Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Dear IPhone Users: Your Apps Are Spying on You
Recently, Palm came under fire when programmer Joey Hess discovered the Pre’s smartphone OS was sending users’ GPS locations back to Palm on a daily basis.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Top 100 Search Terms Queried by Kids
Security firm Symantec has identified the top 100 searches conducted by children online.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Why Don’t You Love Flock?
A few days ago, the social web browser Flock released version 2.5 of their software, integrating Facebook Chat, improving Twitter functionality, and adding a new broadcasting feature called “Flockcast.”
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Despite Recession, More Than 50 Percent of Marketers Increase Spending on Social Media
In a recession, budgets are tightened, jobs are cut, and those who remain are expected to do more with less. Given this type of economic reality, it’s surprising to hear of an industry reporting an increase in spending on anything, much less on something as new as social media. Yet that’s exactly what’s occurring. According to a new Forrester Research survey of 145 global interactive marketers in both B2B and B2C companies with more than 250 employees, the use of social media as a marketing tool is on the rise.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The End of Online Anonymity
It seems we’re approaching a new age here on the Internet. Instead of being anonymous, faceless IP addresses, social computing and changing technologies have allowed the lines between the “real” world and the “virtual” world to blur.
Friday, July 18, 2008
The Story of the Fail Whale
Twitter users are very familiar with the iconic image of the Fail Whale. This social object has been latched onto by Twitter fans not just as a representation of Twitter’s downtime, but also as a representation of the community’s love for the service and their hope for its triumph over their many struggles.
Friday, March 21, 2008
The Conversation Has Left the Blogosphere
We’ve seen a lot of new aggregation services and lifestreaming applications come into play recently, and we’ve questioned whether they’re adding to the conversation or just adding to our information overload. (See our coverage on FriendFeed, for example). And today, MyBlogLog even added even more lifestreams to subscribe to.
The truth of the matter is, like it or not, the conversations that once existed solely in the blogosphere have now moved on. People still comment, but in a lot of cases, those comments aren’t found on the blog itself. So the question is, has the conversation become diluted among all the different services and applications? Or is it just adding layers to the original topic? And most importantly, how can you keep up?
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