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“It’s worth noting, as Fusion editor Ethan Chiel did in the aforementioned episode of Press Play, that the practice of storing information in “the cloud” is a nebulous one. “The ‘cloud’ is just someone else’s hard drive,” he said, emphasizing that information and content we think of as “safe” simply because it’s located on a…
Linked – To save itself, