It's a strange thing to ask someone to "follow you".  I imagine old settlers in frontier America inviting people to their caravan, a la Oregon Trail, using the same language hundreds of years ago — although at that time the commitment would be a lot greater.  These days, when somebody asks a person to "follow me," it's usually just a notch on the belt for people that use social services to count their friends.  Am I being too pessimistic?

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"The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker There is a very interesting debate happening online. It's being highlighted with the Miss Representation Sundance film about media being derogatory to women. The trailer shows media talking about Hillary Clinton "looking haggard and 92." It shows a clip of Sarah [...]

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Be afraid, but do it anyway. These are the words I repeat to myself at least twice a day.Even now, I’m afraid of writing something you won’t like. But I am not alone. We all fear rejection, failure, and even our own success.

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Rebtel, a mobile VoIP company, contracted Harris Interactive to conduct a survy about how men and women use social networks and phones (voice calls) to communicate.


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Just days after the beta rollout of Digg Newswire, Digg put out the call for beta-testers for what it called its “next innovation.”

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Guest blogger Suzanne McDonald leapt from The Boston Globe into content and new media circa 2008. Her firm, Designated Editor, ideates and implements editorial packages across new media. Join her conversation on Twitter.Are we still in the “Mad Men” era, simply sanitized of workplace sex, cigs, and drinks?Yes, sadly, we are. My most resonant recent social media dispatches prove it.Pay equity? Oh this gender thing, we’re [...]

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