The number of Facebook users in the United States has dropped by just over 1.1 percent this year according to one analyst. It’s not necessarily cause for major panic, but the theory that there’s an inherent limit to market penetration is starting to look more credible. The report comes from Capstone Investments and covers changes […]
[GAS] reader Belinda just sent me these really cool social media-inspired outfits she created during the last few weeks, and I have to say, great job Belinda! Those look really great. I used to think I would transport myself back to the 50s and 60s if I could, but then I realized that would mean […]
Cyber bullying has been on the rise in the last decade and the main facilitator has been the social network boom. Facebook’s latest scheme to combat this distasteful use of our freedom of communication targets the 13 to 14-year-old user who may feel too intimidated to hit the site’s “report” button. The new button says […]
[Source: Brian @ Shoeboxblog]
The worlds of legitimate advertising and spam appear to have collided in a particularly unfortunate manner for Facebook. An investigation suggests that companies who pay to attract followers on the site may be wasting their cash because many of the people who “Like” their page are simply computer-generated bogus accounts. The BBC looked into the […]
Warning: Contains strong language. A compilation of the various types of YouTube commenters you can run into while browsing the video sharing service. [Ukinojoe]
Chris “Crabstickz” Kendall on the perils of Facebook stalking: “Damn girl this is really upsetting. You’ve been tickin’ all the boxes on your privacy settings. And your profile picture just ain’t doing the job. Cos your profile picture is a picture of your dog.” [BBCComedy]
Warning: Do not watch this at work, and while there is nothing inappropriate with the video, some scenes could attract unwanted attention if someone sees you watching this. “Webcam” is based on actual events and was shot entirely on a computer’s webcam. The filmmakers hope that it will make people think more about the technology […]
So you know how trivia games are always like “No Google allowed” and you’re like “Damn it, I know how to use Google like a pro.” Well Google’s got a game for you. Google has launched a web-based trivia game called “A Google A Day”. The idea of it is that they release a new […]
This weekend, France will close Minitel, a service that has allowed people to access information on computers at home since long before the World Wide Web. The service was the most successful example of videotex, which uses dial-up modems to send information to and from a monitor or television screen. Minitel was launched in 1982 […]