This morning The Next Web reported on an exploit where Skype’s password reset web page could be used to hijack a user’s Skype account using only the password associated with the account. So… if you could guess someone’s email address (which can often be found through a Google search), you could effectively take over their […]
Nov 13
The Fascinating Interest in Using Google Voice With SIP Addresses
Why are so many people interested in using Google Voice with SIP? Is this a sign that people really want to use SIP-based services for VoIP? Is this all hobbyists or people looking to play around with Google Voice? Or…
Nov 13
Barriers To Blogging – #3 – The Tyranny of the Empty Page
Certainly one of the barriers to blogging is simply this: You have to START writing an article/post. You can have ideas floating around endlessly inside your head. You can talk about ideas with people. Write the ideas down on scraps…
Nov 12
FIR #677 – 11/12/12 – For Immediate Release
Gartner tech predictions, WordPress alternative could focus on blogging only, proof that blogging and new content produce traffic and leads, Apple-Samsung UK case update; Ragan promo; News That Fits: crisis at the BBC shows lack of communication savvy,…
Nov 12
Barriers To Blogging – #2 – Wanting To Publish The Perfect Post
Beyond the distractions of the Internet, another barrier I find to hitting "Publish" (or even to getting text together) is a desire to have a "perfect" blog post. Well, perhaps "perfect" isn’t right… but "close to perfect". I want a…
Nov 11
Barriers to Blogging – #1 – Distraction By Facebook, Twitter, News, Internet
What are the barriers to blogging? How could I write more than what I am already writing? What is preventing all the stories in my mind from being published? How can I make my workflow more efficient or better in…
Nov 10
When Facebook Starts To Become More Useless – Irrelevant In-Feed Ads
Yesterday I started to see Facebook become more useless. There, right in my NewsFeed, nestled between two updates from friends, was an advertisement for a laundry detergent I could apparently get at my local Target. This was not an ad…
Nov 10
Oops – Post Published On Wrong Site
Oops… this post was published on the wrong site – please see the article over on my Disruptive Conversations site at:
When Facebook Starts To Become More Useless – Irrelevant In-Feed Ads
Thank you!
Nov 09
Instagram Finally Becomes Useful With Web Profiles
FINALLY! Photo-sharing darling-of-the-media Instagram finally became useful to me with the rollout of web profiles where you (and everyone else) can see your photos. While I’ve had an Instagram account for some time, I haven’t really used it too much…
Nov 08
Want More Likes and Comments On A Facebook Post? Include A Photo
Would you like to have more Likes or Comments on items you post on Facebook? Perhaps for your company’s (or client’s) Facebook Page? It seems one tip is to make sure you include a photo. It’s perhaps a bit of…
