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A Love Story in Emoticons

December 8, 2009 by Jeff Hester 5 Comments

Storyteller and poet Rives tells a three-minute love story with a twist -- it's all done with emoticons. A very clever video presentation given at TED, worth a watch. Rives is a regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and starts in the Bravo special "Ironic Iconic America." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instant Messaging Tagged With: emoticons, humor, video

Dilbert Does Twitter

October 11, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

Scott Adams Dilbert comic provides a wickedly satirical view of life in cubespace. Dilbert, the geeky white-collar engineer, has discovered an ulterior use for Twitter -- keeping up on the boss' whereabouts. Go Dilbert! Of course, you wouldn't do that, would you? What creative uses of Twitter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: dilbert, humor, sunday funnies, Twitter

Twitter Suckers

October 4, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

Why do we have Twitter worms? Because there are suckers out there who willingly give away their Twitter credentials for the promise of thousands of followers. Remember, the number of followers you have is irrelevant if they don't really care to follow you. It's quality, not quantity that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: comic, humor, sunday funny, Twitter, worm

Tax Irregularities and Twitter

July 19, 2009 by Jeff Hester Leave a Comment

Many bloggers turn their avocation into a part-time business, running a few ads to help defray their hosting costs and maybe even support their hobby. And, of course, for the tax deductions, as the Joy of Tech wickedly points out. Now where did I put that receipt? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: humor, sunday funnies, Twitter

Social Network Wars

April 26, 2009 by Jeff Hester 3 Comments

With Myspace, Facebook and other social networks all vying for attention, what can the average Joe do to maintain his sanity? This week's Sunday Funny is a video that wouldn't be funny if it weren't so true: Social Network Wars.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: Facebook, friendster, humor, MySpace, social networking, sunday funnies

Sunday Funnies: Emoticon War

April 19, 2009 by Jeff Hester 6 Comments

Communicating via instant messaging or text alone has challenges. You don't get to read the body language or see the telling smirk on the other person's face. And so emoticons were born -- a shorthand code to help inject text messages with emotions. And thank god -- without them this entire video … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Instant Messaging Tagged With: emoticon, humor, sunday funnies, video

Sunday Funnies: Twitter Frenzy

April 12, 2009 by Jeff Hester 1 Comment

Welcome to a new series at BigBlueBall we're calling the Sunday Funnies. With everything that is going on in the world of social media, sometimes you need to sit back and have a good laugh. Each week we'll be sharing something fun -- just for the helluvit. This week, Jon Stewart and the Daily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: humor, sunday funnies, Twitter, video

What is Twitter?

March 18, 2009 by Jeff Hester 12 Comments

What is Twitter? Current TV offers this humorous explanation in Twouble with Twitters.  Watch for the Fail Whale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Social Networks Tagged With: humor, Twitter, video

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