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ReadWriteWeb
It might take a few more years, or it might happen suddenly, but trends appear to indicate that the time when Internet Explorer is used by the majority of people on the web will soon come to an end. New numbers from analytics firm Net Applications put IE at a mere 67.5%, having dropped more than 7% last year. The bulk of (Read More)
Feb 07, 2009
: It might surprise most peeps that there are still some who dunno what FF is! Naturally, we head instantly to the download page.
Feb 07, 2009
: As the great Marc Presnky points out there is a vast differential between the fluent and new to the net - digital immigrants vs digital natives is massive. And even the natives are not properly taught to search the net. Time to look to education. Not browsers. Then at least we can all make an informed decision about browsers. Personally I am a recent chrome adoptee. Ex Flock.
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ReadWriteWeb
Where you are is as important as what you're looking for. That's why more and more services are looking to location as a filter for providing relevant information when and where we need it. So it only makes sense that Google - a company known for its ability to deliver relevant information - get into the location-aware app (Read More)
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ReadWriteWeb
Yesterday, Google announced a new mobile location-aware application called Latitude, which lets you track your friends' whereabouts using your mobile phone. The move will have major ramifications to the current mobile social networking market which was just beginning to get off the ground. The question we must ask now is th (Read More)
Feb 04, 2009
: Its a very advanced application, you can switch it off or not. As for social networking I think it has amazing potential providing that users are 'taught' how to use it sensibly. Bearing in mind todays news that so many sex offenders were removed from MySpace it may be worth considering a decent walk through of the app with warnings and advice for security. As with FB the default setting should be private and you have the choice to opt open!
Feb 06, 2009
: Google didn't "kill" other geolocation services and social networks. They just added another one to the mix. Unfortunately, those without smartphones are left out of Google's. BrightKite is my clear favorite because they were first, allow multiple methods of access (sms, email, website), and (ironically) they're already using Google Maps for their location-finding. Seems like Google should've bought BrightKite instead of Dodgeball. 
Feb 16, 2009
: VERY interesting article on Latitude's impact on all the other 'mobile social networks'. This is a really poignant reminder - We should really prioritize content over features. IMHO, users will come to us because we give them the best recommendations, not because we are the easiest way to connect with people. This means recommending things that are (1) close and (2) match users preferences (incl. price range). We should kill events that are likely to be over, that are sold out, etc. Forcefeeding RBLs is a short term cash flow fix - innovating to give users value will lower churn and boost $$ over the longer term. What do you think Facebook's churn is?
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President-Elect Obama begins to outline his plan to grow government as an approach to solving the country's $$ woes. (Read More)
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Jan 08, 2009
: I don't like the idea of bigger government and don't have much more to add to this subject. We're going to go through pain beyond measure in the future if we increase spending and the National Debt beyond what already seem like unfathomable numbers.
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social|median
I am thrilled to announce that socialmedian is being acquired by XING of Hamburg, Germany.This is great news for socialmedian's members as XING is committed to growing and developing socialmedian both as a standalone service as well launching integrated socialmedian services on XING, one of the leading online business netwo (Read More)
Dec 19, 2008
: That's great for you and socialmedian. Congratulations and good luck. I've begun work on a new social media blog set to launch in the beginning of the new year but now I find myself itching to write about this news.
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Scobleizer
Guy Kawasaki is a pretty influential guy and when he says “Twitter is a weapon,” in an interview I did with him my ears perk up.But he got more outrageous from there. He took on TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington with a challenge. Guy would rather give up his cell phone for a week than give up Twitter for a week. (Read More)
Dec 15, 2008
: @joebachana I agree. Every once in a while we do need to realise that there is a life outside the devices we use. Else one of these days we will end up becoming a part of the machine...remember the movie "The Lawnmower Man"?
Dec 19, 2008
: @joebachana Healthy detox sounds like a wise idea. S|M tools and points of contact are piling up rapidly and can consume a lot of brain bandwidth if not careful.
