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Contrary to popular belief, I am not a perfect man. I've screwed up. I've caused long-term plans to fail. I've been in the dog house once or twice. In such situations, I have found that a small gift is a perfect solution to a potentially big problem. In the past, I have used coffee, beef jerky, and guava juice to make amends, but as of late, I have discovered that the online world offers equally sentimental gift selections to choose from. Brace yourself people.
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In my opinion, one of the best things Facebook ever did was to let users "unfriend" each other without any notifications. There have been numerous examples where I’ve regretted "friending" someone, and I’ve avoided tons of drama thanks to this unfriend-in-secret feature. Now, there are apps and extensions that will let you monitor when people unfriend or unfollow you on Facebook or Twitter.
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After writing up a news article about Spraffl, I grew very curious about how it worked. The app is described as one that connects people to an “anonymous social experiment”. I chatted up a few of my peers about the peculiar piece of software, but all of the responses I received were fairly similar - “what’s the point?” Each person I spoke to offered very valid reasons. However, I still see some potential in Spraffl.
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Browse the books your friends are reading – or share collections with your friends. You and your friends can download the books to read later. It's called Ownshelf and it's intended to be a way for friends to share freely distributable books. So this is a great tool that may or may not end up being abused by pirates – much like the Internet itself. But enough background: let's see just how Ownshelf works.
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Being in an relationship is exciting, isn’t it? There is so much to enjoy about being with that special person in your life. However, there might be times (more for some than others) where you are apart – it could be just a week or even several months. It’s not something we like to think about, nor is it very enjoyable. But there are things that you can do during the time to help keep your relationship exciting and help the time pass easier.
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If none of the 800 "friends" you have on Facebook are suitable for dating, there are a couple of iTunes Store apps called Skout and Instadating, that are cheaper and less hassle-free than Match.com, and other online dating sites. Both of these apps allow you to discover new friends or perspective dates in your local area, or from around the world.
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Is it possible to get any closer to your friends on Facebook? The social network thinks so, as it has gone in for a major redesign of its Friendship page. Friendship pages have existed for quite some time; though you may not have used them that much. You can access it by going to a friend’s profile page and clicking the gear icon to reveal the link that says See Friendship.
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Most gifts can be bought online, without even leaving your chair, which makes the buying process easy enough. But what about the other side of things? Wouldn’t it be great if your friends could choose their gift in the first place? This is what SendAsGift.com is here for.
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Having a roommate is a great way to save money, not just on the rent, but also on other bills. Apart from helping your finances, sharing your home with a friendly and caring person has many more advantages. You can cook together, share household chores, and your roommate can take care of the apartment when you travel. Having shared apartments and houses for most of my life, I can tell you a thing or two about what to look for in a roommate.
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Google Hangouts is a key feature of Google+. If you are not using Hangouts already, you are missing out! Maybe you haven't yet joined Google+. Well, if you do have a Google account, then joining Google+ is a matter of seconds. Or maybe you haven't quite figured out how to use it. This is where this article comes in. Once you get the hang of it, you will want to use it more often.
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Email is slow, but texting two people the same message every time is also annoying. GroupMe, a group messaging app that has got clients for all major mobile platforms, and is just the right thing to solve your communication problems. Not only is GroupMe quite a lot of fun, it also works for almost everyone, not just those that own smartphones.
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Sometimes on social sharing sites and social networks, there are deviants – the "rebels" who set out just to make your life a little more miserable. Granted, it's not so much that they are bad folks (I'm sure that in real life they volunteer at soup kitchens and work with after school programs), but when they provide or comment on links to articles, their dark side comes out.
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What do you do when you want to invite a decent amount of people to a private event? Do you post out invites? Ring everyone? Probably not. Most people these days would probably say they used Facebook. But what if your friends include people who hate Facebook or just don't use it? Or what if you're that person? What do you use then? Well, we have a solution for you.
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Facebook lets you do many, many things. Whether you love it or hate it, you can’t deny the fact that it has opened doors to things we previously couldn’t do. But despite its shady reputation regarding anything to do with privacy, there are still some things you can’t do with Facebook. One of these things, is seeing who deleted you from their friend list.
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When it comes to social networking, sometimes reuniting with old buds does not always go so well. You may think that your original friendship will pick up right where it left off, but if doesn't always happen – a tragedy indeed. So with that being said, let's take a look at the four stages of social networking with old friends.
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