Monthly Archives: July 2007

Jason decides Facebook is not the golden fleece

Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Jason Calacanis is fed up with Facebook. (I’ll skip the part where I observe admiringly that Jason, who is Twittering more and blogging less this summer, knows that writing a Saturday-morning Dvorak troll post will tweak Facebook cultists into lighting-up … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-07-27

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Who Still Reads Magazines? Just About Everybody | AdAge.com From young Millennials (ages 13 to 24) to Generation X (25 to 41) to Baby Boomers (42 to 60) and older Matures (61 to 75) — enjoys reading magazines. (But no … Continue reading →

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Union Square Ventures leads Twitter round

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I think all blog posts about Twitter getting funding should be limited to less than 140 characters. Related posts: Thoughts on Twitter #5: Why Twitter may catch on with young people — it’s more private than Facebook (WHAT???) Understanding Twitter … Continue reading →

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Danah Boyd is pretty ticked at those who have butchered her research

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

The other day, I posted a flip remark about the absurd media coverage that has turned Danah Boyd’s essay, “Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace” into tripe. I was specifically referring to those who were trying to translate … Continue reading →

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What is iGoogle?

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I just had someone thank me for explaining what iGoogle is because (they said), they couldn’t figure out what it was from Google. Apparently, when you search Google for What is iGoogle?, the first page results links to a rexblog … Continue reading →

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