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It’s complicated: Thoughts on why Facebook doesn’t like you to be alone
Jane Austen was a big fan of an advantageous marriage, and so it seems, is Facebook. One's changes in relationship status are the most prominent feature on the Timeline after being born, and of course, joining Facebook.Facebook has even designed little icons for these events; I recently saw a friends’ engagement announced with a little blue ring and a neat date underneath.Is meeting the right person such a notable achievement? Irritated singletons might wonder why all the Timeline ...Tomorrow’s online world: Regulating Google & Facebook
The internet is a big place and companies like Facebook are dominating major parts of it. The concept of regulation has been floating about for a few years now and, more recently, Google and Facebook have found themselves in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) following privacy violations.What regulators are doing now isn't a very accurate approach according to Matthew Howett, Ovum's regulations and policy practice leader. At this year's Korea Communications Conference, Howett explored the new disruptive ...15 of the coolest creative Facebook Timeline hacks
As the Facebook Timeline roll out continues, more and more users are being forced to decide which image is worthy of being set as their cover photo. While you may still be flicking through your albums to find a photo where you look as good as you do in your profile pic (even at a larger size), there are cool people out there who are using the space to make Facebook more awesome.Dusty BuellWith some careful cropping and clever photo ...Facebook ‘friends’ may not be welcome on Google+
Is Google+ a ghost town? A lot of people feel it is because their “friends” and family are not on Google+, they are on Facebook.But comments by some avid Google+ users seem to suggest that “friends” from Facebook may actually not be welcome or invited on Google+.According to Google+ tips and tricks guy M Sinclair Stevens, Facebook can be likened to your small hometown, where you know or supposed to know everybody. Google+ on the other hand ...Meet the Facebook, Google and Zynga overlords [Infographic]
We are all slaves to Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, this infographic is a bit dramatic, especially the whole ‘Internet slaves, meet your masters’ part and all the mobster-ish illustrations of major tech leaders, but it does have a point. As millions continue to sign up for Facebook or a Google account or play a game of Farmville, these companies are becoming more and more profitable and powerful.You probably know all about Google’s privacy problems and that Safari tracking debacle, and maybe ...Thanks to Facebook, my birthday is an event
I recently had my birthday, which for most people is the day of the year when they have the most activity on their Facebook page. When I checked my Facebook on the day I saw only four birthday posts on my Timeline. I felt taken aback.All of the people that I have close relationships with had already phoned me by then, I had a great birthday date planned, and was going to see all of my closest friends at ...5 Reasons Facebook Timeline’s time is limited
By now, most Facebook users have made the transition to the new Timeline profile page, and it’s only inevitable that the resistant few will be forced to follow, as Facebook make the changes permanent in the next week or so. The change has been advertised as a way in which to “rediscover the things you shared”, but more importantly, as a way to map personal milestones that occurred in the days pre-social media. As with all Facebook updates, user response ...How to lockdown your Facebook profile in seconds
Worried about Facebook security? Sick off all those annoying apps pestering you for things you really couldn’t give less of a damn about? Fear not, there is a solution.Storify marketing director Jeff Elder has put together a nifty chart explaining how easy it is to manage how much access your friends’ apps have to your personal information:If you’re one of those people who think that Facebook having all that information on you isn’t an issue then hey, completely ...Why Facebook stumped up $1bn for Instagram
To paraphrase the punk band Anti Flag, 1-billion dollars “could buy a lot of bling”. Or, if you’re Facebook, it could buy you Instagram. But why did the world’s largest social network splash out so much for the photo-sharing app?Is it because it’s so addictive? Has Facebook suddenly got penchant for vintage photo filters? Or is it more interested in digging its claws into the info Instagram has on its 30-million plus users.According to tech research company Ovum, ...Facebook doles out $1bn for Instagram
Just days after Instagram launched an Android version of its immensely popular app, Facebook has bought the photo-sharing social network.Facebook is estimated to have paid around US$1-billion in cash and stock options for the company.This is a massive acquisition for the social networking super power, which itself is on the verge of what is expected to be a record-setting IPO.In fact, the acquisition is so big that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted about it on ...
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