Stop Paying for Antivirus

December 29, 2009

This is probably the most surprising advice I give friends and family – Don’t pay for antivirus software.
Why?
It’s over priced, bloated, and doesn’t offer better protection than the free options.
The ugly truth is that I’ve seen hundreds of infections on computers with lapsed subscriptions. The user always meant to get around to renewing but the [...]

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Organizing my digital life for 2010

December 28, 2009

Perhaps I’ve got some OCD tendencies but I really like order and since a large part of my life is lived in the digital space I have to maintain a clean digital working environment. That digital environment takes time and tools. Here are a few of my systems and how I’m reworking them for 2010
Firefox [...]

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Addthis Integration for Wordpress & Tumblr

December 27, 2009

Since I started creating my own social media bar I’ve found that I really like AddThis share button. If you are interested in adding “AddThis” to your Wordpress or Tumblr Blog here’s the code.
Integrating Addthis with Wordpress (without plugin)

<!– #### Start Addthis Wordpress Integration #### –>
<a class="addthis_button" href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;username=YOUR ADDTHIS ID HERE"
addthis:url="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"
addthis:title="<?php the_title(); ?>">
<img [...]

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Create your own social media share bar

December 24, 2009

There is no shortage of Social Media sharing plugins for Wordpress but they all leave a bit to be desired. Perhaps I’m too picky but here is what I’m looking for::

Native Tweetmeme integration: Tweetmeme is a recognized leader in the market. They provide good info and OAUTH authentication. Everyone knows how tweetmeme RTs work.
Native Facebook [...]

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1 task to make Twitter a happier place

December 14, 2009

Social networking can be a very emotional experience. These networks aren’t just populated with binary bits and blinking lights, there are real people here and sometimes that can stir emotions like a 7th grader entering junior high. It’s an inescapable truth,
We want to be liked.
We carefully critique how many followers we have, what lists we [...]

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Are you missing Retweets?

December 14, 2009

The ReTweet. That simple act that spreads your content to a larger community. It’s powerful, it’s viral, and it’s important to monitor these little acts of kindness.
But are you missing some of your retweets?
If you are using a twitter client the answer is probably Yes.
You may not know that several twitter clients don’t show the [...]

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Identify the roles in your social media strategy

December 9, 2009

This is the 3rd post in my series, “Know the Flow: tools and theory for distributing social media content”.
To effectively share your content though social networks you have to identify the roles of each service you employ. You can’t design a distribution strategy without understanding where your content resides and how it travels.
Most web properties [...]

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