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GetvCard shutting down at the end of 2013
GetvCard, the contact information sharing service based on vCard, shut down at the end of 2013 and is no longer available.
Facebook shouldn't own your social graph
It's time to force Facebook (and others social media providers) to open up the social graph. Via legislation. This won't solve every problem with social media but it's an important first step.
Apparently you can’t build an alternative to Facebook without Facebook integration…
Altly prepares to launch an alternative to Facebook... and it has a Like button!
Fight Facebook with Email
Could Facebook and Twitter be destroyed with a simple email address?
I didn't think I'd ever fall for fake news on Facebook
Is fake news a good reason to quit Facebook? The screening advice is victim blaming and everyone is vulnerable.
Facebook Interoperability
Social networking should work like email, not CompuServe. We need legislation to mandate interoperability between platforms.
Stamp out B2B spam with an evil calendar
A modest proposal for a service to randomly connect salespeople together on useless video calls to raise the cost of spraying us with endless spam.
Zombie Robs
Zombie Robs (how not to follow one - you can reach me on LinkedIn, Twitter, or preferably just here).
Staying Chrome?
Can I use a Chromebook for work? I'm blocked by the lack of comprehensive VPN support and the lack of a decent Skype client.
The Trust Project, Fake News and a Partial Facebook Uninstall
The only way to avoid fake news is to avoid news on social media. Uninstall Facebook, Twitter etc from your phone and catch up on friends once every day or two. Use Feedly or another RSS reader to get a healthy media diet from outlets you trust. There is no technology based fix for fake news, it's something that each of us has to fix for ourselves.