Links Round Up for 10/3/10
Here is the links round up for October 3, 2010
Why Everyone Would Pay $1 to use Facebook
My brother and I were having a discussion last night about Facebook and how Zuckerburg seems to have a ton of money, but it doesn’t seem like Facebook is generating anywhere near the amount of money it’s getting in venture capital (investor money). My brother cited ads, but ads don’t generate as much income as one would think, even with…
Links Round Up for 09/26/10
Here is the links round up for September 26, 2010
Links Round Up for 09/12/10
Here is the links round up for September 12, 2010
Facebook Places
A couple of weeks ago Facebook announced the latest service in their social networking scheme, Places. It allows you to ‘check-in’ using your iPhone or the mobile web and post your location to your Facebook profile. You can also tag friends and see who is nearby. I asked my students- college freshmen- what they thought of Facebook Places and got…
Links Round Up for 08/22/10 [Back to School]
Here is the links round up for August 22, 2010. This week’s is a back to school edition.
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The Truth About Facebook Privacy
Recently there has been a lot of hubbub about Facebook privacy, the “wall garden” and how much info they’re you’re making public. Someone even published this nifty graphic: Most of which isn’t actually true. Let me tell you all about it…
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Quick Tip: Facebook Privacy Settings
Facebook, at their annual F8 Conference in San Fransisco, announced that they were expanding the reach of social networking to make it easier for 3rd party sites to access your information on Facebook. This sounds awesomely wonderful if you don’t care about the info you put online. A possible plus is full integration between your likes and related sites. Maybe…
Facebook Photo Virus
Over the last couple of days, a Facebook virus has been going around, cropping up in user’s notifications that someone has, “commented on a photo of you” or “posted a photo of you.” Upon clicking the link, however, you’re taken to a blank 3rd party app page that is automatically installed on your profile. From what I’ve gathered so far,…
Droid Does
Those of you who know me might be surprised that I got a Droid less than one year after I got the Blackberry Storm. Those of you who really know me aren’t surprised one bit. As soon as I saw an Android phone come to Verizon, I was interested. I’m highly dependent on Google (Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, etc. etc.), I…
