Category Archives: twitter

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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When back channels become front channels

Posted on Friday, March 4, 2011 by Rex Hammock

Yesterday, I attended an annual day-long conference hosted by my friends at PaidContent.org. The format of the conference was what I call “talk show,” no presentations, but a series of groups and individuals who were interviewed in a conversational manner … Continue reading →

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Rebooting the News – Who is Rex, Edition

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2011 by Rex Hammock

This morning, I spent an hour chatting with Dave Winer on Rebooting the News the weekly podcast he typically records with NYU Professor Jay Rosen. To me, getting invited to spend an hour with Dave Winer on a podcast is … 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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