They say that pet owners, over time, tend to look and act like their pets (or is it the other way around?).
Tag: twitter
Web Watch is on Twitter. We even send tweets on occasion.
But apparently, Web Watch is a rare bird in the world of Twitter, in terms of how we use Twitter versus everybody else in the Twitterverse.
First, before we go any further – why aren’t you following Web Watch on Twitter? Go ahead and take care of that right away, we’ll wait for you…
Commenting (whether it be on a blog, a Facebook page, or via Tweet) is a fine art.
Some people get it right, and are effective in rallying other readers behind their cause. Others are looked at as Internet trolls, people who have absolutely nothing to add to the conversation.
Look, it’s really easy — we get it, the Internet is an anonymous cesspool of interaction, allowing anyone with a screen and a keyboard to shout out whatever they feel like, at any time they’d like. The First Amendment does protect those folks in saying whatever they want, but the First Amendment doesn’t guarantee that they can say it wherever they can. That’s why the DELETE and BAN buttons were invented.
Lindsay Rule is comfortable traveling by herself, which is unusual for a young single woman in today’s scary world.
Don’t get us wrong – it’s not that traveling by oneself that’s the scary part – it’s the way that Lindsay chose to do it that may have given her family and friends a bit of a scare.
On the other hand, if you think about what Lindsay did, she was probably traveling in the most safe way possible. She technically wasn’t traveling alone; she was bringing hundreds of eyes with her, watching her every move.
Have you ever written a quick text message, Twitter comment, or email to someone – intended to be a joke – and have it be completely misinterpreted?
There’s a reason why emoticons have become so widespread :) .
It’s because on the Internet, nobody can really tell if what they’re reading is supposed to be taken at face value or if it should be treated like a joke.
Do you have an iPad, Android tablet, or netbook? Are you glued to your iPhone, Android device, or Blackberry?
Web Watch is going to take a wild guess that you’re not just using those devices for making phone calls or using them exclusively for business.
By now, you’ve probably gotten used to all the privacy warnings about Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, and other social media and online sites.
You’ve certainly heard all the news, even if you haven’t taken the time to actually do anything about it in your own life.
And maybe that’s okay. Maybe it all depends on your personal philosophy about what people can do with your personal information. They say that kids today don’t care as much about keeping things to themselves as their parents did at that same age.
Of course, all that openess could come back to bite those youngsters when they go out to find their first job — but that’s at least 10 years from now, right?
How long could you live without the Internet?
A few months ago, that’s exactly what Paul Miller decided to do with his life.