BBC NEWS | Technology | Facebook asked to pull Scrabulous The Facebook add-on has proved hugely popular on the social network site and regularly racks up more than 500,000 daily users. (tags: facebook copyright bbcnews) BBC NEWS | World |… Continue Reading
Conversation Agent: New Media Influences Journalists “blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability of news, but also influence the tone and editorial direction of reporting.” (tags: journalism journalisttraining newspaperwebsites news2.0)
Pluck on The Block; Sale Could Fetch Around $75 Million | paidContent.org “It recently started powering social media tools on the redesigned USAToday.com, and on Monday it announced a similar makeover for Guardian’s website.” (tags: socialmedia socialsoftware newspaperwebsites new2.0) France’s… Continue Reading
Guardian Reader’s Editor on Mining Facebook for Content “While sharing information with your Facebook friends may feel cosy, it may be more like performing at a small venue than a private conversation.” (tags: privacy journalism facebook journalisttraining socialnetworking socialmedia guardian)… Continue Reading
25% of Entertainment To Be Created Within Collaborative Peer Groups “Circular Entertainment,” identified by Nokia as a result of a global study into the future of entertainment, predicts that up to a quarter of the entertainment consumed by people by… Continue Reading
flickr gives users access to stats Now you can get usage statistics for your flickr photos – find out what photos are most popular, where visitors are coming from, etc (tags: flickr phosharing privacy socialsoftware) SacredFacts: Facebook, Politics and the… Continue Reading
Who clicks on ads? And what might this mean? Advertising is the bread and butter of the web, yet many claim that they never click on ads, typically using a peacock tone that signals their pride in being ad-averse. But… Continue Reading
Bebo named as best social networking site in survey | Technology | The Guardian “Computing Which? publishes the results of an independent test assessing the 10 most popular sites for ease of setting up and using the site, the range… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Cyber thieves target social sites “Detailed information gathered via the sites will also help tune spam runs or make phishing e-mail more convincing.” (tags: myspace facebook socialnetworking web2.0 bebo crime privacy) Former BBC Director General… Continue Reading
ARS Electronica PRIX – Digital Communities The “Digital Communities” category is open to political, social, cultural and artistic projects, initiatives, groups, and scenes from all over the world utilizing digital technology to better society and assume social responsibility. (tags: onlinecommunity… Continue Reading