The internet has become, among many things, an outrage machine. I’ve meant to write something about how fake it all seems but I just couldn’t figure out how to do it tactfully…
Category: The Internet
The Highest of All Domains
I’m a web guy, so I get lots of emails asking me to register more domains. Over the past year or so, “they” have been adding more and more top-level domains (TLDs) like .com, .org, .info, et cetera.
Maybe it should have been “The 10,000 Best…”
I’m so happy I get to combine two of my favorite things, complaining about the internet and the Golden Era of The Simpsons.
How do I let people know I’m trying?
I want to become a successful blogger. I think what I write about is interesting, entertaining, and informative. I post a couple of times a week and promote my posts through a variety of channels in hopes that people will read what I’ve written. Well, I recently found out that Facebook is ruining what progress… Continue reading How do I let people know I’m trying?
Something about Instagram and Facebook
The big internet shock from the other day is that Instagram was purchased by Facebook. I have mixed feelings about this. My immediate reaction is that this is bad for innovation. A large, well established company buys a small but energetic company and probably ruins what’s great about it. Then I think about examples like… Continue reading Something about Instagram and Facebook
Vetting Facebook Status Updates
A post over at A Confederacy of Spinsters, called Your Status Update Not Welcome, inspired me to write a comment. After a couple of minutes trying to think of a concise sentence or two for the comments section of their page, I decided I needed to write a full-blown post about it. From the original… Continue reading Vetting Facebook Status Updates
How I’ve Influenced the World
It’s been said a person would need to be a narcissist to be a stand-up comic. It’s probably true, I’m certainly not a counter example to this. I have an act, a blog, a Twitter, and Facebook and Google+ pages in addition to my profiles. I push all this stuff ad nauseam and probably annoy my… Continue reading How I’ve Influenced the World