So, you’re new to Facebook. You have your basic profile set up. You’ve added your relationship status, your place of work and of course the best possible the photos of yourself you can find at the absolute best angle. Everything is exactly the way you want it. Now what?

Well it’s time to explore. Beyond being able to look up friends, family members and long lost loves, Facebook is loaded with one-word applications activities and games for pure and simple entertainment.

One of the most popular games to …

A few months ago I watched “The Science of Sex Appeal” on the Discovery Channel. The entire program was great, but what I found most interesting was the portion on how we choose the people we date.
It has to do with the rating system – certain people are higher integers based on admirable characteristics. The experiment was fairly straightforward: everyone was randomly assigned an number and told to “mate” (hold hands, in this case) with the person who had the highest number. The catch was the participants had no idea …

Despite horror stories and Dateline specials, we still feel comfortable broadcasting our life’s every detail online. Perhaps it’s because the computer aids in making us feel a bit braver or we’re in a rush to find the perfect person and the more we share, the better, but there is something to say for not being overly revealing when it comes to dating.
Hypothetical situation: you join a dating site, find a great person, and spend hours emailing and chatting. You decide to meet, have a first date, and spend the entire …

They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  but if the picture is on Facebook, it’s more like “A picture is worth a thousand comments.”
Pictures! Once taken on Polaroid cameras for instant gratification. Then there was the film you had to send away to be developed or take to the local photo store, while you anxiously waited for days to see how the pictures came out.
Now, the digital world has allowed us to take photos and instantly decide if they’re keepers or if we should just press “delete.” And …

I follow 5 basic rules when I’m talking to someone for the first time, no matter the reason. Using these 5 rules, I’ve made some lasting friendships, dated a few men, obtained steady business, and weeded out the phonies. I don’t even want to share these rules because they’re so good. But I’m going to.
Some of these you may remember from previous articles I’ve written, so I won’t re-explain them all. However, I will provide you some link-love back to the other articles to read more in depth about some …

In a recent article, Kim pointed out some of the must know shorthand lingo. I am not discounting her. Every form of shorthand she mentioned is surely something that you need to know to keep up with conversations. However, not every instance is one in which shorthanded forms of words or phrases should be used.
Rule of thumb: If you can fit the word into the text message / Tweet (Twitter message) without shortening the word, then use the full form of the word. This basically leaves out using shorthand in …

Nothing spoils the greatness of an intriguing chat interaction like speaking with someone who has poor grammar and spelling.
“Your great too talk too. They’re r a million people out their and I am so glad I got too talk 2 u.”
Count the grammatical, spelling, and poor use of shorthand in the above line. How many did you get? I’ll give you the answer at the end of this post.
Most chat servers and e-mail programs are integrated with some sort of spell check these days. The red squiggly line appears if …

I tried my hardest to think of a good opening paragraph that included an anecdote, a seamless transition into today’s topic, and some sass, but it’s such a near-and-dear to my heart sort of thing that I’ll just come out with it: don’t lie. About anything. Ever.
It doesn’t do anyone any good. In fact, the truth is more beneficial than anything. It helps us form opinions and see things differently and establishes trust, and when the lie comes back around and reveals itself (and it will), the person on the …

If you are new to the internet, or interacting with people on the World Wide Web, then chances are you have seen some acronyms out there that you probably did not know what they meant.
But that is okay, because at e-swagger, we got you covered.
Although deciphering acronyms is like learning addition for some people, for many people, it just never clicks, or it is never really explained.
So here they are, in all their simplicity—a list of the top 5 acronyms used on the web.
5. TTYL – Talk to you later
This …

So by now you’ve joined Facebook…and you’re hooked.
It can be addictive. Once you find a friend or two, you start to think of other people from your past that you can locate. Before you know it, hours have gone by. You’re still in your pajamas. The kids are due home from school and the house is still a mess. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. You laugh because you know it’s true or you’ve been there.
Half the fun is learning to navigate your way around and learning the lingo.
What is a …