Posts about Zuckerberg's world-destroying data gathering machine.
Good question of the day Paid Members Public
Glyn asks the question [http://egrommet.net/2011/05/13/facebook-and-twitter-listed-in-uk-media-injunction/] on pretty much everybody’s mind today in our little social media journalism bubble: > Just how do the authorities impose injunctions on users of social media if that site isn’t within the territorial jurisdiction of that authority?
Helping other people pimp your content Paid Members Public
Ah, my poor little blog. I’ve been experimenting on it again. In the past couple of hours, I’ve added the new Tumblr share button [http://staff.tumblr.com/post/5338138025/tumblr-share-button] and put some preparations in place to add the Facebook Send button [https://developers.facebook.com/blog/
Is the social web reducing our access to information? Paid Members Public
I find this a far more frightening talk than the cheery presentation would suggest. Is algorithmic personalisation weeding out challenging content from our news flows? Are web companies pandering to that part of ourselves that prefers non-challenging information? [[via Andrew Sullivan](http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/05/a-tailored-internet.html)]
RSA: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires Paid Members Public
Liveblogged notes from a talk by Tim Wu about the book The Rise and Fall or Information Empires, given at the RSA, London
Finding web simplicity where none exists Paid Members Public
Antony Mayfield succinctly captures what I’ve been feeling about people’s attitude to the internet over the last year or so: > The other problem we have is we fixate on platforms, like Facebook, Google or Twitter and use them as proxies for the complexity of the web. It
LeWeb: The Rise of the Social Game Paid Members Public
Sebastien de Halleux, Co-Founder, Playfish & VP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships, EA Interactive is up now, kicking of the social gaming strand. Veronica Belmont kicked off by asking why so many existing social games were derivative of concept and brand. de Halleux didn’t answer directly, suggesting that he
LeWeb: Is Facebook Evil? Paid Members Public
My, Le Web is breaking its reputation for softball interviews this year. Mike Arrington is busy putting Ethan Beard, Director of the Facebook Developer Network, on the rack over a number of questions, not least “is Facebook evil?” “I think the fact that you ask a question like that is
Facebook Comments: a social data honeytrap? Paid Members Public
Facebook wants to be your comments service [http://mashable.com/2011/03/02/facebook-vp-explains-new-comments-system-video/] . A few weeks ago, it revamped its Facebook Comments service [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_now_powers_comments_all_around_the_web.php] , and relaunched, grabbing sites like Techcrunch [http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/06/