Librarian by Day » foursquare http://librarianbyday.net by Bobbi Newman Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:49:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Disable Facebook’s Newest Feature: Places. Yes, The Default Setting is Enable http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/19/how-to-disable-facebooks-newest-feature-places-yes-its-default-setting-is-enable/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/19/how-to-disable-facebooks-newest-feature-places-yes-its-default-setting-is-enable/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:46:19 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=4556 Today Facebook rolled out it’s newest feature, Places, to US users. It allows you to check in at venues on using the Facebook app on your smart phone a la Foursquare or Gowalla. Facebook goes one step further, it allows others to check you in and you to check others in. Don’t want your friends checking you in? You need to disable this feature, this video from Lifehacker shows you how. Don’t care? Enjoy! Similar Posts: Latest Facebook Privacy Violation – It is Now Broadcasting Conversations by Publishing The Content of Recent Activity Do you understand Facebook’s privacy settings? Protect Your Privacy Opt Out of Facebook’s New Instant Personalization – Yes You Have to Opt Out]]>

Today Facebook rolled out it’s newest feature, Places, to US users. It allows you to check in at venues on using the Facebook app on your smart phone a la Foursquare or Gowalla. Facebook goes one step further, it allows others to check you in and you to check others in. Don’t want your friends checking you in? You need to disable this feature, this video from Lifehacker shows you how. Don’t care? Enjoy!

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]]> http://librarianbyday.net/2010/08/19/how-to-disable-facebooks-newest-feature-places-yes-its-default-setting-is-enable/feed/ 18 Top Ten Links Week 5 http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/05/top-ten-links-week-5/ http://librarianbyday.net/2010/02/05/top-ten-links-week-5/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:44:13 +0000 Bobbi Newman http://librarianbyday.net/?p=2840 My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 1/29/2010 thru 2/4/2010 about dismantling the echo-chamber… more on the echo chamber Content Creators & Consumers (& the iPad) – an interesting post on who the audience of the iPad is. I know its not me, but I’ve had conversations with enough people who are just waiting to get one that I know there is an audience no matter what the techies feel its lacking. Facebook Is Working On A Foursquare-Killer Why Smart People Don’t Learn from Failures – its ok to fail, just be sure you learn something from it. President’s budget freezes library funding, omits school libraries from education increase if you haven’t heard or read about this you need to and read Buffy Hamilton’s response An Indecent Proposal Don’t feed the trolls, unless you’re feeding them tranquilizers – great article on how to handle blog comments, including how to handle trolls 10 Steps to Promote Learning in Your Conference Presentation Information and services should be equal But, I Like My Loser Friends! great post from Mary Schmidt at Lip-Sticking in response to The Most Important Success Tip:Stop Lying Down with Dogs, Already from Copyblogger [...]]]>

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My personally selected top 10 from the links I shared on Twitter from 1/29/2010 thru 2/4/2010

  1. about dismantling the echo-chamber… more on the echo chamber
  2. Content Creators & Consumers (& the iPad) – an interesting post on who the audience of the iPad is. I know its not me, but I’ve had conversations with enough people who are just waiting to get one that I know there is an audience no matter what the techies feel its lacking.
  3. Facebook Is Working On A Foursquare-Killer
  4. Why Smart People Don’t Learn from Failures – its ok to fail, just be sure you learn something from it.
  5. President’s budget freezes library funding, omits school libraries from education increase if you haven’t heard or read about this you need to and read Buffy Hamilton’s response An Indecent Proposal
  6. Don’t feed the trolls, unless you’re feeding them tranquilizers – great article on how to handle blog comments, including how to handle trolls
  7. 10 Steps to Promote Learning in Your Conference Presentation
  8. Information and services should be equal
  9. But, I Like My Loser Friends! great post from Mary Schmidt at Lip-Sticking in response to The Most Important Success Tip:Stop Lying Down with Dogs, Already from Copyblogger
  10. ALA Learning -5 Tips for Trainers to Prevent TechFail

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