Google has announced the completion of its acquisition of wearable company Fitbit. The announcement was made by Google Senior Vice President, Devices & Services…
Privacy on social networks: Do people really care?
The issue of privacy online has and always will be contentious. Since the explosion of the internet in the 90’s, our lives are increasingly…
Round-up: Facebook privacy reversal receives mixed reaction
With the official Quit Facebook Day only three days away, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched a media blitz to introduce a simplified set of…
Cultural trends in the use of Facebook
Business anthropologists like myself observe people’s habits and behaviours, and translate these observations into useful insights about their lives, and how they interact with…
Are we surrendering our privacy too easily?
Google Buzz is really messing with my brain. All my other social media activities fit nicely along the private-public continuum we all have to…
