicks now than they pulled last year, when they were absolute nobodies.
MTV turned Jersey Shore into a chick-flick, so they’re hiding the action by editing out all the scenes where the guys get on.
Anyway.. The commenter brings up a valid point, so let me explain what I’m talking about… Read the rest of this entry »
Why “Jersey Shore” SUCKED This Season
I’ve been writing my critique/roundup/recap series about MTV’s television show “Jersey Shore” for quite some time now.
If you’ve been following along, you’re aware that I’ve been complaining (as has everyone else that I know that watches the show) about how it’s been getting worse and worse.
The storylines suck (yes, there are WRITERS on “reality” shows. They’re responsible for deciding which footage gets aired, creatively crafting a character, by, for instance, showing every instance they can that make him or her look like a stone-cold IDIOT and deleting all the evidence that this person is actually very smart, but just does stupid things once in a while). The content sucks. What they choose to focus on sucks. What they choose NOT to focus on sucks.
I’ve also been trying to figure out WHY Jersey Shore has been so worthless recently. Read the rest of this entry »




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