How Social Media is Playing a Role in Power Global Revolution
The recent Arab Spring revolutions and Occupy Wall Street protests have showed that social media, in particular Twitter and Facebook, have changed the way that power is structured in our society, doing...
View ArticleWhat’s the Best Computer for Your Parents?
This post doesn’t apply to all parents, obviously. But if you’ve been living out of the house for a couple of decades or more, you might find this situation familiar. (Or, if you’re younger, you might...
View ArticleHow to Stop Annoying Google+ Event Email Notifications
Google announced a new feature to Google+ during the Google I/O keynote on Wednesday: Events. This is a clever addition to the Google+ service that allows you to schedule events that invitees can add...
View ArticleWhy Internet Boycotts Usually Fail
My Google+ stream was flooded with calls to boycott Apple this weekend. But I’ve seen countless calls to shut down companies like Coca Cola, Pepsi, JC Penny, JP Morgan, Bank of America, and numerous...
View ArticleConfessions of a Retired Comment Moderator
Guest blogger Elliot Guest writes: If you take nothing more away from this article, let it be this: The comment system as we know it is simply a sum of its parts. Those parts that interact together are...
View ArticleIs the World Ready for Virtual Reality?
Virtual reality may finally be heading to the gaming world after decades of failed attempts and lackluster consumer adoption thanks to the Rift project by Oculus. The virtual reality headset has the...
View ArticleAmazon Enters the Content Creation World with Living Classics Game
Amazon has made an announcement that is sure to make folks at their competitor’s offices take notice. With the announcement of a new division within Amazon (Amazon Game Studios), the retail giant has...
View ArticleNot-so-friendly Requests: Adware on Facebook
“Mom? Why do you ha… where are all these ads coming from on your Facebook wall?” I asked as I sat down next to my mother with my laptop rested on my lap beside her. She glanced up from her laptop and...
View ArticleGoodbye, Social Media; I’m Leaving You
This is story that has been told many times already, yet this is not a rant. I’m not saying that social media is useless, or a futile attempt to facilitate communication. On the contrary. Social Media...
View ArticleA Plea to Klout
I’ve written about the gamification of influence before, and my main premise remains the same: gamifying influence dismantles trust systems. Some platforms, like connect.me, have actually attempted to...
View ArticleThe Day I Let My Kid Have a Facebook Account
Facebook, to be honest, is something I ruefully enjoy. In fact, about a year or two ago, I cancelled Facebook and only came back after several months when I felt it was “safe.” Clustering just my...
View ArticleAnything You Tweet Can Be Held Against You
Social media has created some interesting challenges for those of us who choose to use it. In fact, it is hard for many of us to remember what life was like prior to the cellphone or a time when we...
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View ArticleIs It Too Late for MySpace?
MySpace has released a video detailing its latest redesign, which intends to bring folks back to the social network that was largely abandoned with the rise of Facebook. MySpace, which was widely known...
View ArticleCalifornia Employers Banned from Requiring Social Network Credentials
In what can only be described as a win for privacy advocates in California, Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law that effectively ban the request of social media usernames and passwords by...
View ArticleWhy Companies Should Not Hire Based on Klout Scores
Klout scores have started to find their way into job postings by otherwise reputable companies attempting to find individuals to help run their online communities. This sounds, on the surface, like the...
View ArticleSocial Networking Sites for Diabetics
A hundred years ago, if you were diagnosed with diabetes, it was basically like being handed a death sentence. Today, with the arrival of new drugs and treatments, this is no longer the case. In...
View ArticleSocial Media Kills Creativity? Not Quite
Looking at search results, it seems to be believed that social media kills creativity. In fact, I said goodbye to social media myself not so long ago. Yet this decision was grounded mostly in the...
View ArticleHow to Use Social Media to Improve Your Marriage
Marriage takes a lot of work. No matter how desperately in love the couple was on the day they gave their vows, the fact is that two humans living together takes patience and compromise on both sides....
View ArticleWould You Pay $1 to Message Anyone on Facebook?
Facebook recently posted this statement: “Imposing a financial cost on the sender may be the most effective way to discourage unwanted messages and facilitate delivery of messages that are relevant and...
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