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Re: Political Guidance from Brad Garrett

Your Friend — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:54:20 -0000

Except when it's Clint Eastwood or Chuck Norris, right?

Hypocrisy: you practice it. Don't be lazy. Fight your own double standards.

How?

By not indulging in outrage when a celebrity type you don't like spouts their own opinion. Just. Don't. Do. It.

If you DO do it though, then you're even worse than the things you accuse them off. Because then you will be a hypocrite.

Re: Ditch the Subsidies: How Cell Phone Subsidies Kill Competition

dbl97 — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:11:35 -0000

It would be nice if it happened as you described, but in reality, the retail cost of phones would probably be much higher (450-500 for an iPhone). I'd rather keep my contract, there is no need to go through the hassle of switching carriers frequently. I have never paid more than 50 for a phone (even my gs3) and I want it to stay that way.

Re: Study: Your Facebook Cover Photo is Very, Very Important

Morgan — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:08:19 -0000

I think it's a great study. I'm currently trying to convince a client why they need a facebook and one of the things that they need to change is the cover photo. The cover photo is very important, and now I have the research to back it. d

Re: How Do You Use Social Media?

Stan Bell Jr. — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:49:42 -0000

Hey there!
I think I'm the one who started all this today!
My Google account is +Stan Bell Jr.Guy is one of the 1st people I circled on Google+. I had really enjoyed his posts over the last few months.I joined G+ because I despise Facebook! Its nothing but a trouble starter!I have many friends who are Geocachers and have a lot of the same likes.We talk about a lot of things but everyone always stayed away from talking Politics.I also have a circle for 2nd Amendment Friends.We share our believes with each other and I don't force them onto others.I also follow a few Politic people but never read the comments that people write.Mostly because they just seem to hate!I had noticed that over the last few weeks that Guy was going Political!Sure I didn't like his views because they were from the "Left."I thought maybe they would stop.Normally I would have just blocked him but I guess I was just upset and let down by him!I really enjoyed his post every morning and didn't think he would use his status to preach from the left!

Oh well! Just my 2 cents!

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

JBodnar — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:57:45 -0000

Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoyed it.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Paul Signorelli — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:09:38 -0000

As someone who is really pushing the envelope on the use of Google+ and Google+ Hangouts (about to use a Google+ Hangout as the vehicle for a blended learning opportunity), I'm fully in agreement with you here. And I think it says worlds about the potential of Google+ to know that one of the learners in a Social Media Basics course I'm teaching online brought your post to my attention via Facebook! Thanks for taking the time to share those thoughts.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

dilharo — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:27:04 -0000

cool man

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

JBodnar — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:15:59 -0000

Ha, that is a good question. About a year ago I posted something on this blog saying I was moving exclusively to G+ to blog, clearly that was a lie. I experimented with it though, maybe now that G+ is more mature with a more engaged user base I'll give it another go. I'll at least cross post stuff from now on.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

David Blanar — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:31:53 -0000

The obvious next question for you Jacob is when are you going to pack in this blog and publish exclusively from G+? :-)

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

JBodnar — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:55:10 -0000

Very good point. I think that's just another way of showing how Twitter can hold back what could otherwise be good conversations. Google+ takes the opposite approach of opening up the opportunity for good conversations, however you'd like to execute them.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Suannlim21 — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:43:13 -0000

Well put... but you've haven't mentioned how the conversations deepen/expand from posts, to chats (voice/video) to real time video hangouts with many regardless of their multiple geographical locations. Oh yes, and how posts are archived for future easy search/reference and that you can edit them anytime. So much more... The biggest guffaw for those of us who have been benefiting enormously, personally and professionally, from being part of the community is that anyone could have ever considered this vibrant, extremely innovative and continuously evolving environment a wasteland.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

JBodnar — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:23:30 -0000

Thanks for the great response everyone. Who knew a little post I wrote at work yesterday would have such an impact. Kavit was right, Google+ shares are more powerful than Facebook likes. Also, ironically the G+ button was not working this morning, thanks for letting me know, it is all good now.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Pedro Ferreira — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:55:43 -0000

I came read this that i see you blog post in someone G+ profile.

