Category Archives: identity

What time is the Superbowl and thoughts on Facebook and why I blog

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[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

Posted on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 by Rex Hammock

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 →

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Five Reasons Domains Are Still Important

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011 by Rex Hammock

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 →

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Google social search results are great (not creepy)

Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 by Rex Hammock

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 →

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Google gets a little glue-like

Posted on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 by Rex Hammock

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 →

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