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Rex Hammock’s RexBlog.com
The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Category Archives: identity
What time is the Superbowl and thoughts on Facebook and why I blog
[Warning: This is a long and rambling post that may or may not make a point.] Superbowl XLVI (46 for you non-Romans) starts at 6:30 p.m. eastern time on the NBC television network. The teams playing are the New England Patriots and … Continue reading
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Google+ and the identity thing
I’m on the bandwagon of Marco Arment and Dave Winer when it comes to the need for people to own and control their online identity. Facebook.com/rexhammock is not something I own; I merely use it — but RexHammock.com and RexBlog.com … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, facebook, google, identity, internet, observation, social media, twitter
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Five Reasons Domains Are Still Important
This post, including the title, is my reaction to a blog post from Evan Williams, titled, Five Reasons Domains Are Getting Less Important. Ironically, I agree with everything he writes, except one: the title. So this isn’t a negative reaction, … Continue reading
Posted in business, identity, internet, search, small business, twitter
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Google social search results are great (not creepy)
This isn’t a post for my tech and new media friends. Rather, it’s a post for my friends who do NOT obsessively follow developments related to the intersection of media, technology and marketing: in other words, nearly everyone I know … Continue reading
Google gets a little glue-like
Many people know I’m a fan of a web service called Glue (although it’s at the URL, “getglue.com”, not glue). I allow the service to follow me around the web and it gives me the chance to thumbs up or … Continue reading
Posted in identity, search, social media
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Privacy is not dead, get over it
As typical, when danah boyd (it is she who uses the lower case) writes, it’s worth reading. In this post, she explains why it may be in Facebook’s interest to wish that “privacy is dead,” but why Facebook’s interests are … Continue reading
How the internet sees me
(Click for larger view.) That bar you see above (larger view) is a “visual representation of how the internet sees me.” It was generated by a project called Personas, part of an exhibit currently on display by the MIT Media … Continue reading
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Is there such a thing as a Google Profile widget?
Rex HammockCreate Your Badge I guess you could say this post is literally a Google search query. Ironically, it’s a question about Google that I can’t locate via Google — perhaps because I don’t know how to word it. It’s … Continue reading
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I’m not vain, I’m just forgetful: Why I grabbed facebook.com/rexhammock
For the same reason Marshall Kirkpatrick and Chris Messina and many others who wrote on the topic don’t need a Facebook vanity URL, neither do I. However, that didn’t stop me from registering facebook.com/rexhammock (facebook.com/rex.hammock also works) when the service … Continue reading
Here’s my card, Google me
Recently, Google and iPrint.com gave away sets of 25 “business” cards to promote Google’s integration of Google Profiles into its search results. According to Matt McGee at SearchEngineLand.com, the card sets were given to the first 10,000 people who requested … Continue reading
Posted in google, identity, search, social media
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Here’s my card, Google me
Recently, Google and iPrint.com gave away sets of 25 “business” cards to promote Google’s integration of Google Profiles into its search results. According to Matt McGee at SearchEngineLand.com, the card sets were given to the first 10,000 people who requested … Continue reading
Posted in google, identity, search, social media
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If you want to be found via Google, here’s how — even if you have a common name
[Warning: This is a relatively geekish post, but if you want people to be able to find you on Google, there are some things you'll find helpful in it.] The search go-to guru of choice here on the RexBlog is … Continue reading
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Dear Yahoo! Fire Eagle – the flaming thumbtack is already taken
Today, Yahoo! announced the release of Fire Eagle, a service that, according to Search Engine Land, “is intended to be something of a ‘clearinghouse’ or ‘switchboard’ for location and help users ‘manage location’ across the internet and on mobile applications.” … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, design, humor, identity, social networks, titans, Yahoo
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FaceBook, Ning, Google & the Flow of Community
Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape (at age 22), Opsware and Ning (translation: the smartest guy in the room), is joining the board of FaceBook, according to TechCrunch. Andreessen, of course, has a unique position in the history of the Internet. … Continue reading
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A short comment on comments, A rambling essay on why all this stuff fascinates me
A comment on comments: Yesterday, I wrote the following on Twitter: “FriendFeed, Twitter, Seesmic et al, are pointing in the direction of something. They aren’t the destination.” Because everything I post on Twitter (and other places) is mirrored on FriendFeed, … Continue reading →