Social Networks

Entries related to social networks, group psychology, anthropology, and really any of the social sciences.

#FF #NHTD

@AIDSGov @CDCNPIN @SAMSAgov @HRSAGov @napwaus @MFNAWG @DesertAIDS @CirclesofSA @TreatTexas @hispanicaids @connpost @CTDPH

Well, it has been a long week and I don’t have a lot of writing energy left. So, I will cheat a little bit and point to the blog post I wrote for work #ff #nhtd. It is similar to the Follow Friday posts that I often put up here.

In other news, I marked my 10,000th tweet this afternoon:

Tweeting away the moments that make up a dull day... And then one day you'll find, 10,000 tweets behind you.

If only it had been a dull day.

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Wordless Wednesday



Beecher Road School Arts Night, originally uploaded by Scheduler.

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#ff #eav

@Iddybud @BevanWhitfield @davidbeckwith @JRStratford @JohnFromCT @TheDudeDean @mlmxpertholland @LesleyLambert

Every week, I look for different ways of creating my Follow Friday (#ff) list. This week, I decided to do it based on my top investments on Empire Avenue (#EAv). Empire Avenue is a social networking game. Think, buying and selling shares in people’s social media influence. So, today’s list is of the people whom I have large holdings in.

@Iddybud is an old friend from the world of political social media. I own a lot of shares in her, and they’ve been performing well, both in terms of price appreciation and dividends.

@BevanWhitfield is a friend from Second Life. Her stock is also showing good price appreciation and is returning decent dividends.

I met @davidbeckwith about the same time that I met @Iddybud. His stock has been climbing nicely on top of good dividends.

I believe I met @JRStratford at one of the Western Mass Podcamps. Again, nice growth and dividends.

@JohnFromCT and I have met through various social media events in Connecticut. While his stock price continues to grow, his dividends and price are currently fairly low. He may be a good investment for a long term buy.

I think I met @TheDudeDean through various blogging networks. Strong dividends. Still getting good price gains, but at nearly 94/share, he’s pretty expensive.

@mlmxpertholland is a person that I met through Empire Avenue. Solid growth and solid dividends. Has a QR Code as the avatar. Gives interesting investment advice. We’ll see how accurate it is.

Also from Western Mass is @LesleyLambert. I may have mentioned her in other #ff blog posts. She has a lot of interesting things to say, especially around new technology, like QR Codes, and how it relates to real estate.

So, that’s my #ff for this week. Are you on Empire Avenue? Who do you like? If not, who else are you following?

Wordless Wednesday



cake, originally uploaded by Aldon.

Random Stuff

The dogs barked a lot last night, and I didn’t get much sleep. It has been a rainy day today, so I took it easy today. I did spend a bit of time online and so I’ll talk about a few different things that have been of interest.

One topic that has gotten a lot of attention recently is the eHarmony Video Bio of a young woman that likes cats. This has brought a great response by a guy that likes cheeseburgers. K LaMay’s Steamed Cheeseburgers has just opened up a new shop in Middletown, CT so I posted the cheeseburger video there.

Another topic today has been the Greenwich Mountain Lion. A mountain lion had been spotted in Greenwich CT. A Facebook page was set up for the mountain lion, and then came the sad news that it had been hit by a care in Milford, CT. Nonetheless, someone did suggest that the person who likes cats so much might be a good girl friend for the mountain lion.

I also spent a little time today playing in Empire Avenue. Essentially, it is a stock market game, where your earnings are based primarily on your social media activity. I’ve avoided it because I didn’t want it spamming up my Facebook wall, but it hasn’t been spammy, and it’s kind of interesting. Perhaps it will even bring a little more traffic to my site. Are you on Empire Avenue? If so, please consider buying stock in ahynes1. Also, please endorse my blog.

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