Geekistry Episode #46 – You’re (Virtually) My Buddy

Geekistry Episode #46 – You’re (Virtually) My Buddy

Are ‘virtual’ friendships/relationships as valid as real-life connections? Can ‘virtual’ relationships (alone) be enough or does humanity require real-life connections to be well-rounded socially? We discuss our first ‘virtual’ connections (pen pals, CB radio buddies, and BBS-mates) to present friends we’ve known online and off, including our own friendship and how it evolved through online connections and mutual real-life friends.

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Geekistry Episode #45 – You know you’re a geek when…

Geekistry Episode #45 – You know you’re a geek when…

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How to turn off Facebook Places

How to turn off Facebook Places

As a followup to this morning’s article on Facebook’s new Places feature, I decided to give a more visual instruction on how to turn Places off on Facebook.

First, go to your Privacy Settings which will give you an overview o. Click on the “Customize Settings” link, shown below in red.

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Facebook rolls out “Places”, still doesn’t understand privacy

Facebook rolls out “Places”, still doesn’t understand privacy

Last night, Facebook announced its “Places” feature which allows you to “check in” at places you’re at. If you’re hanging with friends at a club, you can tell everyone that you’re there by letting the Facebook iPhone app find your location via GPS, and then selecting the club you’re hanging at. It’s no different than Foursquare and Gowalla except that those two companies don’t have nearly the amount of users and social connectivity that Facebook does.

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Geekistry Episode #44 – Geek Grok

Geekistry Episode #44 – Geek Grok

Geek groking about the 35th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Facebook joins the LBSN services, Geeks + Emoji = Nerdy photography, Best Buy bribes you to shop (with an iPhone app), Star Wars on Blu-Ray, and Twitter trends (the good, the silly, and the just plain stupid), plus other random bytes.

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