Archive for the 'social networks' Category
Break the law and your new ‘friend’ may be the FBI
March 16th, 2010AP – “The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law enforcement agents are following the rest of the Internet world into popular social-networking services, going undercover with false online profiles to communicate with suspects and gather private information, according to an internal Justice Department document that offers a tantalizing glimpse [...]
A Look at Copia
February 24th, 2010Media Bistro – “[W]hat’s novel about Copia is the combination of eCommerce, eReaders, and social networking it offers. Consumers can buy eBooks, interact with friends, and manage content across various devices through the same platform. Plus, Copia is introducing six (six!) new eReaders to the market, which would be the last thing we need, if [...]
Report: More newspaper research coming from social media
February 16th, 2010Biz Report – “Are you reading your local paper with a feeling of déjà vu? The feeling may not be a trick of the mind. According to a recent report, many newspaper reporters and editors are turning to social media for article ideas and research. The national survey, conducted by Don Bates with The George [...]
Social Media and Young Adults
February 4th, 2010Pew – “Two Pew Internet Project surveys of teens and adults reveal a decline in blogging among teens and young adults and a modest rise among adults 30 and older. Even as blogging declines among those under 30, wireless connectivity continues to rise in this age group, as does social network use. Teens ages 12-17 [...]
A world of connections
January 30th, 2010Economist – “Online social networks are changing the way people communicate, work and play, and mostly for the better, says Martin Giles”
Ethical Issues for Lawyers, Judges Using Social Networking
December 15th, 2009Technologist – “Trying to head off such situations before they occur, the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has issued an opinion about the ethical issues that crop up when Florida judges use social networking sites. While this opinion addresses Florida judges, it highlights ethical issues that all legal professionals should think about.”
Study: Social-media junkies use e-mail more
September 29th, 2009Duh
More here
Study: Users Spend More Time on Social Networks Than Ever Before, but Twitter’s Growth Slows Down
June 23rd, 2009Read/Write/Web – “According to a new study from Nielsen, Internet users spend more time on social networks and blogs in May 2009 than ever before. The total number of minutes increased 82% year-over-year. Unsurprisingly, Twitter saw the largest gain in total new users among social networks, with a 1,448% increase in visitors from May 2008 [...]
Manage your social life with these apps
June 10th, 2009CNET – “Managing social network profiles is getting more difficult. As we sign up for more services, we need to split our time between multiple sites. But with the help of social aggregators, we can limit those issues. The following tools do a fine job of keeping your social life in one spot, helping you [...]
Keeping up with social networks while on the go
December 7th, 2008International Herald Tribune – “For most people, a quick glance at Facebook, Twitter or MySpace is enough to get up to speed on one’s social circle. So why would you need to haul yourself to a computer just to do that? You don’t. As long as you’ve got the right phone.”
The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work
November 22nd, 2008The Importance of Social Networking to Information Work – “Collaboration software was designed for the information worker and it has indeed, helped tremendously by giving people more ways and channels to communicate and work together on content.”
CEOs take on Social Media
November 14th, 2008BusinessWeek – “Many CEOs use social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and Twitter personally, but few use them to communicate with stakeholders. And while 29% say social media can be a very or extremely effective way for companies to communicate, just as many find it ineffective.”
Social Networks Go to Work
November 2nd, 2008PC World – “Use of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube is widespread in business today, along with instant messaging, peer-to-peer file-sharing and media streaming, according to new research.”
Study Shows Social Networking At Work Is Good
October 30th, 2008Some conversation over at Slashdot
Social organizer
October 7th, 2008Washington Business Journal – “Facebook and Twitter have added a new layer of excitement to your social life, and maybe even your career. But an active online social life may be clogging your schedule and your computer. Time to get uncluttered.”
In uncertain times, networking can protect your career
September 21st, 2008Salt Lake Tribune – “Most career experts advise that one of the best steps you can take to ensure your career stays on track – whether you are laid off or not – is to network. In the end, they say, it’s often who you know that helps get you a job.”
That’s exactly how I [...]
Social networks fight to stay fresh:
August 8th, 2008The Modesto Bee – “[I]n an arena that grows more competitive each day, the personality of the individual sites becomes increasingly important in attracting and keeping people. It’s no longer enough to simply offer a way to share thoughts, music and photos. The novelty is wearing off.”
New Social Network ncludr Makes Everyone Your Friend
March 26th, 2008Adrants – “In what is clearly a joke or some sort of clandestine promotion for the next greatest social network or some other entity, ncludr.com (get it? includer?) has launched with snarky fanfare including claims it’s “the most awesomest ultimate social network ever” with “international membership already in the billions.”
Please, no more social networks
March 19th, 2008Stefanie Olsen – “The consensus here at the Dow Jones Web Ventures conference this week seems to be that the world doesn’t need another social network.”
Social Media Burnout
March 16th, 2008Eric Benderoff – “I have social media fatigue.”
Teens and Social Media
December 19th, 2007Pew – “The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media.”
The twopointohians are going to eat this up.
Be Our Friends
December 15th, 2007Cliff Landis – “Social networking sites: Getting friendly with our users”
Dark Side of Social Networks
December 15th, 2007New York Times – “Like most mobs, the one that pursued Megan Meier was cruel and unrelenting. Its members gathered on the social networking site MySpace and called Megan a liar, a fat whore and worse.”
Hype?
December 15th, 2007CNET – “Many companies are thinking about how they can take advantage of social-networking technology, but analysts at Gartner are warning against getting caught up in the hype.”
Kickin’ It Old School
November 23rd, 2007Laura M. Holson – “A Different Kind of Networking”
Study on SN’s in Schools Biased?
November 17th, 2007Stefanie Olsen – “Marlboro Man in the school library?”
More here.
Social Strangers
October 16th, 2007Nina Simon – “I’ve been thinking recently about the “why” behind encouraging social interactions among strangers in museums.”
There are Friends and There are Non-Meta Friends
October 6th, 2007Joel Stein – “Until we can build some kind of social network where we can present our true, flawed selves–perhaps some genius can invent something that takes place in a house over dinner with wine–I say we strip down our online communities to just the important parts.” (via)
See also, Ballad in Plain E – “I [...]
AntiSocial Networking
July 24th, 2007Annoyed Librarian – “If there were an antisocial networking site, I might join, but what would be the point.”
Keeping Up With Social Networking Tools
June 25th, 2007Connie Crosby has a new piece up on LLRX.
She quotes me as dubbing “Time Suck 2.0″. I checked and it seems I’m the only one to have blogged that phrase. Cool. Consider it trademarked (kidding!)
BTW, Ask.com is broken too. Lots of spam. Ick.
I’m totally unTwittered lately, and that will probably [...]
