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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 that’s available here (Update: previous app is no longer available but there’s a new one here. …
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 recorded a two part screencast video showing how to use the extremely popular Lifestream WordPress …
Screencast Video Guide for the WordPress Lifestream Plugin Read More »
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 source of data (microblog, photo, video) the publishing mechanism (mobile, desktop computer) and the destination …
5 Good Examples for Managing Your Lifestreaming Data Flow Read More »
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 is very good and needed to change. There are many variables that will determine your …
The Secret Sauce Behind Steve Rubel’s Lifestream Workflow and Revamp of Mine Read More »
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 one to implement. I reduced the field to 2 plugins. The MobilePress plugin and the …
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 the spammers. Even prior to this phenomenon there was a race to gain followers. Many …
You’ve got a ton of Followers but are they Listening? Read More »
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 many just offer up boring updates of what they had for lunch. I’m here to …
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 supporting Activity Streams. Of course they didn’t totally open things up and ReadWriteWeb provided details …
How to Edit Your Facebook Privacy Settings to Share Your Profile with Everyone Read More »
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 become aware of these services. Now while I think we should always take steps to …
Thoughts on Safety and Children in a World of Lifestreaming Read More »
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 post and the good news is that it’s a pretty simple process. In a nutshell …
Create Your Own Tumblr Styled Site Using WordPress Read More »