Social media has made everyone feel like stars of their own television reality programs and a lot of applications are taking advantage of this development. While many people have turned the videos shared by friends on Facebook into social video … Continue reading
Facebook will likely go public during the first quarter of 2012, and some are estimating its value at more than $100 billion. Now, as you likely know, I’m no finance expert; I’m no stock market expert; I’m no IPO expert. … Continue reading
Last week, The Daily Beast broke the story about Facebook hiring a PR firm to smear Google. Meant to be a secret, Facebook worked with Burson-Marsteller to generate this negative buzz about Google. When the plot was discovered, a Facebook … Continue reading
It turns out that sitting in front of the computer for hours on social networking sites – like Facebook, Twitter, and others – watching the exciting lives of your friends and family unfold before you while you sit at home, … Continue reading
Sort of. The Catholic Church has established a Facebook page for the beatification of John Paul II, which will officially take place May 11, 2011. Although perhaps the page is just to honor the late Pope. It’s really unclear. First … Continue reading
I used to think Facebook was a stupid product created by a stupid person. After seeing “The Social Network,” I realized Facebook is a stupid product created by a very smart person (or people, depending on whose story you believe). … Continue reading
It’s becoming more common for businesses to use various social media websites – Facebook, Twitter, etc. – to help promote their business and their brand. These sites help to build a community and allow an open communication that would have … Continue reading
On Monday, Facebook announced a new messaging system which will integrate texting, e-mailing, and online chatting. Among their many reasons for doing so was the feeling that e-mail was cumbersome and slow. In summary, Facebook has created another thing people … Continue reading
Facebook is a huge social networking website with approximately 500 active million users. Skype, which has approximately 500 million accounts, is a huge software application which people use to make phone calls over the Internet. The two goliaths are rumored … Continue reading
In the last month, I have posted “status updates” on my Facebook profile highlighting such mundane details of my life as my foray into vegan desserts and cutting my dogs nails. I’ve also linked videos, encouraging friends to watch the … Continue reading