Tag Archives: Facebook

FBi – it’s not all about me

“Timeline has changed the media landscape” “ No it hasn’t” debates continue. FWIW Timeline only highlights what you have already publicly shared on one single site. It makes for a pretty design feature but it is essentially superficial in that … Continue reading

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Each to their Own – Social Media polarizing to find their own niches?

Now that the noise has somewhat abated on the Google+ front, time to look back on the development of the social networks and how they are finding their niches in the worldwide market place. Some of these networks are driven … Continue reading

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Mark Z you keep asking me to donate my data free? And then you…..you sell it.

Facebook refinements drive niche marketing – that is as solid as the fact that the mega corps valuations are based on data mining ( Plenty of previous posts on Open cast data mining and Facebook domination ) . With the … Continue reading

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Face Recognition – The Elephant in the Room

Back in June of this year, Facebook enabled auto tagging for photographs. The storm of controversy that this unleashed resounded around the net and resulted in a rapid reversal and face recognition was swiftly hidden behind a multitude of privacy … Continue reading

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Google+ – Secret Circles, Mobile vs Web Experience and Sharing

G+1 Secret Circles Circles are your very own catalogue and filing system and how you set up and manage them will largely depend on how you use the share and read functions. Circles can be embedded and duplicated which make … Continue reading

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Facebook – a bid for world domination in the data mining game?

Facebook is the worlds largest data mine. Personally I do my best to prevent this by lying woefully about my age, gender, location and other variable purchasing decisions. Yes I even use a stolen credit card online, so if anyone … Continue reading

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Facebook Futures – Stability and Critical Mass

Scaremongering reports, usually entitled “Facebook numbers fall” or “Facebook in decline” – just google for the full variety – lead to suggest the demise of the social media giant. The blogosphere is aghast and thoroughly titllated, offering a vast number … Continue reading

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