Stefan Meeuws

Stefan Meeuws is a IT journalist from Nijmegen (NL) and works as an online producer and editor for ZB Communicatie & Media. He has a personal website and spends too much time on social networks like Twitter .

Stories by Stefan Meeuws

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We Need Smarter Push Notifications

Push notifications are one of the key features of today’s smartphones. They constantly feed you information from a variety of services. From Twitter mentions to Facebook replies to e-mails to…

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Why #McDStories Didn't Have a Happy Ending

I ate the best Big Mac EVER last night! It was so good, I even dreamt about it! #McDStories …That must have been what McDonald’s was hoping for when it…

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Google is No Longer the Internet

Google is showing its true colours and can no longer be perceived as “the internet index”. But that’s a necessary in this day and age.

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Why Unfollowing is a Good Thing

You are not your Twitter timeline. That much is obvious. Your Twitter experience is created by people you follow. If you’re on Twitter to grow, to become a better professional…

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Lockerz, a unique hybrid website?

You know those websites that have a clear idea behind them, a vision that is so strong that it just works? Lockerz.com, which took Plixi’s Twitter upload service and turned…

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What your homepage does for you

Where does your Internet journey start? Facebook? Twitter? Perhaps you still see the Google home page when you fire up your browser? Or does it automatically load your favourite website, The…

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Before Facebook goes all-ages

“Under 13s should be on Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg commented last week. Unfortunately, the legislation around minors using Facebook is apparently too difficult to deal with. Legislation? Schmegislation! While the legal…

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5 Websites that Need to Get Social

Social networks rule the digital universe these days, but it doesn’t make sense for every site. While there are many reasons why a website doesn’t have social features, other silly…

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Social Media for Small Town Bloggers

Do you think your blog is not important enough to promote it via social media? Do you think writing posts for your dedicated audience is enough for you? If you…

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5 Features Facebook Should Have

So if your main concern with Facebook is that you may post things you later regret, then maybe Facebook should help by enabling features that could prevent the drunk-posting of…

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Check your privacy and app settings

In a perfect world, whenever someone signs up for Facebook, they have considered what they want to share. But how sure are you that your privacy settings are what you…

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Facebook needs customizable profiles

Facebook is all about expressing yourself. You can like bands, films, books and activities and join groups, upload your photos. It’s all about you! Or is it? Facebook is different…

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Why desktop OS should include social

Social media currently dominates our online behaviour. That’s why there are mobile apps available for almost every social network on nearly every mobile operating system (OS). While websites are perfectly…

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Claiming a Place in a Facebook World

“It’s the year 2011 A.D. In a World Wide Web not so far away, the evil empire of Facebook slowly expands and everything social seems to be under the rule of…

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Should Twitter focus on interests?

Twitter recently “improved” its website by changing search to find people based on interest. Search a topic and related users will pop up. Twitter’s new homepage welcomes new visitors by…