[I’ve been on Twitter](http://twitter.com/vantan) [long enough](http://www.whendidyoujointwitter.com/) (980 days) to notice a trend in how people are followed and unfollowed. At a superficial level, there are plenty of relatively new Twitterers who seek popularity by following lots of people, in the hope that these people will reciprocate. In most cases, this tactic works. Because most people …

I logged in to Gmail this morning to discover that a large number of bounced emails from email addresses I don’t know, in response to an email that I never sent. It was a fake AdWords email asking these strangers to click on links to modify their AdWords account details. But when you hover over …

I’m catching up with Gmail blog posts and thought [this tip](http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/2-hidden-ways-to-get-more-from-your.html) was particularly useful. You can modify your Gmail address when you give it out to different organisations, so the next time you get emailed (or spammed) you know who the source is. You can add a ‘+’ or ‘.’ after your Gmail username and …

Just saw this when I logged into [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/). Maybe Mark Zuckberg did listen to the hisses at SXSW initially meant for him (before the audience turned on the journalist for being more annoying). Check out the new [privacy page](http://www.facebook.com/privacy/) and also the options to block specific Facebook apps from accessing your data. Thank you, Facebook.

Our church website presentation was generally fine. I only had the past week to figure out the stylesheets and templates and make some changes. Considering my working hours and band practice, I’ve probably only spent several hours on it. We thought the council members would generally be more senior in age, thus we had to …

I’ve started to wonder increasingly what my ideal modus operandi would be, and how I can find or create the most optimal environment for it. For one, I like sharing information. However, I’ve learnt over the years that not everyone reciprocates or uses the information for good. That’s when I share my ideas selectively with …

I’ve been using Google Analytics for a while, and was absolutely thrilled to hear they were upgrading the services. After waiting with bated breath for a few days, my account was upgraded. After a quick look-over, here’s my take on it. The new user interface is lovely! Don’t think Google is only good at back …

I am working on more detailed blog posts on the following topics, which are of great /increasing interest to me: Web 2.0 – How it is the mindset (of sharing, collaboration, contribution etc) and not just the technology that makes something truly Web 2.0 How planning to have ‘viral marketing’ can quite often be an …

I just installed version 1.3.5 of Performancing for Firefox. All’s well so far. No hanging, hooray. OK, here come the tags… Technorati Tags: technorati, performancing, firefox, tagging