Beyond the Rhetoric

Take a look at your friends’ Facebook profiles. Chances are that they are putting forward the “best” version of themselves. You see them going on exotic vacations, dining at fine restaurants, and living up quite the exciting life. It looks like they are achieving all kinds of success and enjoying all kinds of happiness. Some [...]

Growing up, you may have been told that sharing is caring. When you go to school, it’s important that you share with your classmates. This helps to foster new friendships and develop the social skills in the little ones. However, moving forward, just sharing doesn’t really cut the mustard and this really becomes apparent in [...]

This is just a general observation and is in no way scientific, but I’ve noticed that a good number of Twitter users typically go through the same few phases as they adopt and learn to use the increasingly popular microblogging platform. Or social network. Whatever you want to call it. Part of this comes from [...]

Blogs started out as little more than personal journals where regular people could share their thoughts with the world. They quickly progressed into viable business with true revenue streams. The same thing is happening with Twitter and other online social networks. Twitter is still personal, to be sure, but it also represents a sizable money-making [...]

With the rising popularity of social media and social networking, some people are struggling to define their boundaries. What is fair game to disclose online and what should be kept private? This is a question that is largely a matter of personal preference, but there are a few general guidelines that you may want to [...]