Tag Archives: Google Reader

How to take control of your RSS feed reader…

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Shannon

“And it’s like, why can’t I be a good enough person to know things about anything? Why am I so pathetic that I can’t even read, like, 100 words a day? And then I have to hit the ‘pretend everything is … Continue reading →

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Like everyone else, I have an opinion about Google Buzz…

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Shannon

Google launched Google Buzz, its social media application for Gmail, over the last couple of days, and everyone on the web has an opinion, including me. Some opinions are unnecessarily hostile for a new software application. The social web is … Continue reading →

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New features/look for Google Reader, StumbleUpon, Facebook

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Shannon

The thing about people who write software is: They’ve always gotta fiddle with it. I used to manage a software development team, so I know what I’m talking about. Those guys aren’t happy unless they’re fiddling. You just got to … Continue reading →

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Google is still taking over the world…

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Shannon

My husband recently opted to get the Android phone over the iPhone. He loves it, especially how it integrates with all his other Google stuff. Now he can email me, chat with me on Google Talk, snoop on my Google … Continue reading →

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This past weekend I joined Facebook, and now my social media world is so complex and intertwined that it makes my head hurt. To help me make sense of it all, I drew this map: (I used bubbl.us, which is … Continue reading →

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Shannon | Leave a comment

How to get started in the Web 2.0 world

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Shannon

Image by Daniel F. Pigatto via Flickr I have a colleague who’s interested in bringing some of our organization’s knowledge management efforts into the Web 2.0 world, and she wanted to know how to get started. My advice was, before … Continue reading →

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Using Google Reader’s trends to find blogs of value

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Shannon

Image via CrunchBase Someone on Twitter yesterday asked about how people use Google Reader‘s Trends feature. I had a quick reply then, but I thought I’d blog about it as well. I subscribe to a lot of RSS feeds in … Continue reading →

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