Tales from the Technoverse

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  • Facebook

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    Daniel
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    I guess the story today is that mostly old people use Facebook, though of course that puts me right in the Facebook main stream. Having said that, it is clear that people, old or young, who do not use Facebook or at least one of the more popular social networks do not realize how much…

  • My First Facebook Video

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    In late 2011, Ellen and I were talking about what we might do for New Year’s, to be honest not my greatest time of year. I am not particularly a social person, or at least a party social person. Richard Cohen, a Washington Post columnist who used to write a humor column and now attempts…

  • Sandy and Social Networking

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    There were two big differences between Sandy for us and many past storms. First, we did not lose power (yet) which is a real plus. Second, since we continued to have Internet access it was remarkable the active interaction with friends and near-friends who were close and geographically far away. Our Sandy experience started in…

  • Retail, Customer Service, How Things Change

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    I was born in Southeast Washington, moved to Montgomery County in the mid-50’s and that is about it for me geographically. When I was younger THE grocery store to go for ‘standard’ shopping was Giant Food. While a large organization it felt, at least in my memory, as a neighbor grocery. I will be honest…