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Are you a fan of Scrabulous?  If so, you’ve probably noticed that the popular Scrabble-clone has vanished from Facebook.  I’ll let you go for a few minutes while you blow off some steam.
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Feeling better?  No?  Don’t worry - about half a million other Scrabulous players are feeling the same way.  Several blog posts [...]

Sometimes, I wonder - if I ran a startup, what would my office be like? What would the hours be like?  Would I have a dress code?  What rules would I set up?
In a perfect world, I would probably be a huge proponent of a six hour workday, from 8am until 2pm.  Why?  This would [...]

First off, I’m going to give credit where credit is due.  This great idea is not one of my own - it belongs to Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.  Darren thought it would be great if all his readers were not only connected by his blog but also by the multitude of social networks on the [...]

Since the traditional sidebar blogroll takes up a lot of room, I’ve decided to devote a whole page to bloggers I find interesting.  You can find the VIPs link in the navigation menu.
If you’re a Central PA blogger and you aren’t listed, shoot me a message on Twitter (@shawnfarner) or send an email to shawnfarner[AT]gmail{DOT]com.  [...]

Well, the new Facebook layout is here - that is, if you want it to be.  It is accessible by visiting www.new.facebook.com and logging in.  I personally have been looking forward to the upgrade to see what features Facebook would implement to take on Twitter and FriendFeed.  They had a real opportunity to turn the [...]

Why am I so high on FriendFeed? It lets you keep tabs on the web activities of your friends and/or those you find interesting.  It also spurs discussion for nearly everything.  Depending on what is shared, you can comment on blog posts, Twitter updates, Digg submissions/diggs, Flickr uploads, shared items from Google Reader, liked songs [...]

A conversation between a few parties on Twitter revolved around this question; is there a right way to use Twitter?
In my opinion, no.
I’m starting to refer to Twitter as a “swiss army knife” of sorts.  It is one service but can serve many different purposes.  For instance, it can be used as it was by [...]

There’s a lot of hoopla around the web now that Apple’s iPhone firmware 2.0 is out.  The 3G iPhone also drops tomorrow, which ensures the madness will go on for at least another day or two.  Despite all the hype, though, I find that I’m not feeling tempted to jump to AT&T for the iPhone.  [...]

It is known now that Verizon Wireless has dropped 1938 Media from its VCast service.  What are the most followed people on Twitter and Friendfeed saying?
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It’s okay to be on the wrong side of a tech argument, but it seems that no one wants to be on the wrong side of this story.

I’m getting really fed up with all the FriendFeed evangelists who insist Twitter is on its way out. I can’t go one day without reading a blog post, a FriendFeed comment or a tweet (the irony) suggesting that the takeover of FriendFeed is imminent.
Let me tell you what is going on in my FriendFeed right [...]