hotornot + google maps
Now users of hotornot can find other users in their neighbourhood which is probably great for casual hook-ups for those who are so inclined but also, I would think, adds a bit of a stalker risk. http://apps.hotornot.com/jeff/
Month: July 2005
news orgs tout for user content
Within minutes of reports, still emerging, of possible small explosions at several tube stations in London, two weeks after the original bombing attacks, both BBC News and Sky News are touting for user submitted photos. This demonstrates how much importance… Continue Reading
how online communities are changing business
Writing from the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Oxford, BBC News Online’s Jo Twist looks at how new social software, and online communities, are changing the way companies engage with customers and create products: "Big companies are now… Continue Reading
mobile owners urged to store emergency contact details
If something happened to you, would rescuers be able to figure out who to contact? Probably so if you have your family listed in your mobile phone directory as "mom and dad" or "home" but what if you have important… Continue Reading
mobile phones capture blast aftermath
(Snippet of an article from BBC News Online – includes links to mobile phone videos) Around 1,000 photos and 20 pieces of amateur video were sent in to the BBC News website, with many being featured on the site. "Within… Continue Reading
bad behaviour in online spaces
Anyone who manages or participates in online communities will have observed "bad" behaviour at one time or another. John Davis at Microsoft Research has published an eight page report, The Experience of ‘Bad’ Behavior in Online Social Spaces: A survey… Continue Reading
only in cyberspace is the public all private
In an article for BBC News Online, technology analyst Bill Thompson enthuses about all the new services using the Google Maps API but points out, and rightly so, that these services rely upon the goodwill of Google for their existence.… Continue Reading
online dating: how to get more emails
A recent study by economists Günter Hitsch, Ali Hortacsu (both at Univ of Chicago) and Dan Ariely (MIT) looked at self-reported information in dating profiles to see what affect they had upon the number of emails users received from potential… Continue Reading