And you just say it all.... :)

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Kavit Trivedi — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:15:17 -0000

See , +1s are more than Facebook Shares .

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Hamilton — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:08:36 -0000

Great article! Ironically, it appears the +1 button at the end of the article might be broken.

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Johan Karlsson — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:43:25 -0000

You might want as well to review Microsoft's contribution: http://www.so.cl/

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Sean McCormick — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:15:17 -0000

Thanks. BTW...thus a conversation was begun...

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Martijn Vreugde — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:14:43 -0000

Nicely put, welcome to the club Jacob ;-)

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

Sean McCormick — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:58:48 -0000

Bodnar, your blog was a pleasure to read and an eye-opener for me. It happened while reading what you had to say and as you continued putting characters into words into sentences into paragraphs into the blog.I enjoyed our kindrid spirit. I suppose I should explain why the kindred spirit arose: We probably share a lot of the same sorts of things, but more importantly we enjoy discussing issues with people other than the ones we grew up with, work with or work for. 140 characters? Without counting I already know I am over the limit and I'm not even close to being finished. Pssst. You know what? I don't care. I especially don't care not sharing with FB or producing a tweet. [watch out for the thunder and lightning as I have just blasphemed the gods of social media and their rules]. I agree with your well thought out and placement (for lack of a more appropriate word) of your words. FB is to tell mom or sis, etc... what I am doing, by God and I had better believe that they are waiting for a tweet or wall-posting while socializing with others and their cup of coffee and if I don't get the info out before they have had the most important meal of the day I have totally and completely ruined their day. We didn't share our morning ablutions and the day will be jittery and we will trundle around lost. In fact what is happening is what I call TBZ's Tweet Book Zombies who have not had there brains for the day. Any minute they will have to type something and share it or get a tweet from somewhere or their brains will become more tasty. Sleeping is the only thing that soothes them. But watch out!!! If this goes on for days they won't even know who you are! Sad but true and thank you for sharing thoughts akin to my own. Glad to meet a fellow brother/sister in arms.

Erin Go Bragh!
Sean

Re: How I Learned to Love Google+

thematrio — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 03:56:50 -0000

Nice comments. I had the same opinion, just I needed someone to express them in order to figure it out! :-)

Re: Ditch the Subsidies: How Cell Phone Subsidies Kill Competition

scrabble111 — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:16:44 -0000

love ur article, really helped me understand the cell phone world more better.

Re: Android, Fragmented? Duh.

JBodnar — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:47:35 -0000

Uh, unless you have an iPhone 3, which didn't receive an update to iOS 5, which is the same on Android. All recent Android devices are guaranteed an upgrade to 4.0 within 18 months. I agree slow updates are a problem, but Google is trying to solve that by making manufacturers update to the latest version. And you can always use a different ROM and get the latest version whenever you please.

As for the apps, very very few apps, probably less than 1%, require ICS to run. The only people being alienated from apps or updates are those with devices two years or older, just like on iOS.

Re: Android, Fragmented? Duh.

Mary — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:39:34 -0000

It means you are likely not going to ever experience the most updated operating system, or get access to the full spectrum of Android Apps. These two aspects are gauranteed if you have an IOS device no matter how old, and in my my opinion they represent the mainstay of user experience.

Re: Android, Fragmented? Duh.

Jacob Bodnar — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:12:52 -0000

I'm not how this is a "very bad situation." Again, you can call it fragmentation, but at the core it is just choice. Many options available for consumers to choose from. For developers it might be a slight headache, again I'm not a developer so I don't know, but it apparently hasn't stopped them from developing for the platform.

Re: Android, Fragmented? Duh.

Mary — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:06:47 -0000

This, in psychology, is called rationalization. That's when you try to find a positive explanation for an otherwise very bad situation. Good luck there !!