Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I wondered when I’d start seeing something like this: a social network that is a closed loop, so to speak. In case you didn’t know, social networking (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, even blogging to a certain degree) is VERY social. I mean, everything you say is open to the public. Oh sure, sure, Twitter and Facebook [...]

In case you missed the announcement on the homepage of Twitter.com, there’s a “New Twitter” coming soon. It looks very good, with better usability. However, I wonder if we will have to change our profile backgrounds? I never liked the old way of working with Twitter, especially the backgrounds (having to click link after link [...]

I’ve seen the government do a lot of stupid things; this is way up on the list. Library of Congress to House Entire Twitter Archive The U.S. Library of Congress, which archives many forms of media for their cultural and historical significance, has announced it will keep a digital archive of every public tweet that [...]

If you use Twitter, be on the lookout for (another) phishing scam. It comes in the guise of a genuine follower’s message– usually it’s a direct message but there have been reports of the message on the public Twitter roster– saying something like “LOL, is this u?” or “hahaha u look funny here.” If you [...]

Imagine walking down a city street, and suddenly your iPhone buzzes. You look at it, and there’s a message from that restaurant– Mel’s Diner– further down the street, offering a 15% discount on lunch for people who visit within the next hour. Do you go? And how did they get that message to you? Welcome [...]

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