Tag Archives: Facebook
Looking for the Next Facebook
Legend has it that Bill Gates used to say the biggest threat to Microsoft was a developer working away in his basement – a premonition that was realized with two guys named Larry Page and Sergey Brin created Google. It’s … Continue reading
Has Facebook Jumped the Shark?
Wired.com’s Epicenter is asking a question that many people have been whispering recently: Has Facebook gone rogue, and should we be looking for an alternative? In the wake of Facebook’s new everything-is-public approach and its Graph API, it is difficult … Continue reading
Facebook: Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t
Joshua Errett had a good column in Now Magazine about Facebook’s latest strategic salvos for Web domination. A comment that resonated was the reality that even if you oppose Facebook’s everything-is-public approach, it is difficult, if not impossible, to avoid … Continue reading
Has Facebook Just Repackaged Beacon? Does Anyone Care?
Apologies for beating a dead horse but it has been more than a week since Facebook launched several major changes in which it operates, highlighted by a huge move in making more data public, and how third-party Web sites are … Continue reading
Is Social Media Driven by Anxiety?
A friend of mine has a theory about why social media has been embraced so enthusiastically as a “tell-out” medium in which people voluntarily and happily disclose incredible amounts of details about their personal and professional lives. He believes a … Continue reading
A Must-Do: Check Your Facebook Privacy Settings
If you haven’t checked your Facebook privacy settings recently, here’s some advice: put aside a solid 30 minutes and do a thorough review of every single item within your profile. Take a look at the information that you’re sharing, and … Continue reading
