Unique, Personalized, and Customized

Unique, Personalized, and Customized

The word “unique” used to mean something. In the dictionary it still has a unique meaning but in practice it often means nothing more than “something that’s pretty cool and stands out a little” or “this thing I want you to pay...
How RSS can Help You Unplug with Style

How RSS can Help You Unplug with Style

Whether you want to practice the trombone or play with your children, using an RSS reader is usually the starting point for any strategy to collect and unplug so that you can get on with living your life. Many of you probably already use RSS feeds in this way and, if...

Unplug Well by Collecting

Last week I told you that it was OK for you to unplug. However, that’s not going far enough. You need to unplug. Of course, saying it is the easy part, actually unplugging is difficult. It’s especially difficult if you’re afraid you’re going to...
Unplug – We’ll Be Here When You Get Back

Unplug – We’ll Be Here When You Get Back

Do you feel like you’re missing out if you ever unplug? Like you might miss one important status update or offend a friend by missing a tweet? As though you’re a bad citizen and friend if you’re a few hours (or a couple of days) late to find out that...

Be Intentional with Facebook Friends Lists

I don’t know about you, but I like to be very intentional with the time I spend on Facebook.  Well, really I like to be intentional about how I spend my time on any of the social media tools I use. I don’t want to log in and spend hours browsing –...

Does Facebook Make Us Better Friends

Facebook is a pretty cool thing.  I’m on Facebook and I like it.  It’s great for sharing photos and stories and such.  And for keeping up with friends.  But does it make us better friends? I don’t know I’m talking to you – the...