Monthly Archives: August 2009

Using Google Reader As A Twitter Search Engine

Image via CrunchBase Search.Twitter has a long way to go. It doesn’t store data long-term and it isn’t very stable. Google Reader, which relies on that relic of the Web, RSS, provides an alternative to store and search the data … Continue reading

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FriendFeed: Still Great At Social Search

Image via CrunchBase FriendFeed – the uber social-aggregation-lifestream service of the geeky and nerdy – may have an uncertain future given its recent acquisition by Facebook, but its powerful search features remain one of the best ways to search the … Continue reading

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How to Use RSS for LinkedIn Answers

Image via CrunchBase I’m not much of a LinkedIn user, but I dip into the network every once in a while. There’s definitely a big pool of talent to connect with on LinkedIn, but the interface seems a bit claustrophobic … Continue reading

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Healthcare Technology Isn’t Social…Yet

Healthcare professionals are technologists. Social media involves technology. But there’s a substantial gap between the general public’s use of social media and the Healthcare industry’s presence along the spectrum of social networking spaces. Why? Shouldn’t health care professionals be on … Continue reading

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How I Blog

I’ve been re-thinking blogging lately and have realized how central blogs are to the online economy. I’ve been playing around with novel ways to integrate real-time social technologies (actually, they’re near-time, not real-time) because I think that’s the direction they’re … Continue reading

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