How to Read Google Plus Posts in Flipboard
I recorded a step by step guide on how to create a group of Google Plus users using Google Reader and then view their posts in the popular Flipboard iPad app. This is made possible by an app on appspot…
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Screencast Video Guide for the WordPress Lifestream Plugin
Jen Ross is an associate lecturer at the E-learning and Digital Cultures course at the University of Edinburgh. It’s a very interesting class where all the students have to create Lifestreams which I’ve written about in the past. Today she…
5 Good Examples for Managing Your Lifestreaming Data Flow
One of the more difficult aspects of creating a Lifestream is devising how to manage the flow of data. For me there are many factors that determine this process and it’s like a very complex decision tree depending on the…
The Secret Sauce Behind Steve Rubel’s Lifestream Workflow and Revamp of Mine
I have recently decided to seriously spend some time focusing on how to improve my Lifestreaming workflow. I have found that creating an effective workflow is one of the most challenging aspects of Lifestreaming. I don’t feel my current method…
Lifestream Blog Now Optimized for Mobile Devices Courtesy of WP Touch Plugin for WordPress
A while back I had read about several WordPress plugins that offered the ability to customize the viewing of your site for mobile devices. Yesterday I decided to go research the slew of plugins available out there to determine which…
You’ve got a ton of Followers but are they Listening?
Over the last few months Twitter (or the technology of micro-blogging) has marched its way to penetrate the mainstream and just like any new web technology that does this, we see a much wider base of users and then come…
5 Elements for a Well Balanced Lifestream
One of the biggest criticisms I see of Lifestreaming is complaints that it is narcissistic behavior. People also reject them stating that people’s lives just aren’t interesting enough to follow them. A popular negative stereotype of Twitter users is that…
How to Edit Your Facebook Privacy Settings to Share Your Profile with Everyone
Today marked a huge day at Facebook as they have decided to open up their data stream via API to developers. Another major development and a step to an open standard for Lifestreaming was the simultaneous announcement that Facebook was…
Thoughts on Safety and Children in a World of Lifestreaming
A while back I read a post titled Does Lifestraming Connect Too Many Dots? in which author Jim Storer poses concerns about providing location info using services like Brightkite and Twitter and concerns of having your house robbed as criminals…
Create Your Own Tumblr Styled Site Using WordPress
Scott Jarkoff has created a very nice step by step tutorial for how to create your own site to mimic the very popular ones that can be created at Tumblr using WordPress. He provides lots of good detail in his…