Tag Archives: Facebook

Anti-Social Networking

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Meg

My new piece on Dialect is my second discussion of G+ and Facebook. Google’s circles, I’m constantly told, allow you to share content with different groups. You can skip the updates who bore you! You can make an unread circle … Continue reading →

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Google+ Vs Facebook

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Meg

From Google vs. Facebook: Should Human Rights Factor in Your Choice of Social Network? on Huffington Post Google Plus, which launched in beta last week, has been Topic One among the “digerati,” who’ve spent much of the week kicking the … Continue reading →

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The Knifefight Principle

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Meg

So Figment has an idea for a social game with optional premium content. The basic concept is a multiplayer knifefight on the Facebook platform. Anyone can play free, but getting a knife costs extra. For a gold membership, he explains … Continue reading →

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When Contextual Ads Attack

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Meg

Sometimes Facebook gets a bad rap. But I love Facebook, I mean, I defended Facebook back when MySpace looked like an actual competitor (That links to my old Rolling Dice column in the long-dead Faster Than The World mag). I … Continue reading →

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Friendship’s Bloom

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Meg

The new Friendship’s Bloom tree in My Tribe is a cooperative mystery. First, a friend needs to fertilize the tree. Even if you have lots of friends, this can only be done once per tree, per day. Each time the … Continue reading →

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Hyperbole and Exaggeration

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Meg

So apparently it’s lame to write a post about how much I love the Boston commuter rail. They have wifi now, and even though it’s pretty spotty,  playing Facebook games is far superior to driving. Instead I’ll tell you about … Continue reading →

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MyTribe’s New Mystery

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Meg

So my favorite Facebook game, MyTribe recently added sending gifts and begging for gifts, and that’s pretty much the day I lost interest in the game. It was extra frustrating because there were so many great ways MyTribe could have … Continue reading →

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Bu Chai

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Meg

Tom Lasseter, who replaced Tim Johnson as the China correspondent for McClatchy, mentioned today on his blog that Beijing plans to renovate all the hutongs around the Drum and Bell Towers. Renovation is hardly news in Beijing, where the pre-Olympic … Continue reading →

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Truth In Advertising

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Meg

This awesome recommendation appeared on the side of my Facebook page today. Tweet this!

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MyTribe’s Second Island

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Meg

I finally built the Great Ark and got off the island. Oh, hi, I’m talking about MyTribe again, not LOST. When your tribe completes the Ark and sails to a new island, they’ll bring everything from the first island’s storehouse, … Continue reading →

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