Archive for the ‘Links’ Category
Friday, April 11th, 2008
What do these two have in common?
If you read Mashable you've probably seen this post about Guy Bono's EU bill encouraging countries to treat internet access as a human right:
Here’s what Guy Bono has to say about the idea of shutting down internet access to anyone, for whatever reason: “The ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
In case anyone reading this blog is interested or amused by my social media ramblings (actually, I guess that would be all of you, almost by definition), you can hear the lovely timbre of my voice on this podcast over at MySuccessGateway.com.
Jim Peake interviewed me at the beginning of ...
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Monday, November 12th, 2007
Apparently, according to those with a sneak peak at this week's ComScore numbers, Facebook has yet to fully recover from the September traffic dip (i.e. get back to August numbers), but MySpace is roaring ahead with record highs in unique visitor counts:
Facebook bounced back from the seasonal downturn in September, ...
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Saturday, November 10th, 2007
Facebook isn't your diary - Los Angeles Times
The rules of online privacy are fuzzy and constantly changing.
(tags: facebook)
Open Social is not that "open" after all
It need approval! Even for a gadget to add into my own profile need their approval! What kind of "open" it is?!
(tags: opensocial)
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Scoble and Owyang on Facebook's "Fansumers" Announcement
Two of my favorite minds in this space have a wonderful conversation about Facebook's newest offering for brands.
(tags: Facebook branding scoble owyang)
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Idea 5: Open Social portal for Facebook
Is it possible to create a wrapper to translate Open Social applications to run on the Facebook platform?
(tags: facebook facebook_platform opensocial)
Barbie Becomes an Authentication Device for Pre-Teen Friendship
Mattel builds a safe community for teenage girls and leverages special friendship authentication for profit.
(tags: barbie mattel ...
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Slide’s Top Friends App Emerges as 3rd Largest Social Network (and Other Unintended Consequences of OpenSocial)
Lee Lorenzen -- of "Facebook is worth $100 billion" fame -- sounds off on Open Social.
(tags: lee_lorenzen, opensocial)
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Privacy Groups Propose Do-Not-Track List
AdAge sounds off on Facebook/Microsoft's new ad network that will reportedly use cookies and Facebook profile data to target ads on third party sites.
(tags: advertising privacy targeting cookies)
OpenSocial was inevitable
"It’s an idea I heard bandied about frequently in the hallways at Web 2.0 Summit and, given ...
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Will Google “Friendster” Facebook? « Scobleizer
In which the eminent Scobleizer turns "Friendster" from a proper noun into a verb meaning "to make irrelevant in the social networking space."
(tags: google facebook opensocial)
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Microsoft-Facebook: 'A True Bubble Deal'
"A deal that values Facebook at 100x cash flows and 500x profits is a true bubble deal. Let's call this one what it is. Microsoft is buying real estate for ads and Zuckerberg simply drove the price sky-high based on nothing more then his charisma. That's
(tags: ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
Hack Attack: Getting good with Google Reader
A neat primer on getting good with Google Reader. Helps to stay on top of your communities.
(tags: google_reader google)
Altura Ventures CEO: Why Not Facebook Commerce? on Epicenter
Lee Lorenzen shares his vision for e-commerce on Facebook. He's banking on this change in the user experience ...
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Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Facebook - is it worth $10 billion?
Charlene Li from Forrester explains why the MS deal at the MS price makes numerical sense, among other things
(tags: facebook Microsoft socialnetworking social_media)
Facebook worth $15 billion, accepts $240 million from Microsoft
Brian Solis covers the MS-Facebook investment. WSJ quote + Press release.
(tags: facebook microsoft social_media ...
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
DATABASE TOOLBOX: 20+ Database Tools & Resources
A handy post from Mashable about some neat tools for handling databases. If you're a fledgling developer, some of these might prove most useful.
(tags: databases sql)
Hugh Grant in drunken Facebook romp
I knew something like this would surface eventually. Too bad he doesn't have a ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
Did Facebook Disable Your Account? — Facebook Observer
It seems like Facebook has been disabling accounts for some strange-sounding reasons.
(tags: facebook disabled_accounts)
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Krishwords » Blog Archive » Salvaging Sanity in the Facebook Mania
After all, facebook is a tool for people living in this real world. It has people of all ages doing things suitable for all ages. We also have control over who gets to be our friend in facebook. If someone ...
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