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Articles tagged "facebook"Crazed by the MusicWill Facebook Conquer All Or Be Yesterday’s News?by Jason Gross[12.Oct.09] :. A colleague of mine who works in the non-profit world made this prediction: “it’s my belief that, within the next year or two, Facebook or some other social networking service will...  Internet FeatureMusic Scrobbling as a Panopticism of Tasteby Calum Marsh[14.Sep.09] :. Among social networking sites, it's only Last.fm, only scrobbling -- which, once activated, operates entirely on its own, as an unconscious background function -- that channels the essence of Foucault's social panopticism. Marginal UtilityThe Facebook “lobster trap”by Rob Horning[24.Jul.09] :. It’s foolish to say this without data to back it up, but it feels as though the Facebook fad is losing steam. Critiques of the business model— that it’s somewhat unseemly to allow a...  News‘Lifecasters’ part of a growing group of social-networking junkiesby Melody McDonald [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jul.09] :. FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s just before noon, and Jeni Searcy is sitting in her room, talking to a friend about driving to the Apple Store to buy a new iPod. It’s a normal, fairly...  Column: BackslashWhither MySpace?by Liz Colville[18.May.09] :. Like good nightclub promoters, MySpace sought out the ladies, then created an experience that everyone enjoyed. But is the party coming to an end?  NewsPop 20: The future of Facebookby Aaron Sagers [(MCT)][10.Apr.09] :. Facebook is dead! Long live Facebook? Depending on your point of view, the social networking site is either experiencing growing pains or is ready for a tombstone that reads, “Here lies... Facebook vs Twitterby L.B. Jeffries[20.Mar.09] :. Facebook has changed itself once again, this time with more than just a little influence from the upstart social networking site. Go ahead, unfriend ‘emby Jessica Yadegaran [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][13.Mar.09] :. I knew I had to delete her or suffer the consequences. I’m talking about my Facebook profile, that page on the social networking site devoted to me and where 175 million other users around the... Facebook teams up with Oodleby Scott Duke Harris [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][4.Mar.09] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Every time they visit Facebook, users are asked, “What are you doing right now?” And they get constant updates from friends who feel compelled to answer that... British researcher says Facebook a brain drainby Robert Mitchum [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][3.Mar.09] :. This is your brain. This is your brain on Facebook. It’s an advertisement you might see someday, if testimony given to the British House of Lords last month is to be believed. In remarks that... Facebook to create ‘bill of rights’by Scott Duke Harris [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][27.Feb.09] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Facebook, angling to turn a recent user rebellion to its own advantage, called upon the users themselves Thursday to help formulate what has been portrayed a kind of “bill of... Facebook rethinking its terms-of-use changeby Wailin Wong [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. A Facebook of the people, by the people and for the people. And probably heavily reviewed by corporate attorneys. The social networking site backtracked on a change in its user policy and invited... Facebook’s terms-of-service change has users abuzzby Wailin Wong [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][17.Feb.09] :. Facebook knows your age, alma mater and favorite band. It’s seen your spring break photos and read the messages you sent to your friend. So, can it do anything it wants with that... Does Facebook share too much information?by Sarah Aarthun [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][10.Feb.09] :. It’s possible that you don’t care whether your old college roommate thinks Ric Flair’s birthday should be a national holiday. Maybe the fact that a co-worker adores a particular... Word-of-mouth advertising gets boost from networking sitesby Brad Talbutt [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][5.Feb.09] :. BOISE, Idaho - With little money for marketing, specialty food maker Donya Schweizer struggled to spread the word about the products in her Donya Marie’s Beyond Chocolate line of gourmet... Social network that lifted Obama’s campaign set to chronicle his inaugurationby Patrick May [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][19.Jan.09] :. “I, Barack Hussein Obama, do solemnly swear (Facebook status update here) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, (Twitter tweet here) and will to the best... Friendship As Mediaby Rob Horning[23.Nov.08] :. More of my friends are finding the time to get on Facebook, prompting various nostalgia trips as people from the past reconnect. This seems benign enough, but it’s a little strange that the... Facebook friend, or