Here are some thoughts after playing with Twitter 4.0 for iPhone: The new look is very clean. The tweets are on little sheets that sit above a textured background. I like this, as the old app felt really cluttered to me. The swipe feature from Tweetie 2.0 is gone. In fact, this new app feels [...]
The Federal Trade Commission: The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. [...] The proposed settlement bars Facebook from making any further deceptive privacy [...]
No. via The Brooks Review
I just came across this story on Macworld. First of all, I understand that Macworld has to post stories from its sister publications. I’m not a fan of cross-posting, especially when its off-topic, but I get it. What I don’t get is the story itself. If you don’t like the new Facebook, close your damn [...]
Shadoe Huard, in his reply to my piece from the other day: Social standards and norms are constantly evolving and the inclusion of technology is a part of this evolution. Part of the shock may be how social interactions are shifting from physical space to the more abstract and formless space of the web.
See, I told you we have a problem.
I like the guy, but this is just awkward.
Tired of Google+ already? Here are the steps to delete your account: Sign in to Google+ in a desktop browser. Click your full name (or email address) in the Google+ bar at the top of the screen. Click Account settings. Click the Account overview tab. Click Delete profile and remove associated social features. Confirm your [...]
I got an invite to Google+ tonight, and decided to give it a shot. On paper, Google+ seems a ton better than Facebook. I think the whole Circles thing is pretty genius. The ability to group people and filter content by those groups is something Facebook has been in need of for quite some time. [...]
Abdur Chowdhury over on the Twitter blog: During major events, people use Twitter to share news and thoughts with friends, family and followers around the world. Messages originating in one place are quickly spread across the globe through Retweets, @replies and Direct Messages. We see this behavior during everything from sporting events like the World [...]
