Monthly Archives: February 2009

Twitter vs. the Dunbar Number, and the Rise of Weak Ties

Posted on February 26, 2009 by supnah

There’s a great post in The Economist about Social Networks that has a nice little review of the Dunbar Number. The Dunbar Number is a number that social network theorists have been tossing around for a long time that refers … Continue reading →

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Scobleizer, Twitter Onset Addiction, and Blogging’s Rebirth

Posted on February 11, 2009 by supnah

Robert Scoble (@scobleizer) posted a new blog post (not a tweet, mind you) this morning about how he’s going to be returning to blogging more. The post is in response to the idea being circulated out there that the death … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Love Jeph Jacques

Posted on February 10, 2009 by supnah

Jeph Jacques is hilarious. You should read his webcomic and buy stuff from him.

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Invertible Palindromic Twitter Stats

Posted on February 10, 2009 by supnah

If you turned your monitor upside down… well, on second thought, don’t do that…

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Why You Should Tweet, A Conversation I’m Sick Of

Posted on February 8, 2009 by supnah

“I’m finding that social media is so much easier to ‘do’ than to explain.” – Twitter: @ittybitties This is a quote from a college student in one of Brad King‘s (@brad_king) Media Informatics courses at Northern Kentucky University (just outside … Continue reading →

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You Know What’s Awesome? River Otters.

Posted on February 8, 2009 by supnah

Yeah. River otters are awesome. Here are some pictures of otters I saw a bit ago. Being awesome.

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Social Partitions, Honesty, and the New Social Media

Posted on February 7, 2009 by supnah

More open and honest relationships with the entirety of our social network are coming soon whether we like it or not. Things are changing. The speed of evolution of communication technologies is moving at an unreal pace when viewed in … Continue reading →

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Did you do it three times?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by supnah

The Website is Down: Sales Guy vs. Web Dude This has made the rounds, but even so… it’s awesome. If you have ever had to provide IT support, deal with IT support, work with computer illiterates, or even if you … Continue reading →

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Beer Money Here or Why I Love Wisconsin

Posted on February 7, 2009 by supnah

Why I love Wisconsin: All over the country where irresponsible behavior by banks has helped to lead our country into the fiscal clusterflock in which we find ourselves now, at least there’s still one place (Wisconsin) where banks have remembered … Continue reading →

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Hello world. Is this real life?

Posted on February 5, 2009 by supnah
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