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Facebook: Unhide Before You Unfriend

by Tim Baran November 7, 2010 Social Media

How does a person with 839 friends and 322 page “likes” effectively use Facebook?  By hiding most of [...]

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Rally to Restore Sanity Restores Hope [Slideshow]

by Tim Baran November 2, 2010 Other Stuff

From walking through Times Square and hopping on the number 7 subway at 4 a.m. to Citi Field, [...]

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Off the Grid

by Tim Baran October 29, 2010 Social Media

I left my phone at home. Purposely. Okay, it was midnight and I was on my way to [...]

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Reflecting on Reflection

by Tim Baran September 11, 2010 Other Stuff

“Engaged with no time for reflection”, is how a dear friend labeled me many, many moons ago.  And, [...]

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Twitter’s New “Who to Follow” Feature Rewards Diligent Users

by Tim Baran August 5, 2010 Social Media

Twitter has rolled out a new feature, labeled “Who to Follow” that helps you find others with similar [...]

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Facebook: Tag Amongst Yourselves

by Tim Baran July 31, 2010 Social Media

The Saturday Night Live skit, Coffee Talk with Linda Richman popularized the term, “Talk amongst yourselves” in the [...]

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Happy to Lose Thousands of Twitter Followers by Not Auto-Following

by Tim Baran July 18, 2010 Social Media

I started my Twitter journey in earnest on April 1, 2009. Yes, the date is not insignificant, though [...]

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Could Face Recognition be Far Behind Facebook’s New Face Detection?

by Tim Baran July 4, 2010 Social Media

Facebook announced in a blog post on July 1, that it is rolling out a new faster and [...]

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Why I Engage John Lichtenberger and Eric Fletcher on Twitter

by Tim Baran June 18, 2010 Social Media

Thanks to the gracious social skills and generosity of John Lichtenberger and Eric Fletcher, it’s accurate to say [...]

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WordPress 3.0 Resources

by Tim Baran June 17, 2010 Blogging

After testing many blogging platforms, I’ve become a WordPress believer and advocate.  3.0 is the latest new, massive [...]

Why I am a Social Media Fan of Wong Ching Ya and Danny Brown

by Tim Baran June 11, 2010 Social Media

While I deeply appreciate the #FollowFriday meme that Twitter spawned, I’ve gone away from using it since I’d [...]

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Protect Your Contacts – Opt Out Of Yahoo Updates Social Network

by Tim Baran June 5, 2010 Social Media

On the heels of Facebook’s massive missteps resulting in a breach of trust and howling protest from their [...]

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Twitter Growing But Are Users Tweeting Less?

by Tim Baran June 3, 2010 Social Media

Over the last few months I followed the trend against multitasking and started scheduling time for Twitter, Facebook [...]