There is life after Google Reader. Thank you, Feedly. I blogged previously about Feedly and its emergence as a top alternative to Google Reader, but truth be told I was a Google Reader dead-ender. I stuck with it all the way until Google shut out the lights, a bit of stubborn denial that probably emanates […]
Social Media
Estrangement in the Social Media Era
Social media is built around maintaining your relationships. Facebook Timeline was introduced to help you remember your past. But what happens when relationships fall apart and when there are parts of your past you’d rather not remember? Social media can thrust painful memories on you, often when you least expect it. I was recently interviewed […]
RIP Google Reader, Long Live Feedly
You guys I had this horrible nightmare last night that Google was getting rid of Google Reader and wasn’t replacing it with anything. — Nathan Bransford (@NathanBransford) March 14, 2013 Google, how could you?! Yes, it is true. Google is getting rid of Google Reader (link is to CNET, I work there), the much-beloved site that […]
When the Twitterverse Finds Enemies
As I’m sure you heard, during the Oscars the humor site The Onion tweeted an extremely unfortunate joke attempt about nine-year-old Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis. The outcry on Twitter started off merely aghast. Then, as can happen when people collectively find something to be outraged about, the anger cascaded and multiplied. People called The Onion out, […]
Where have all the bloggers gone?
My Google Reader is feeling slim. Comment counts are down. Many of my blogging friends have either officially or unofficially hung up their hats. The ones who do blog do so far less often. Two years ago I asked if blogs have peaked, and that seems like an almost quaint question now. My blog traffic […]
The Instagram Flap
In case you haven’t seen the news, Instagram sent the Internet sputtering when they changed their terms of service that gives them the ability to license photos. In my take for CNET, I argue that providing the platform shouldn’t mean owning the content, and Instagram has reminded us yet again that when the service is […]