Why Social Networks Make Life Complicated
The social Web is becoming fractured by social-networking corporations (SoNetCorps). In a search for increased per capita revenue from a plateauing user base, companies are now dividing the social Web into fiefdoms of “FaceyVille,” “Googlandaivia,” “Twitstonia,” “Linkindia,” and so on. Initially SoNetCorps allowed interaction between competing services and built that into their systems. It was in their best interest when they were small and growing because people would follow the links back to the originating site. A link from a… continue…
Why Doesn’t Facebook’s iOS Messenger Connect With Desktops?
Given the number of free VoiP apps available in Apple’s App Store and Google Play, Facebook’s free calling feature in its iOS Messenger app may not seem groundbreaking… except for its potential to bridge calling between desktop and mobile. Note the word “potential.” If you’ve managed to keep your Facebook friend list limited to actual friends, you’ll avoid the app’s one hideous drawback: Adding anyone on Facebook has become equivalent to exchanging phone numbers. The friend-happy may want to exercise… continue…
Facebook Is Sued Over ‘Like’ Button Functionality
It’s another lawsuit for Facebook, this time over the way its “Like” button works. Supposedly, a Dutch programmer, Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer, patented a similar tool some five years before Mark Zuckerberg founded his now-ubiquitous company. Since Van Der Meer died in 2004, his family has been pursuing what they see as adequate compensation for his inventions. In 1998, Van Der Meer was working on a social diary called Surfbook. He registered a patent for a feature that… continue…
Facebook’s Graph Search: Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye
Facebook’s Graph Search: Kiss Your Privacy Goodbye (via slashdot) Over the past couple of weeks, Facebook has made a lot of hoopla about its new “Graph Search.” Regardless of one’s personal feelings about Facebook itself, the social network is deeply baked into the fabric of the Web—so whenever they introduce anything new, it has the potential to greatly… continue…
Instagram Launches Into Damage Control
Instagram Launches Into Damage-Control Mode, But Will It Succeed? (via slashdot) Instagram to world: perhaps we should have been more clear. Thousands of people have already taken to Twitter and Web forums to express their displeasure over Instagram’s newly revamped Terms of Use, which includes provisions that make it seem as if the photo-sharing service can sell user photos… continue…
Technology to Watch for in 2013
What’s coming to technology next year? Despite what consultants tell, predicting the future is all about educated guessing as opposed to science. Still, guessing can be fun. So let’s see… Apple Just before the end of this year, Tim Cook decided to speak — a lot. As the new CEO, it was probably a very tough year for him. In an interview with Business Week, he said that “Apple has changed every day since I have been here” and that… continue…
Yahoo’s Flickr Joins Instagram, Twitter Battle
Yahoo’s Flickr Steps into Instagram, Twitter Photo Battle (via slashdot) Now this is just getting ridiculous. The same week that Twitter and Instagram decide to kick off a minor war over photo sharing, Yahoo announced a new Flickr app for iPhone (along with some new navigation tools for Flickr’s Website). Clearly the fate of the Internet—and the fortunes of multibillion… continue…
The Tech Companies With the Happiest Employees
Facebook, Riverbed Technology and Google are among the best technology companies to work for, according to employee reviews compiled by Glassdoor. And, here’s the top 50 companies, listed alphabetically: The top 10 shared several characteristics, Glassdoor says: a solid company culture, opportunities to advance, training, a clear vision and transparency from senior executives, and s respect among employees. Besides leading the tech list, Facebook ranked first in the Top 50 list for all industries for the second straight year. Mark… continue…
Twitter and Facebook Face Off Over Instagram
Twitter and Facebook: The Web’s Next Big Battle (via slashdot) Back in April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg slapped down a cool $1 billion for Instagram, a photo-sharing network. At the time, some tech pundits insisted that Zuckerberg had overpaid for the service—perhaps grievously so. Others thought the acquisition was a solid move, a way for Facebook to strengthen… continue…
Facebook’s Wanna-Be Co-Owner Arrested for Fraud
Remember Paul Ceglia, the New York businessman who claimed Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave him a 50 percent stake in the social media behemoth? Well, it turns out federal prospectors didn’t buy it. Early Friday the 39-year-old Ceglia was arrested at his Wellsville, N.Y., home and charged with one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. Each carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison – ouch! Last year Ceglia, in an amended lawsuit against Zuckerberg… continue…
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