Tag Archives: people

How Twitter’s New Interface Brought Me Back to Roost

Posted on January 13, 2012 by robertmerrill

Why the #newtwitter is working better for me? In a word: Connection. The new features in Twitter are great. The Connection Tab is really my new homepage when I visit twitter. In one view, it thins out all the conversations … Continue reading →

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Map of the World by Friends

Posted on December 29, 2010 by robertmerrill

How would the world look if geographies were defined by relationships? Facebook "super intern" Paul Butler wanted to know and created this amazing image of the planet based on facebook relationships. Fastcompany Design noted this as an infographic of the … Continue reading →

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Stop Passively Not Caring. Be Active About It!

Posted on May 30, 2008 by robertmerrill

LinkedIN Help shows you a very simple way to actively not care about people when you invite them to your network:

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BFF? No Thanks… OK to Be Antisocial on Social Networks?

Posted on May 7, 2008 by robertmerrill

What do you do when you get a social network invitation from someone you actually know… but you know you don’t want to connect to them? When (if ever) is it OK not to be social on a social network? … Continue reading →

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Influence, Not Numbers, A Network Makes

Posted on April 25, 2008 by robertmerrill

The other day I was co-working near someone I had seen before but never met, and who was browsing their LinkedIn profile with the tenacity of an archaeologist. [I try to be careful with my linking and networking, working hard … Continue reading →

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