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"Am I really LinkedIn?" – The Dilemma of Weak Ties.

In this week’s edition of “Cynopsis: Classified Advantage” (part of a highly regarded set of newsletters from Cynopsis Media, for the TV and Media Industries) – Editor John Cox articulates the dilemma many of us face on LinkedIn: … I received an email from someone I have never met in

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Humor

Finally Getting Klout

I finally get Klout. No, I never had much clout in any kind of situation, but I finally understand the concept of “Klout” – the social influence metric. Klout is like a credit score for social networking influence, calculating and assigning a number that depicts a person’s relative influence (clout) in

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Humor

“10% of People under 25 Text During Sex”

I was merely going to retweet this funny little factoid from Social Rehab – a company with apps designed to get you to reduce your online dependence – my retweet was to include an inevitable quip.  Then I realized, I had far too many clever retorts to ever fit inside

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Foursquare member #39,755

I got an email from Foursquare a few weeks ago, that started off with: First off, thanks for believing in our little startup as we try to build an awesome service for you. You were one of the first hundred thousand members of our community (to be exact, you’re member

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