Journalist Ashlee Betteridge watches while Jakarta trembles with their latest earthquake, which hit 7.0 on the Richter scale.
Scoble: Twitter is worth $5-10 billion
Valuations of Twitter at several million are way underselling how big the company has become, says tech guru Robert Scoble: it’s probably worth something like $5 billion. Twitter has taken over the world, he says, and Facebook is just playing catch-up.
Wired’s new rules of etiquette for a New Media world
Navigating social mores was tough enough before we entered the Digital Age, but the internet has literally added a whole new dimension to the complex labyrinth of human interaction. Wired explain how polite society should behave in the 21st century, inexplicably including tips from Brad Pitt.
Faith and Facebook
In all the personal information flying around on social networking site Facebook, two little words pack a lot more meaning than may first appear: ‘Religious Views”. An interesting look at how users tackle the Big Question in 100 characters or fewer.
Time for Twitter to cash in?
Last year, Twitter turned down a $500 million buy-out offer from Facebook. It made sense: Twitter was the hottest property going around, and its social stock is still rising. But with others on its tail, should the company quit while it’s still ahead?
Facebook fail: privacy alert on uploaded minutiae
A law suit unfolding in California about privacy and Facebook, has been described, and possibly kindly, as a “jumbled mess”, thanks to discrepancies in national privacy laws.
HuffPost Social: the future or the death of journalism?
The Huffington Post has partnered with Facebook to release a new feature called HuffPost Social News, allowing users to track and share the HuffPo articles they’re reading. It’s the futureof journalism, says Chadwick Matlin, although it won’t necessarily be its saviour.
Is Sarah Palin writing her own Facebook notes?
Every time former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin writes something on her Facebook page, the press goes nuts for it. But come on, says Gawker: they’re far too coherent, well-argued and grammatically correct to have ever been penned by Palin herself.
Facebook status: beating Twitter
Twitter might get all the media attention, but Facebook is currently growing faster in the US. The main reason? The new ‘everyone’ button, proving that no one likes privacy these day.
Tweet tweet: Facebook status search enabled
In the battle for social networking supremacy, Facebook has introduced a function to search status updates of both your ‘friends’ and the public. So, yes, it will be just like Twitter.
Facebooking fogies take the appeal out of social media
A new study says young people are abandoning social media — and it’s no wonder, given the desperate enthusiasm with which many of their parents have embraced it, writes Jackie Ashley. What a great way to get kids away from the computer and out into the fresh air.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: In defence of Facebook
Crikey readers defend Facebook, and discuss abortion laws, Telstra bills, same-sex marriage and more.
VIDEO: TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington on Charlie Rose
TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington talks to Charlie Rose about Google vs. Microsoft Bing, e-readers, Facebook and his decision to publish those leaked Twitter documents.
Facebook history author: be afraid
The author of a book about the founding of Facebook says the company is “terrified” by its contents, which claim it was started when creator Mark Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s servers to create a “hot or not” website because he couldn’t pick up women.
Facebook now worth $6.5 billion
Facebook’s investor is allowing their employees to sell shares at a valuation of $6.5 billion — meaning the company is now worth more than CBS, Discovery Communications and Macy’s.
What your social media choice says about you
According to a fascinating study into social media personality types, Facebookers are “more likely to be married (40%), white (80%) and retired (6%)” than other social network users.
Tweeting up Facebook
Are Facebook’s new Twitter-style options actually a good thing?
The writing renaissance will be blogged (tweeted, Facebooked)
Those who would never write letters (too slow and anachronistic) or postcards now send missives with abandon, from long thoughtful memos to brief and clever quips about evening plans, says Anne Trubek.
Oops M16 chief’s wife unmasks him on Facebook
Traps for young players. Lady Sawers — wife of Sir John Sawers who’s set to take over as chief of the Secret Intelligence Service — has inadvertently given out intimate family details … on Facebook.
Facebook’s privacy problems
Facebook wants its users to share more of their information and content with the rest of the web in an effort to keep up with Twitter. Facebook users… don’t.
Just privately: Facebook, Twitter & co. for sale
Rachel Metz explores a novel idea that could allow company insiders to sell shares in their companies, even before they go public.
Fight Club director slated for Facebook movie
Fight Club director David Fincher is looking likely to direct a movie about Facebook. Yes, they’re making a movie about Facebook. We know.
Leaked: AP’s staff social media guidelines
Reading companies’ social media guidelines is always fun (and no, we don’t have any beyond using it constantly and gratuitously). Valleywag got their mitts on the Associated Press’ slightly “paranoid” rules for their staff.
