Simple as that … I’m the community guy at Simply.ca

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You know I’ve always dug the community thing. Since May I’ve been doing some freelance work, taught some classes, and started on the second edition of Create Your Own Blog, all fun things but I still wanted a full time gig. Freelancing might be fun and have a lot of freedom and flexibility, however it [...]

Google Reader is more about readers, the people, than readers, the apps

I originally posted this on Google+, but seeing how long it was and that I wanted to make sure it would stick around, I’m cross posting it here as well (irony, duly noted). As reference, this is the original post by Boris Mann on Google+ talking about Brent Simmons’ post and my post on Google+. [...]

Zite adds user profiles to their app—Everyone can have their own view of the news

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Zite for iPad—born in Vancouver through research at UBC and now owned by CNN—is one of those “best of breed” apps that makes keeping up with the news nearly painless. Except if you have lots of people using your iPad. So while you might be interested in all things Mac your spouse might what to [...]

Google opens Plus to all, let’s you share your circles, followers skyrocket—Your move Twitter

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This week Google enabled Google+ users to start sharing their circles with other users. Many folks, like me, who were included in circles by folks like Robert Scoble, Thomas Hawk, and Jason Calacanis saw their follower numbers jump. Hugely. Many users, like Fraser Smith found that their number of followers on Google+ eclipsed their number [...]

Kobo Pulse creates a book club from your Facebook friends

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I’m an unabashed fan of everything Kobo does. I’ve long held that Kobo gets ereading better than anyone else—even that other book seller based in Seattle—and their recent Kobo Pulse announcement shows that they are on the same, solid track as always. By connecting the Kobo app with Facebook and your Facebook friends, Kobo brings [...]

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