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Social media mimics real relationships — in many cases. Would you do the following within real face-to-face relationships?. (Read More)
Dec 13, 2008
: Well, I like tje article and I am here for peaceful networking.I view yesterday on LI a pps by a dutchman that I liked particularly one of his slides: To own is about building your ego. Sharing is about building a Network. To share means that what is good for you, can be good for others. Why keep it to yourself! The message is important. The messenger should not be a messiah why not? 64
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Submitted by Michaelfidler:
Anthony Ha at Venturebeat reported on Friday that Socialmedian has left the beta stage (whatever that means). Ha says it's an important milestone for the company. Ha went on to note, "I'm not seeing anything that will tempt me away from social messaging/sharing sites like Twitter and FriendFeed, or the sharing option within (Read More)
Dec 08, 2008
: This is an example of a reviewer not taking the time to erly test what they are reviewing. He's entitled to his opinion's but there is information in here that's inaccurate. I'll leave him a comment on his site when I get home tonight
Dec 10, 2008
: @michaelfidler Indeed! I'm sure there's a disconnect here! But, I simply cannot parse his flamepost, his problem, his defensiveness, and his lazy generalizing. I won't have it! And, I'm sure I'll forget all about it in a few weeks.
Dec 11, 2008
: @jasongoldberg We got your back ... without prompting! I agree with @reechard, @centernetworks still refuses to reply when he was asked directly by me to explain despite complaining that no one asked! Seems that it must only be flamebait. It is unfortunate because I am turned away from CN now.
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Submitted by The Puck
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Let’s be clear, there are no rules for who you need to follow on twitter. You follow who you want, block you want, and talk to whomever you want to talk to. I’ve had several people tell me that ... (Read More)
Dec 07, 2008
: Segues nicely with an article I wrote recently, spelling out my Twitter rules, which I've added to my Twitter profile. Jacob & I are in total agreement; you can't participate in every conversation and you're just being disingenuous if you follow everyone else back automatically...
Dec 09, 2008
: @Thechannelc I only respond to a DM if I need to. I will reply to a direct question even if only to say I don't know, as I like to be polite. However, I only follow a very few people by SMS, so I don't see tweets when I'm away from my computer, unless I scroll back thru them, and I don't usually have time. I DO see DMs though, as Tweetdeck puts them in a separate column.
Dec 09, 2008
: If someone was Guy Kawasaki I wouldn't expect a reply but here's what's interesting, Guy replies! If there's someone who deserves the badges he's giving out, it's Guy himself. He kicks ass. I know we don't have to follow everyone back but I do it anyways and I'll DM new followers. No answer in 1 week = goodbye. Come now, atleast say "hi". 1
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Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
Socialmedian, a site where users can share and discuss news stories with their friends, has quietly taken the “beta testing” tag off its site. It’s an important milestone that the company announced without much fanfare, either in terms of press coverage or new features.Still, it’s a sign of how far Socialmedian has come in (Read More)
Dec 05, 2008
: It wasn't that quiet. Tbh... I want to see some visual elements being worked on, but i'm a designer so that's probably just me.
Dec 06, 2008
: There's a lot of options out there, but I think socialmedian is doing a good job and so i'm showing some loyalty right now to this platform (as well as posting some comments about it on my blog and elsewhere). Jason probably should call a meetup to brainstorm about v2 for Q1/Q2-09 since he can take this concept much further. I'll show up if coffee and donuts are teed up... 81
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ReadWriteWeb
It seems we're approaching a new age here on the Internet. Instead being anonymous, faceless IP addresses, social computing and changing technologies have allowed the lines between the "real" world and the "virtual" world to blur. Web 2.0 helped create a world where your identity is revealed in bits and pieces as you share (Read More)
Dec 04, 2008
: This has been happening anyway. Now we are moving into a world where we can control our identity and know where it is being used. Tools will appear to allow us to trace who is making use of or misusing our details so that we can take the appropriate action and lobby for change of practice if necessary
Dec 05, 2008
: What a great thread. I hope this discussion continues into the various facets and dimensions it touches, because this seems to continuously weave its way in and out of everyone's daily experience, from Luddite to uber-geek alike. The irony of turning over the protection and care of our 'identity' to an inconceivably enmeshed, faceless, global corporation is stunning. We (mostly 1st-world westerners) really DO want them to anticipate our every whim and desire before we even know what it is ourselves. Having to think about what I want gets in the way of my efficiency and productivity, right? It looks like the first step is to resolve the ambiguities between anonymity, privacy, individuality, identity and personality.
