Social Media
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I always hated the way the Facebook algorithm decided which of your Facebook friends you'd see on your page... there were friends whose posts I would literally never see. But Facebook had Lists and you could create a list with your Facebook friends you cared about and via that page
I was invited to join Bluesky, the Twitter alternative from Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter. I'm still feeling out the social media scene as I actively search for a Twitter alternative, but if you're on Bluesky, you can now follow me.
As Elon works to destroy the Twitter I once loved, I'm aggressively looking for an alternative. One obvious place to look is Meta's own Instagram. Instagram is probably my least favourite social media app of the ones I use, because it seems the most disingenuous. Much of it is so
I'm old enough to remember when Tik Tok was a solid Kei$ha jam. TikTok, of course, is now a social media service where younger people consume short-form videos. I'm sure it's not all younger people, but it sometimes feels like it. As a Gen Xer, I definitely feel too
I recently uninstalled the Facebook app from my Android phone, and all is well. In fact, things are better than ever. The Facebook app is a serious strain on the battery, even when you're not using it. It turns out the mobile version of the Facebook website is just as
A few days ago I wrote about Hulu not letting me stream Jimmy Kimmel's tribute to his Uncle Frank. Hulu only works in America, you see, and I think that's a pity. Earlier today, I received an email from Lucy who works for Jimmy Kimmel Live. During our brief exchange,
I'm a big fan of social media sharing, Twitter in particular. When somebody finds an interesting, funny, insightful or informative entry (like this one!), I'd like it to be easy to share the article with friends and followers. That's where social media share buttons come into play. They're everywhere these
M&M's have a contest going on called Find Red. You can go to http://findred.ca/ for a chance to win a Red smart fortwo car and other great prizes. That link cost M&M's a bunch of chocolate. M&M's to be precise. The amount
I don't think I heard a single minute of Roger, Rick & Marilyn when the team ruled mornings on 104.5 CHUM-FM. That was my mom's station, not mine. Rick Hodge, the Rick in Roger, Rick & Marilyn, was a guy I knew better from The Sunday Funnies, a comedy
A few Toronto bloggers are hosting an event they're calling The Guide to Social Media Success: The Ultimate How-To with the Toronto Blog Stars. As you'll see in the promo YouTube video below, it's featuring "the top three bloggers" in this city. I must admit, I hadn't heard heard of
