Tag Archive | blogging
Most Controversial Facebook Post Yet
20 Years in Prison for a Facebook Post? And just yesterday, my post was The Danger with Facebook Pages ‘On May 1st, Cam allegedly posted some lyrics to a rap he was writing on Facebook. It contained a vague reference to the Boston Marathon bombing and political speech calling the Whitehouse a “federal house of […]
Why Predatory Publishing is Dangerous
Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly? Because I use my netbook most of the time, I’m very grateful for mobile-friendly sites I don’t have to adjust page sizes Why Your Website Should Be Mobile-Friendly ‘In late 2012, Google conducted an independent survey titled “What Users Want Most From Mobile Sites Today.” Of the 1,088 smartphone users that […]
Why WordPress.com Blog’s Stats are Useless
Since January, I’ve been wondering how I’m getting more blog followers and yet, my visitor stats is diving. Then my blogging friend Bill Mullins of Tech Thoughts wrote about the same situation a few days ago. It was serendipitous when I landed on WP.com Forums while surfing yesterday. So since I was there yet, I […]
First Request for Link Removal in Plato on-line
Actually, that was a spoofing attempt at Plato on-line My mistake was that I replied before probing my suspicions. And Mark Turner confirmed my suspicions by his comment: Looks like you got the same automated email requesting you remove sketchy links from your blog. You can safely ignore it. Read more at my blog: http://www.markturner.net/2013/05/07/dear-william-fat-chance/ […]
First Request for Link Removal in Plato on-line
Actually, that was a spoofing attempt at Plato on-line My mistake was that I replied before probing my suspicions. And Mark Turner confirmed my suspicions by his comment: Looks like you got the same automated email requesting you remove sketchy links from your blog. You can safely ignore it. Read more at my blog: http://www.markturner.net/2013/05/07/dear-william-fat-chance/ […]
Don’t Blame Fed for Boston’s Cell Network ‘Shutdown’
Also an excellent comprehensive events coverage by Motherboard What Happened to Boston’s Cell Phone Network After the Marathon Bombing? ‘Gut instinct suggests that the network must’ve been overloaded with people trying to find loved ones. At first, the Associated Press said it was a concerted effort to prevent any remote detonators from being used, citing […]
Writing About Bitcoin: Disclosure Dilemma
Bitcoin, which I call the Internet Money, is becoming so popular it has become a real threat to traditional banking and currencies. Why Bitcoin poses an interesting ethical conundrum for journalists Should a writer who has bought into Bitcoin come with a clear disclosure? Another journo argues that ‘writers covering Bitcoin may actually have an […]
Newspaperman Wants All Internet Pioneers Dead
Since The Awl has this post in the Guest Op Ed, the post, sent by anonymous A Newspaperman, should be considered ‘non-fiction’. The writer is blaming ‘all these blogging pioneers and online entrepreneurs’ for the dying newspaper business. He was a ‘staff writer’ before being coerced into being a struggling freelancer. Read on to find […]
Discovery: Molecular Switch for Old Brains
Molecular switch to make old brains young again ‘It’s no secret that juvenile brains are more malleable and able to learn new things faster than adult ones – just ask any adult who has tried to learn a new language. That malleability also enables younger brains to recover more quickly from trauma. Researchers at Yale […]
Why We Shouldn’t Love our Networking Lives
The Perils Of Living Our Lives Online Have you experienced suddenly losing a social network or even an app you love? You should expect that to happen because it will happen. I lost my Facebook account but fortunately, I’m not fond of it and I’m not really attached to networks. What would hurt me is […]
