This is the 250th post on Thought Box! Congratulations and long live this blog! Why is it that Twitter has a bird logo, and that a disproportionate number of its users (over 500 million) are humans? A few years ago, the Latvia-based IR Magazine’s staff was asking the same question. But instead of just wondering about it, they took a …
After deactivating my Facebook account about a week ago, I started using Google’s relatively new social networking system, Google+. I’ve also been thinking about which social network will win out the most users in the long run. Several of my friends have already signed up for Google+, but Facebook still looks healthy and strong despite recent allegations about how they …
Thanks to the wide availability of Firefox addons, I can customize my browser however I want. One such addon is for instant messaging, and can be found at http://sameplace.cc. It is a sidebar addon to Firefox that is very convenient. Some services that SamePlace supports include:
I was listening to a radio program last night on KOMO 1000 radio (my local news radio station). There was a program on called “Beyond the Headlines” and it covered the issue of online posting and privacy, as well as identity theft. For me, I hate publishing my personal information online, so I keep it to a minimum (that’s why …