Facebook Sponsored Stories: Creepy or Totally Cool?

I first wrote this post for the Media Two blog Media Two Point {oh!}. They’ve been awesome enough to let me repost it here. For the last couple of days,  there’s been some chatter about the new addition to Facebook for business: Sponsored Stories. Our local newspaper, The News and Observer, put out an article briefly explaining the

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I Hate Spammy DMs

I recently decided to follow everyone on Twitter who was following me, both as a sign of reciprocation (accepting they’re e-friendship) and so they could DM me. This has worked well in some cases; I’ve met some great people. Some of whom I’ve met and had great conversations with. One I’ve helped to create her

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Tweet Spam

Spam drives me nuts. Sometimes, when I go into my spam folder to clean it out, I scan through the subject lines to see just what kind of spam I’m getting. It’s ridiculous, and at times pretty funny. Like the ones with my name in the subject, advertising for a product I don’t even have

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