Posts filed under “Web apps”
It’s good to have non-wired friends
One of my good high-school friends signed up for Facebook last week. Yes, the same Facebook that, had you listened to the digerati, has jumped the shark. But Facebook hasn’t jumped the shark. It’s still becoming more popular and adding more features. Facebook may have jumped the shark for the kinds of people who have [...]
Twitter can drive traffic
If you’re on the fence about signing up for Twitter, know this: Twitter can drive traffic to your site. This blog is less than a year old. I’m 23 years old — hardly an established brand or identity. That’s why I only have a little more than 100 people following me on Twitter. But Twitter [...]
del.icio.us, the forgotten social network
del.icio.us is the social network that everyone seems to forget about, but, to be honest, it’s one of my favorites. Facebook, Twitter, Digg, etc all get a lot of press, but I find del.icio.us to be one of the most functional social networks out there. I also like how incredibly streamlined it is. It doesn’t [...]
Web app of the week: Mint.com
Today is The Journalism Iconoclast’s inaugural Web App of the week. Hopefully, there are enough good Web apps for us to review one each week. If you have a nominee, e-mail connect (at) patthorntonfiles (dot) com. Mint.com is our first pick, because it is a fairly revolutionary product. Mint.com is a personal finance management application, [...]