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Did anything happn?

Jul 12, 2016

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in social media, social media living room, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesHappn is a location based dating app, at least in theory. I have had the app on my mobile phones for a year or more and have yet to meet a Happn user in person. In theory Happn shows you who you have crossed paths with and where. It also tells you…

Post-fact Britain

Jul 6, 2016

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richard

in observation, Post-university life, Social Media Deontology

Reading Time: 4 minutesI was in the graduating class of 2000 with 99 other students representing more than one hundred countries. As an individual I already have three nationalities and four identities. I am British, Italian, Polish and a foreigner living near Geneva, Switzerland. As a result of this mixture I said, when I was…

Discussing News on Facebook

Jul 5, 2016

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richard

in facebook, social media, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesDiscussing News on Facebook is not as interesting as it is on Google Plus. On Facebook publishers and friends tend to share and promote clickbait rather than articles that they have actively looked for and read. Google+ in contrast is a place where people surf the web reading news stories and when…

Thoughts on the Conversational Sharing of Links

Jun 22, 2016

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richard

in social media, social networking

Reading Time: 3 minutesFacebook and twitter were first and foremost about conversations between individuals. It is only later that thoughts on the conversational sharing of links became relevant. In a conversational environment you may see headlines and either comment or re-share them without taking the time to read the article. In taking the time to…

IFTTT – Instagram to Twitter

Jun 22, 2016

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richard

in social media, social media living room, social networking, twitter

Reading Time: 2 minutesInstagram is still a healthy social network. It still finds an engaged group of users who want to share their adventures, meals, friendships and more with other users. Some of them love sharing selfies and others share beautiful landscapes. This keeps the network vibrant and young. Twitter on the other hand has…

Content creation and Social Networks

Jun 22, 2016

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richard

in social media, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesContent creation and Social Networks both fulfil our need to communicate with others. In one case we are working on the long form and creating content in blog form, photographs, well produced videos and more and through certainÂ social networks we do the opposite.Â On twitter and facebook we spend most of our time…

Sending HTC M8 phones to the Middle of the Stratosphere

Jun 21, 2016

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richard

in social media, social networking, youtube

Reading Time: 2 minutesA few months ago I saw the video of a mobility scooter going fast across snow. The video was shared as an anim gif with no context. As I explored the diversity of content on Youtube I came across Colin Furze videos. In one project he sent mobile phones to the Middle…

Cosmic Trip – Physical Video gaming – Throw it like a frisbee

Jun 21, 2016

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richard

in social media, social networking, tech related, Uncategorized, virtual reality, youtube

Reading Time: 3 minutesPhysical Video Gaming Physical video gaming is coming of age thanks to the HTC Vive and related Games. Cosmic Trip is one of these games. You can use both controllers to prepare machines that will prepare robots for mining and defence. These two sets of robots are autonomous. The more resources you…

The Post Social Media Era

Jun 16, 2016

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richard

in social media, social media living room, social networking, Uncategorized

Reading Time: 3 minutesI believe that we are shifting towards a Post Social Media Era where social networks are built in to online activities. People love to say that online social networks and social media are a waste of time and that they have a negative impact on how we feel about ourselves. For years…

Quora and lateral thinking

Jun 14, 2016

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richard

in social media, Social Media Deontology, social media living room, social networking

Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I saw the question “Why can’t I charge my mobile phone while riding my scooter?” on Quora so I decided to provide the answer that you see below.Â In my eyes my answer is legitimate. As an ingress player, as a scooter driver, and as someone who has done what I describe…

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