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Blog I wrote today on the role of curator on the Web, pulling content together, validating its relevance and accuracy. (Read More)
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Dec 01, 2008
Submitted by Magitam
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Today’s the day that Facebook makes their big press push for their Facebook Connect service, which was first announced last May. The NY Times has a story giving a broad overview of Connect as well as competing services from MySpace (Data Availability) and Google (Friend Connect).All three services are platforms for third pa (Read More)
Dec 01, 2008
: At the end of the day this is about single sign on (SSO), which is always beneficial. However, the login and password pair should be treated as sacrosanct -- in essence, by some trusted organization whose mandate is at its core to protect core personal data that may travel along with the login/password.Nowhere can anyone demonstrate to me that either MySpace or Facebook have the core mandate to protect user privacy. In fact, their growing business models may actually prove antithetical to the users core privacy, since these social networks (and others) will continue to build revenues around 3rd party organizations that want access to the networks' user base. The secondary elephant-in-the-room issue is that social networks may or may not have robust enough security models to even allow for secured and protected data. Any system that allows a user to create a profile with a pets or kid's name as a password is not, in my mind, a secure enough platform. Since both Facebook and MySpace have been hacked frequently enough over the past year alone, I think this is still cause of concern that tens of millions of people may not be adequately aware of as they post personal contact information and pictures of their children as well as connect with people they think they know but who may be Internet predators. I'm not trying to be the harbinger of gloom and doom here, since I enjoy these and many other social networking platforms. I just think the larger concern with Facebook connect and the like is that people may be making assumptions about how their private data is being protected, when it may not be.
Dec 03, 2008
: its not that nobody cares, its that we're fattened by FREE. I saw the movie "Wall-e" with my kids a few months ago. The Earth is utterly destroyed and uninhabitable by humans. The remainder of human life lives on some massive spaceship that resembles a cruise ship. Humans can no longer walk, they are moved around on pods with TVs in front of them and fast food slurpies and burgers always in their hands. They are massively obese and have vacant/vapid looks.Free is hard to beat, and that may be what you're referring to, Saxonchap, when you say nobody cares. I actually think people DO have that sneaking feeling that they're forfeiting something more valuable than money when they use their gmail, google maps, google reader, youtube, google toolbar, google search, picasa, google face recognition, google android, google CHROME, and so forth. All free. All amazing vast arrays of data that never get deleted and are used to fuel the advertising business of an $80 billion company. 
Dec 03, 2008
: @joebachana For sure, the "free" is a part of it. For many though, and I think this gets worse the younger you move down the age scales, I do believe either ignorance or a care-free attitude plays a huge part. I used to owna couple fo up-scale Internet Cafes in Upstate NY, and to see the usage of patrons, young and old, was quite a revelation!Yes, most are aware of what an ID and password does, but I think so many don't realise the potential implications of lax security. Perhaps web 3.0/4.0 (for want of a use of a buzzword) will address that - I mean, we've already seen the consolidatiosn towards OpenId etc., and yes, I absolutley agreed with your very first sentence - it's basically SSO. But, were all going to be in trouble when we realise that Big Brother and 1984 has really taken over our lives and it's too late for us to do anything about it, right :) 1
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Worth remembering that the Pilgrim's colony held thanksgiving as a day of fasting and prayer. My how things have changed since then. (Read More)
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