As an outage, it wasn’t as lengthy as Skype’s 2007 two-day disappearance. As a bug, it didn’t produce results as hilarious as the 2009 screwup that left Google identifying the entire Web as malware. But the Facebook glitch that left “many” users without access to the site for two and a half hours must rank among the Web’s bigger …
This Facebook Phone Thing is as Straightforward as God
Do you believe in God? If you do, do you perceive God as an individual entity that looks over us? Or perhaps you perceive God as the sum-total of all souls—God is an ocean and we’re all the droplets of water that make up that ocean, and so on. Or maybe you don’t believe in God. Or maybe you believe in many gods. Maybe you’re God! If …
The Facebook Phone Cometh?
Oh, Internet. You’ve gone mad with rumors again. It’s so unlike you!
Facebook is building a phone, says TechCrunch. Facebook is not building a phone, says Facebook. Facebook might not be building a phone but might have someone else build a phone that deeply integrates Facebook, says everyone else (including TechCrunch).
Here’s how …
Google: The Grinch Who’s Trying To Steal Your Facebook Data
The news that Google’s trying to get on the social networking bandwagon doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise. But, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced that the powerful company doesn’t only want to take on Facebook. They’re planning to take your Facebook information and use that to power their own products.
Schmidt wants at Facebook’s …
Two Minute Video: Quick and Easy Facebook Tricks
This whole Facebook thing might… just… catch… on. Until it does, here are a few simple tips and tricks you can use while you wait for the rest of your friends to join. I’ll show you how to make sure nobody but your actual friends can see what you’re up to, how to block your boss from seeing all your work-related complaints, how to …
Can ‘Diaspora’ Kill Facebook? It Doesn’t Really Matter Either Way
There’s a little bit of buzz going around about an open source project known as Diaspora. While some have likened Diaspora to an “anti-Facebook” or “Facebook killer,” it’s not quite that simple.
The project was started by four students at NYU earlier this year, right around the time that Facebook came under fire for various privacy …
Rumored ‘Google Me’ Social Network Not Quite As Anticipated
In response to questions about Google’s rumored Facebook killer, "Google Me," CEO Eric Schmidt summed everything up pretty succinctly.
"Everybody has convinced themselves that there’s some huge project about to get announced next week. And I can assure you that’s not the case," said Schmidt at Google’s Zeitgeist
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Daily Dose
Monday, September 13, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“Traveling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a supernova and that’d end your trip real quick, wouldn’t it?” Han Solo from Star Wars
Up Front:
The Face of Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg opens …
Daily Dose
Thursday, September 9, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“I *knew* I should’ve stayed home today!” – Arnold from The Magic School Bus
Up Front:
Facebook users ‘are insecure, narcissistic and have low self-esteem’ [Daily Mail]
Gadgets:
Exclusive: Verizon Dropping Google Search From All Future Androids? [The Droid Guy]
How Do Radar Detectors …
Daily Dose
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 -
Quote to Live By:
“The reason the sun never sets on the British Empire is because God doesn’t trust the British in the dark,” – Professor Maximillian P. Arturo from Sliders
Up Front:
Get Your X And Glowsticks Ready! – Disney California Adventure To Host ElecTRONica [Disney Park Blogs]
Gadgets:
Man …
Rumor: Zynga Prepping ‘CityVille’ Social Game?
Even if you’ve never played Zynga’s more popular titles such as Mafia Wars or FarmVille, you’ve probably heard of them, especially if you’re on Facebook. Ever seen one of those cryptic status updates from someone else’s feed? “Karen saved a baby duck!” Well, hooray for Karen.
Games.com apparently stumbled upon an …
Facebook Adds ‘Places’ Feature for Real-time Location Sharing
Facebook has jumped into the location sharing pool with its new recently-announced “Places” feature. The feature is available from within the Facebook iPhone app or at touch.facebook.com from any mobile browser that supports both HTML5 and geolocation via your phone’s GPS chip.
The “check in” process is as simple as tapping the Places …