ego?by Steve Johnson [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][7.Oct.08] :. On the social networking site Facebook, you can join the group “I’m not a narcissist, I just love myself!” But that would probably make you more of an ironist than a true... Unhappy Facebook users likely to accept new digsby Wailin Wong [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][12.Sep.08] :. Imagine coming home from work to find your house in a different color, the rooms switched around and the furniture rearranged. That’s the virtual equivalent Facebook users have faced or will... Broadcasting the selfby Rob Horning[8.Sep.08] :. This Sunday, the NYT Magazine had a piece by Clive Thompson about Facebook’s news feed feature, which broadcasts a user’s profile activity as a stream of syndicated updates to selected... Mexicans add modern tool to ancient art of protest: Facebookby Oscar Avila [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][2.Sep.08] :. MEXICO CITY - The protest is an art form in Mexico. Load up a bus by offering a meal or a few pesos as an incentive, arm the troops with signs and bullhorns, and find a strategic plaza or street for... Toward a universal identity on the Webby Vindu Goel [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][26.Mar.08] :. Facebook is growing up—and could finally become a social hub that grown-ups find indispensable. The fast-growing social-networking site unveiled new privacy features this month that allow... In Pakistan, it’s a Facebook faceoffby Kim Barker [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Mar.08] :. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The clash over Pakistan’s future also is being fought on the popular Internet social networking site Facebook, where competing groups of mostly 20-somethings try to... Facebook sites scrutinized for NCAA March Madness poolsby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Mar.08] :. Take two modern American pastimes, the office pool for sports betting and social networking Web sites like Facebook. Put them together and what you get is an efficient way to organize wagers for... Yahoo, AOL Microsoft striving to stay relevantby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][20.Feb.08] :. In the 1990s, the Internet portal was the gateway and the gatekeeper to the Web, a place filled with a variety of content, from reprinted magazine articles to choppy playback of movie... Young British Muslims putting their faith in Facebookby Tom Hundley and Margaret Ramirez [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][14.Feb.08] :. LONDON—Sabia Naz from Hounslow wanted to know if it was haram—forbidden—for pious Muslim women to show their feet in public. Ali Imdad, a student from Leicester, was interested in... Growth, growing pains for social networking siteby Chris O'Brien [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][11.Jan.08] :. Lest anyone is inclined to declare 2007 the Year of Facebook, here’s a clarification: The Facebook era actually started back in September 2006. At the time, few even noticed. Back then,... Facebook widgets let money flowby Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][12.Nov.07] :. CHICAGO—Rupert Murdoch looked at the future of social networking and he saw the competition. That’s why he told a conference of influential Web developers last month that MySpace, a unit... Microsoft wants to add Silicon Valley as a friendby Scott Duke Harris and John Boudreau [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][31.Oct.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Time was that Silicon Valley loved to hate Microsoft, casting it as a ruthless monopoly whose tactics richly merited antitrust lawsuits from the Justice Department, state attorneys... Microsoft invests $240 million in Facebookby Scott Duke Harris and Mark Boslet [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][25.Oct.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft has acquired a minority stake in Facebook in a landmark deal that puts a stunning $15 billion valuation on the social networking Web business and highlights... On ground floor of widget creatingby Tricia Duryee [The Seattle Times (MCT)][20.Sep.07] :. SEATTLE—Snapvine is a quintessential Internet startup in so many ways. At its loft in Pioneer Square, Cameron, the dog, follows secretary protocol and greets you at the door, while a beanbag... Virtual worlds, social networks may intersectby Mark Boslet [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][7.Aug.07] :. SAN JOSE, Calif. - Imagine if those two neighborhoods came together. Some Internet developers believe this blending of sites is inevitable - thanks to a new wave of technological openness spreading... Students snare crucial details on Webby Etan Horowitz [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][18.Apr.07] :. ORLANDO, Fla.—Justin Blau spent Monday checking the Facebook profiles of his friends at Virginia Tech to see who was alive. On Tuesday, the 20-year-old Tampa, Fla., man was back online,... |
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