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I GOT MY FACEBOOK USERNAME ZOMG on 12seconds.tv So The Great Facebook URL Rush of 2009 is over, and in the end, my Personal Brand remains intact: facebook.com/jaredwsmith. We now return to your...
View ArticleTwitter geolocation ‘imminent’; I’ll stick with Brightkite
Smarterware says geocoded tweets are imminent. Twitter geolocation is a win for newsgathering situations where it may be more expedient to tick off a “share my location” box than it is to check in on...
View ArticlePosterized
Increasingly, I’m sharing things that fit my definition of “interesting” over on my Posterous blog. If you haven’t tried it yet, Posterous is a neat way to share cool things quickly (as easily as...
View ArticleFoursquare hits Charleston
Joe Riley may no longer have a mayoral stranglehold in Charleston, as Foursquare, the location-based social game, has expanded to the entire world after a limited beta in certain cities. Location-based...
View ArticleOh, The (Lack Of) Humanity
One feature of New Twitter is that it puts your new followers right in plain view on your home timeline. As someone who doesn’t get new follower e-mail anymore, this is a handy feature. However, it’s...
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Pivot towards a cliff: Brightkite (Checkins), RIP
Letting go: removing the Brightkite app from my iPhone. Today marks the end of Brightkite’s location-based social network, as the company repositions itself firmly in the “group texting” camp. It was...
View ArticleAndy Paras, Social Journalist
Andy Paras, Charleston’s favorite Twitter reporter from the Post & Courier, is now blogging about his use of social media in journalism, and he’s off to a great start. I highly recommend his Google...
View ArticleMonitoring social media is good for elected officials
I hope the backlash against Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback for his outrageous and constitutionally-questionable response to a negative tweet sent by a high school student does not have a negative impact on...
View Article…and we’re back.
After four years, I’ve changed the design of jaredwsmith.com. It now runs on the extremely elegant and nicely responsive Twenty Twelve theme released by the WordPress team a few weeks ago. I never...
View ArticleThe Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook
"The Breaking News Consumer's Handbook" http://t.co/f4poDgObic pic.twitter.com/tsomE3xUf5— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) December 21, 2014 Needed now more than ever.
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