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Last week, while I was out in Miami and attempting as all hell to “unplug,” which included me disabling e-mail on my work phone and shutting off my personal phone, (I kept my iPhone to check in everywhere on Whrrl still, duh), Facebook held their F8 developers conference and announced what a lot of people are calling “their attempt at World Internet domination. See what that is? I go out...

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Today I ran across a neat site – Wordle - which creates a tag cloud from any sort of text or Web site you choose. I came across it while reading an article a co-worker sent me on a word cloud analysis of Obama’s inaugural speech vs. Bush. (Yes, I’m this nerdy). Anyway, my immediate reaction was to want to know what words would pop up most in my little homespun blog here. So, I took all...

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I’m probably going to geek out a lot about Social Media lately cause it’s what I’ve been spending most of my time researching. So, I’ve been exploring Twitter a bit more, even though I’ve been using it on the blog for awhile now. I’ve graduated to searching for things people are talking about, or even better–clicking on the “Nifty Queries” links on the...

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I freakin’ love any Presidential hopeful who is involved in social media to this degree: Hi, [20-Something]. Barack Obama (BarackObama) is now following your updates on Twitter. Check out Barack Obama’s profile here: http://twitter.com/BarackObama Best,Twitter I read a number of articles on how Obama has a Twitter page and regularly updates it, so I decided to follow good ole’ Obama and...

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Thanks to the insider knowledge in my email in-box every day via Daily Candy, I was recently introduced to a new Web site (still in Beta form) called Mint.com No, not a breathfreshener, herb or condition. This “mint” refers to money… And the Web site is created to personally track all of your accounts (bank and credit cards, loans coming soon) and spending habits. Lurv it! The best...