Internet Archaeology

by John Marchesini on September 28, 2010

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFJdOsjJ0k This is an oldie, but goodie. Something tells me that this field of study is expanding… Btw, has anyone see Friendster’s new logo?

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Dear MySpace,

by John Marchesini on October 24, 2009

Dear MySpace, [With apologies in advance to Mike Macadaan, VP Product, who I believe is genuinely fighting the good fight, and who will no doubt end up with a great job at some fine Internet company.] It’s over.  I can’t take it anymore. I hereby inaugurate my MySpace Deathwatch, which will continue until my last [...]

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The Top 50 Most Influential Reality TV Players and Twitter

1 comment May 18, 2009

The Hollywood Reporter released this list of the 50 most influential players in reality TV.   I cross-referenced each name on this list against Twitter to find out which members of the group had an account.  Not surprisingly, very few of the non-celebrities actively tweet or even have an account.  So, either these Hollywood players [...]

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How to Monetize your Twitter feed

1 comment December 8, 2008

Before you begin this process, you will need to have a previously created and approved Google AdSense account.  If you don’t have one yet, go here to sign-up. First, locate your Twitter RSS feed.  Everyone with a Twitter account has their own unique RSS feed.  Your Twitter RSS feed is located at the bottom of [...]

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Facebook Connect Plugin for WordPress

15 comments December 3, 2008

There has been a lot of buzz this week regarding the new Facebook Connect service.  After TechCrunch announced that they were “in a relationship” with the new service, I began to investigate the easiest way to add it to a couple of blogs that I run.  Not surprisingly, there is already one gentleman from Spain [...]

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Why LinkedIn is the new Monster

3 comments July 18, 2008

As a recently unemployed technology professional (and someone who has been laid-off multiple times), I have spent more than my fair share of time on employment websites. Like a majority of people in the 25- to 34-year-old demographic, I rely primarily on the Internet for job information. In 2003, when I was initially searching for [...]

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Choosing or Renaming a Twitter user name

2 comments July 8, 2008

For those of us not blessed with a five-letter last name, choosing a good Twitter user name can be a daunting task. In fact, I was asked the following question by someone who already uses Twitter: “Can you change your Twitter user name and still keep all of your followers?” The answer is: Yes. You [...]

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