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Blame Canada

It was recently announced that Facebook is making significant changes in the ways application developers have access to Facebook user data. According to PCWorld and InsideFacebook, Facebook is changing the privacy features over the next year as a result of a meeting with the Canadian government. The meeting included recommendations from Canada regarding the distribution [...]

For brands trying to survive and thrive in social media, quality should more important than quantity. The number of followers or page views or fans your brand has doesn’t matter, posting highly useful information and building a strong relationship with your consumers does. Those who love a brand will tell their friends, and that is [...]

Today, I lost my virginity. My Fantasy Football virginity, that is. Yep, you heard right, I participated in a Fantasy Football draft with some coworkers on Facebook. And to be honest, I’m pretty stoked. With the slight help of my younger brother, I was able to pick some good players – well, I hope they’re [...]

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Be prepared for a rant. As some of you may know, I recently (last night) dropped my precious iPhone down an elevator shaft. I know. Crazy. But it’s the truth. Probably one of the oddest things that has ever happened to me. Here’s the story. I returned home after dinner to change clothes before going [...]

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And it ended with an interview with my dad on the CBS4Denver 10 p.m. Newscast. Unbelievable. The first tweet is from @MistyMontano Dad responds from @BradFriedman @MistyMontano responds And the DMs begin The interview is set! After the interview National news??? Wow. So cool. Just another reason Twitter rocks. My dad can be found on [...]

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Many times, it seems as though Americans (myself included) get caught up in their own American issues and forget there is a whole big world out there. I’m sure (or at least I hope) many of you have seen the news recently and have heard about the big controversy going on Iran. Well, I didn’t. [...]

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So, I’m sitting in front of my computer trying to write a paper. This paper is an analysis of the short story “What I Saw From Where I Stood” by Marisa Silver. It is a story about a woman, Dulcie, who lives in constant fear of things she cannot control in her life, and her husband, Charles, who puts up with her asinine fears up until he has an epiphany and must choose whether to stay in his marriage or leave.

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