Category Archives: social media

news and observations about media that is by and for its creators and the communities they form around it

People who’ve inspired me during the past 24 hours

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Rex Hammock

I’ve spent over a decade being an active resident of the World Live Web. During this period, there have been over a decade of natural and man-created tragedies. Yesterday’s Boston Marathon bombing was the most recent of these events that … Continue reading →

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I’m unfriending everyone (except the following) on Facebook

Posted on Sunday, February 24, 2013 by Rex Hammock

As it’s apparently becoming cool to unfriend people on Facebook and then blog about how you’ve unfriended people on Facebook, I’ve decided to fall in line with this coolness. I felt it only appropriate to announce to anyone with whom … Continue reading →

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The Oreo tweet: The double-stuff you can’t do by committee is king

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2013 by Rex Hammock

A few seconds after I saw the Super Bowl power outage “Oreo Tweet” last night, this is what I tweeted (note: the time-stamp is GMT). Below it, you’ll find my “Monday morning” 5:30 a.m. thoughts: What Apple 1984 is to … Continue reading →

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What I said (or, wish I said) to AP editors yesterday

Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Yesterday, I was on a panel during “social media day” at a national meeting of AP media editors. (Confession: I had to look up what a “media editor” is – news editors from media including print, online and broadcasting, as … Continue reading →

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Greetings from the XOXO Festival

Posted on Saturday, September 15, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Today and tomorrow I’m in Portland, Oregon, for the innaugural XOXO Festival. According to the website, “XOXO is an arts and technology festival celebrating disruptive creativity….We’re bringing independent artists who use the internet to make a living doing what they … Continue reading →

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