For a man whose name sounds a bit like an instant soup, Linton Weeks is an excellent writer of the break up story. First, there was a story on Feb. 13 about the brand new ways to break up with your lover by using technology. All the usual suspects are there – short and not-so-sweet [...]
Social media is weird for geeks. Rebecca’s pretty cool – she’s one of the few people who really understood the point of this blog from the beginning. As can probably be deduced from the content of her wall post.
** Edited to correct the date of the chat which, as Andy Carvin pointed out, has not actually happened yet. Sorry, Andy! We sweethearts make mistakes sometimes. And now…your post: Ah, the beginning of a year. Time for reflection, resolution, and a clean top five records of the year list. I had a hard time [...]
I’ve been hearing about NPR’s new social networking feature for a while now, thanks to its progenitor, the talented and affable Andy Carvin. Today, I realized I couldn’t wait any longer. Given that we know that a large portion of our readership is employed by or married to someone employed by NPR, I feel like [...]
R/S on Twitter
If you see those kids, grab Andy’s phone
I was skimming through my Twitter stream this evening when I saw this disturbing piece of news from NPR’s social media guy Andy Carvin: “Robbed on the DC Metro. Rat bastard took my iPhone. Filed police report; need to put ice on my leg and change all my passwords.” He tells the story of the [...]