Social media poll: which sites do you use?

Which social media site or sites do you use daily? Facebook? Google+? Twitter? LinkedIn? I tend to bounce around among all of them. Twitter is still my primary love, but I am becoming increasing fond of Google+. (You did know there are people there now, didn't you?) I still do drop by Facebook since a … Continue reading Social media poll: which sites do you use?

Raytheon Riot predicts your location using social media data

Raytheon Riot is software that can predict your location using social media data. As revealed by The Guardian newspaper, Raytheon Riot (Rapid Information Overlay Technology) gathers data from websites including Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare and analyzes it to among other things predict where you will be at a given time. The software doesn't just use … Continue reading Raytheon Riot predicts your location using social media data

Hey, Guthrie, keep your “tweet seats” out of my theatre

The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis is offering "Tweet Seats" where audience members are allowed to use social media during the shows. They are probably trying to control and put a positive spin on behavior they perceive as inevitable, but it makes me sad. As someone who does use social media while watching TV I can … Continue reading Hey, Guthrie, keep your “tweet seats” out of my theatre