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Wordpress installation problems

So I decided to have another blog based on the number of hits and comments I got on several posts I had in an old blog of mine.

Since I have a GoDaddy account, I decided to purchase my domain using GoDaddy and use my existing Wordpress hosting service.  Everying was going well until I inadvertently allowed the files to be installed in a /wordpress subdirectory.  I wanted it to be installed in the root.  And silly me I had the main site redirected to the subdirectory.

Sounds ok but then I changed my mind.  I decided to uninstall Wordpress and reinstall it again.

Here is the link I found useful:

http://community.godaddy.com/help/article/6824?locale=en&ci=46061

If you did any redirects or fowards, make sure you delete them first before uninstalling and reinstalling Wordpress.

All-in-one social site

If there’s any company who can do it, it should be Google.  And they are trying to, with Google+.  Can it really replace Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr?  Can it integrate existing and yet-to-be developed apps to compete with Groupon or Foursquare and integrate it to a mammoth social site such as Google+?  

Nobody knows. All I know is that even if a phone has a camera and mp3 player, there are still digital cameras  and mp3 players for sale.  Even if there is 3-in-1 instant coffee, you can still buy coffee, milk and sugar separately.

IMHO, it depends on the app and the service offered.  If the app offers a service and technology that is mature with a well established market, it can weather the “Google” storm.  If the service is well used enough to be a standalone service that people just are “wired” to use it separately or if the service has so many features that the aggregator technically just cannot incorporate — think those high end cameras that will be vvery hard to incorporate in a smart phone, then there will always be space for social sites and apps other than those by Google.

Why I Deactivated My Facebook Account

Too much social media.  Too much information that is not meaningful to me.  When I got two Facebook invites from dogs, (yes dogs), I said, hmm.. time to give Facebook a rest.. for now.

I don’t care if a Facebook “friend” decided to have scrambled eggs for breakfast. It doesn’t do anything to me. I want meaningful information and meaningful communication that gives value to my personal and work life.  I don’t have the patience of going over my 500+ friends and filtering feeds and all that stuff.  Like most users, I am impatient.  And also, like some people, I am selfish.  I am past the point of caring about the “social” in social media.  I care more about ME - my life, my interests. ME. 

Give me meaningful information about ME. NOW.

Yeah,  more selfish and more impatient.  That’s the Internet user for ya!