Facebook "Steals" Phone Contact List

And in my case, they stole voicemail passwords, too! OK, so maybe “steals” isn’t 100% accurate. We probably agreed to let Facebook do this when installing the app or clicking “Agree” for a software update. But this one definitely caught me off guard. I saw a couple of status updates yesterday claiming “FACEBOOK HAS ALL [... read more ...]

 
WordPress "Most Shared Posts" Plugin

For quite some time, I have wanted a method for pulling share-counts from facebook and Google+, and using them to identify the most “highly rated” posts on my site. Unfortunately, I was not savvy enough to figure it out on my own. Imagine my pleasure upon finding the Most Shared Posts plugin for WordPress by [... read more ...]

 
Dropbox (Maximizing Free Storage)

If you would like to maximize free storage on Dropbox (referral link), there are four things you need to know. First, set up your account through a friend’s referral. Second, complete five of their “Getting Started” steps. Third, link your Dropbox account to Twitter and Facebook. And finally, leverage their referral mechanism to the fullest [... read more ...]

 
Facebook Share Button Revisited

I have been using the facebook share button on this site for some time. It provides a convenient mechanism where visitors can share a link to the current page, and it displays the number of times it has been shared. About six months ago, I posted the details of a “hack” I was using to [... read more ...]

 
Visual Brainstorming with iCardSort

I am one of those people who find the iPad to be more of a novelty than a real productivity tool. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy having one and use it on a daily basis. But my use is generally restricted to three activities: (A) reading email; (B) checking facebook; and (C) reading electronic [... read more ...]

 
Facebook Share Button - Always Display Count

  UPDATE (February 10, 2011) — I have posted a followup article ( Facebook Share Button Revisited ) that provides links to an alternative solution for this problem, and also discusses the fact that facebook is apparently “discouraging” further use of the share button.   The share button provided by facebook is an excellent tool [... read more ...]

 
WordPress / Suffusion

I am wholeheartedly sold on WordPress. It’s free, intuitive, and easy to install. I experimented with Joomla for an hour or two, and although I am willing to believe it is more versatile, I ended up frustrated with the experience. My personal installation did not work on my hosted server, and the installation tech support [... read more ...]

 
WordPress-to-Facebook Automated Selective Posting

When I first started using WordPress, I was eager to find a reasonable method to automatically cross-post blog entries to my facebook profile. It turns out that the facebook “Notes” application will automatically import blog entries if you provide an RSS feed. Unfortunately, this duplicates content rather than directing traffic back to your blog site, [... read more ...]

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