December 2010
13 posts
The Anti-Social Media Top 10 Posts of 2010 →
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In 2010, 283 posts were published on the Anti-Social Media. That’s an average of 23 a month. How I’m still on the brink of sanity after writing and drawing that much is beyond me.
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Rule #13: Be Social →
If you want to succeed in social media, you need to be social.
It’s not enough to be a wallflower and wait for people to come to you. With hundreds of millions of users online and more…
Rule #12: Don’t Sell Out →
If you ever become wildly popular online, don’t give in to the first big paycheck you see. Your online relationships should be worth more than whatever cash someone is willing to throw at…
Rule #4 Be Yourself →
If you need a personal brand, you’re doing it wrong.
Be yourself online.
You can be your best self. You can be your worst self. But whoever you are, be YOUR self.
No one will believe…
Rule #3: Be Nice →
The internet isn’t a nice place. People act on their primal instincts. You’re only 5 clicks away from porn at any point. Trolls lurk beneath every comment box. Guys like me publish blogs…
Rule #2: Keep Your Friends Real →
If the technology introduced in 2010 is any indication, 2011 is going to introduce even more items that are tied into the internet and the social web. Farmville 2, Opium Edition will surely…
Rule #1: Cut The Fat →
Face it. If you’re anything like most of us American slobs, one of your many overambitious New Year’s resolutions will be to lose weight.
You’re not going to lose those extra thirty pounds…
Why I Don’t Care About Wikileaks →
I’ve been nursing a slow hate of Wikileaks. The more I read about it, it just seems like a group of angry nerds who want attention by throwing up as much information as possible and hoping…
This is Not Social Media News – Pet Edition →
Like many people on the internet, I am a crazy cat person. I’m ok with that. However, unless I’m directly comparing my cat to social media, or talking about a blogging cat, cats and…
If You Can’t Beat Facebook, Join Them... →
In history, there are times when bands of small, determined people overcame insurmountable odds to survive and change history. The Greeks held back the overwhelming forces of the Persians…
Gowalla – You Just Reinforced the Check-in Problem →
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Gowalla had a major problem. Facebook launched its Places feature, which has the potential to ruin everyone in the location game on sheer size alone. People still…
Facebook – Fix Your Application Connection... →
Sometimes I hate Facebook for how it connects me to people I loathe. Other times, I hate Facebook for its war on taking over my digital life. And sometimes, I hate Facebook because it is…
Comment Policy and Principle →
There is one rule for comments on The Anti-Social Media:
This is my blog, and I can and will moderate comments at anytime, for any reason, with or without explanation.
I’m not proud of…