I’m no Luddite. But I flushed Facebook from my life more than a year ago because it simply wasn’t clear what they were up to. Google+ is really just Facebook with a Google logo.
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StumbleUpon the biggest social media traffic driver to US websites
Web ‘discovery engine’ StumbleUpon, which was sold to eBay for US$75 million in 2007, has overtaken Facebook as the biggest social media traffic driver to US websites, reports Colleen Taylor.
Come in Spinner: From scrolls to codices to iPads — welcome @thePope
While the Christians lead the way with the codex, they are catching up, a bit late, with the next piece of revolutionary technology — the digital pad.
Network effect to keep Facebook safe from Google move
Facebook, more than almost any other company, is a beneficiary of a global “network effect”.
If Facebook killed Myspace will Google+ kill THE social network?
Facebook is THE Social Network, right? Yeah, there was a movie. We all agreed! Last week. But not if the recently launched Google has launched Google+ (pronounced “Google Plus”) has anything to do with it.
Facebook to launch “something awesome” next week
King of the kids, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, told a group of journos that Facebook is launching “something awesome” next week. Is it the long awaited iPad app or an app for photo-sharing?
Vancouver’s cyber-stasi: a Facebook counter-revolution
Facebook and Twitter is supposed to bring people together. Yet in Vancouver a citizen-led virtual witchhunt is underway for those involved in a recent riot — with potentially profound implications for mass surveillance and control, writes Inga Ting.
The right way to stalk a first date on Facebook
Prior to a first date, there’s nothing wrong with doing a little homework — and that’s where Facebook can come in handy. But there are certain do’s and don’ts one ought to abide by. Meredith Singer explains.
Aaron Sorkin and David Simon don’t ‘get’ social media
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin knew virtually nothing about Facebook before he wrote The Social Network and The Wire’s David Simon is critical of twitter’s impact on journalism. Maybe one day they’ll come around, writes Shea Bennett.
Facebook on track to take over the world
Facebook’s growth may have slowed in recent months, but a series of world maps from All Facebook reveals the social networking site continues to spread its cyber tentacles across the globe, writes Nick O’Neill.
Political snippets: A European version of the Lehman Bros collapse
That is the rather frightening prospect raised overnight by the head of the eurozone.
What not to do to score a date on Facebook
Facebook has connected many an online romance, but there are certain boo-boos one should avoid if they want to attract the opposite sex. All Facebook provides some pointers.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The trouble of Facebook and kids
Crikey reads have their say.
Facebook for under-13s? Who’s kidding whom here?
If you reckon under-13s shouldn’t be interacting online, then you’re an idiot. What you’re really saying is that you want to destroy our children’s ability to cope with life.
Is social media eroding our humanity?
Patience, consideration, wisdom, intimacy — these are not values encouraged by Twitter and Facebook. Social media is an amazingly powerful platform but it may be forcing us to unlearn important things, says NYT editor Bill Keller.
The Brocial Network proves just why we need Slutwalk
A new Facebook group called the Brocial Network are posting photos of partially-dressed women without their consent. Just because women post scantily clad pictures of themselves on Facebook does not mean they consent to being sexually objectified or harassed.
Media briefs: Hywood responds … News Corp to reveal political contributions. … new super-injunction …
In today’s Media Briefs: Greg Hywood responds to staff criticism … Tightening budget strains ABC foreign news … The UK’s new super-injunction … The Department of Corrections … McGuire says Nine may bid for AFL … and more …
Facebook busted trying to smear Google
Facebook recently hired a PR agent who has been quietly encouraging journos and bloggers to write anti-Google stories questioning whether Google’s new social media strategy violates people’s privacy.
The world has more than one Mark Zuckerberg
If you had Googled “Mark Zuckerberg” in 2004 you would have been directed to bankruptcy lawyer Mark S Zuckerberg. Now, his name overtaken by a far more famous man, the Indianapolis resident is marketing himself as “Other Zuckerberg.”
Social media shit storm leads to AFL revolt
AFL fans across all clubs have united on Twitter and Facebook to offer support for Jack Trengrove, who has been suspending for three weeks following a contentious tackle, writes Leigh Josey.
Media briefs: Budget beat-ups begin … SMH goes back in time
The Canberra Times previews the ACT state budget, American retailer Backcountry had to apologise for a tasteless email and other media news.
Does social media actually increase online purchases?
Common wisdom suggests marketers should hurry to platforms such as Facebook and Twitter but a new study claims social media has little influence on purchasing behaviour, reports Todd Wasserman.
Why Apple will (eventually) fail — the industry guarantees it
Apple relies on a few key products, all of which require upgrading every 12 months. That’s a horribly short product lifecycle that demands constant innovation, writes John Addis, founder of The Intelligent Investor and a Crikey director.
The gay kiss Facebook won’t let you see
After two men were booted out of an English pub for kissing, a ‘Kiss-In’ was planned at the pub to raise awareness of gay rights. But a photo advertising the event — surprise surprise, of two men kissing — was removed by Facebook for violating its code of conduct. Why?
