The “filter bubble” is a phrase coined by Eli Parser after he noticed that a search for “BP” came up with very different results for different people. You’ve likely seem similar things on Facebook and Google. Last year Bill Gates said: “(Technologies such as social media) lets you go off with like-minded people, so you’re […]
My new morning routine
A few weeks ago I was inspired by an episode of the Contactually podcast to work on setting a more focused morning routine. As I began working on building a good routine, Adam Walker talked about a great app during this episode of the Tech Talk Y’all podcast called “Morning Routine”. That app is only […]
I’ve finally found the perfect Twitter app on desktop, and it was right in front of me the whole time
Having used Twitter for a bit over a decade now (here was my first tweet back in 2007), I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find the best desktop app for Twitter. Some of my favorites in the past include Sobees and Seesmic and HootSuite, and I’ve spent a lot of time using TweetDeck. To […]
How to easily keep up with 538 blogs
Imagine for a minute that you had to personally request each email that you wanted to receive. Each morning you’d get up and go through your list of people that might have email for you: “Kelly, do you have any email for me today?” Nope. “Ali, do you have any email for me today?” Yes, […]