Tag Archive: webshadows

People who bought Me and My Web Shadow also bought…

…The Wire Series 2, according to Amazon.
Congratulations if you have pre-ordered the UK edition of the book – you have excellent taste

Since I took this screengrab, Anathem by Neal Stephenson and Blink by Malcom Gladwell have been added to the “People Who Bought” section. Me and My Web Shadow is in good company!

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Book news: cover, US launch in June and other bits #webshadows

Off to the printers!
It’s official: Me and My Web Shadow: How to Manage Your Reputation Online is in print production right now… H’rah!
Here’s a shot of the cover that the publisher shared with me…

US publication date is now June
Me and My Web Shadow’s US launch is now set for June, pushed back slightly from [...]

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The end of Facebook quiz spam?: Facebook continues to add privacy enhancements

Facebook yesterday added a welcome feature to its privacy controls: the ability to control who sees different types of content you share via applications.
The example Facebook’s blog used was sharing a greetings card via an app like someecards – maybe you don’t want everyone in your network to see your hilarious design.
Perhaps it will also [...]

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Q: What’s the number one thing people want their browser to do?

A: Block ads.
Sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves of the simple truths about online media and marketing.
Like the fact that, given the choice, a lot of people don’t want banner ads, pop-ups and other sundry promotional interruptions getting in the way of whatever they are dong.
I was reminded of this when Google kindly turned on the ability to [...]

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Online media: Finding balance between stock & flow

I’m grateful to Lloyd Shepherd for the point to a post by Robin Sloan called Stock & Flow. Recalling studying for his degree in economics, Robin recalls:
There are two kinds of quantities in the world. Stock is a sta­tic value: money in the bank, or trees in the for est. Flow is a rate of [...]

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Tag Archive: webshadows

People who bought Me and My Web Shadow also bought…

…The Wire Series 2, according to Amazon.
Congratulations if you have pre-ordered the UK edition of the book – you have excellent taste

Since I took this screengrab, Anathem by Neal Stephenson and Blink by Malcom Gladwell have been added to the “People Who Bought” section. Me and My Web Shadow is in good company!

Read the full article »

Book news: cover, US launch in June and other bits #webshadows

Off to the printers!
It’s official: Me and My Web Shadow: How to Manage Your Reputation Online is in print production right now… H’rah!
Here’s a shot of the cover that the publisher shared with me…

US publication date is now June
Me and My Web Shadow’s US launch is now set for June, pushed back slightly from [...]

Read the full article »

The end of Facebook quiz spam?: Facebook continues to add privacy enhancements

Facebook yesterday added a welcome feature to its privacy controls: the ability to control who sees different types of content you share via applications.
The example Facebook’s blog used was sharing a greetings card via an app like someecards – maybe you don’t want everyone in your network to see your hilarious design.
Perhaps it will also [...]

Read the full article »

Q: What’s the number one thing people want their browser to do?

A: Block ads.
Sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves of the simple truths about online media and marketing.
Like the fact that, given the choice, a lot of people don’t want banner ads, pop-ups and other sundry promotional interruptions getting in the way of whatever they are dong.
I was reminded of this when Google kindly turned on the ability to [...]

Read the full article »

Online media: Finding balance between stock & flow

I’m grateful to Lloyd Shepherd for the point to a post by Robin Sloan called Stock & Flow. Recalling studying for his degree in economics, Robin recalls:
There are two kinds of quantities in the world. Stock is a sta­tic value: money in the bank, or trees in the for est. Flow is a rate of [...]

Read the full article »