Concerned with Facebook's increasingly abusive privacy terms, I decided to vote with my feet and delete my account. If only it were that simple.
A slightly belated post for Ada Lovelace Day, highlighting Senator Kate Lundy, Open Government and IT advocate.
Smiffy's Twitter avatar gains a blue hat - nothing to do with Nick Heyward, everything to do with web standards and social inclusion.
The Twitter landing-page for Smiffy's Place. This is the page linked from my Twitter profile (@smiffytech) to explain, in brief, who I am and how/why I use Twitter.
This sequel to the article, Smiffy's Rules of Following, discusses triaging Twitter followers, Evil Robots, and the benefits of pruning.
The Twitter web application leaves much to be desired from a usability/accessibility standpoint. However, the API allows others to provide alternative interfaces, such as Accessible Twitter. But just how accessible is the actual information conveyed in Twitter messages (tweets?)
Whom should one follow on Twitter in order to avoid information-overload and unproductive use of time? These are the rules that I am using currently.
Smiffy's answer for Twitter #followfriday nominations.
Smiffy has joined the Twitter crowd. Twitter is a powerful social networking tool, not the silly gimmick that first impressions might make it.
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