Archive for August, 2007

Should I let my staff use Facebook at work?

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Times Online - The Trades Union Congress has asked employers to "face up to Facebook" and allow staff regulated access to social networking sites at work, but evidence suggests companies are increasingly wary. They are right to be. As social networking sites become >>> Read more CNET ...

Google’s Secret Society

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Forbes - Who's the Google of social networking sites? The obvious answer may seem to be Facebook, given its rapid growth, successful cooperation with application developers, and ever-smarter ad targeting. But by some measures, the real answer is even more >>> Read more ChicagoSports.com - But for ...

Students’ Facebook protest against HSBC grows

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The Independent - A student campaign to embarrass one of the country's largest banks into reversing its plans to cancel interest-free accounts for graduates was reaching fever pitch yesterday. In just 24 hours, the number of people who had joined the protest on the >>> Read more ...

Facebook faces the music

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Computerworld Australia - Three months after opening its APIs to the world and inviting developers to build applications for the surging social network, Facebook has decided to close those doors just a wee bit. The reason? App developers are using spam tactics and viral >>> Read more ...

An Unmanageable Circle of Friends

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Washington Post - Jason Calacanis wishes he could be your Facebook friend, but he just can't. The Internet entrepreneur loves networking; the New Yorker magazine once wrote a profile of him called "The Connector." When people want to get from point A to point B, he's >>> ...

Don’t let your boss catch you reading this

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Reuters UK - Popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace are also common cyberslacking destinations. It is not uncommon to see a user write on his "status" report that he or she is "at work". Some companies, which spend millions on Web access >>> Read ...

Facebook users resisting Wal-Mart’s latest Web 2.0 endeavor

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

Computerworld - August 24, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Analysts have applauded Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 's new "Roommate Style Match" group on Facebook.com, created to help college roommates link up online to coordinate back-to-school purchases at the retailer. However >>> Read more Richmond & Twickenham Times - Visions for ...

Facebook Spiderpig group - the truth

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Worldnews.com - The petition proposing a child being named after a pet pig character in the latest Simpsons movie attracted signatures like bees to honey. Given the current popularity of the social networking website, members soon rocketed to well above the required >>> Read more Oregonian - ...

Facebook users resisting Wal-Mart’s latest Web 2.0 endeavor

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Computerworld - August 24, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Analysts have applauded Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 's new "Roommate Style Match" group on Facebook.com, created to help college roommates link up online to coordinate back-to-school purchases at the retailer. However >>> Read more News-Democrat - Wesabe. Geezeo. Mint. They sound ...

Poll: Half of employers restrict Facebook

Friday, August 24th, 2007

CNET News - According to research by security company Sophos, 43 percent of workers polled said their employer blocks Facebook access completely. A further 7 percent said access is restricted depending on whether it's required for a particular job. "I think it's >>> Read more TechWhack News ...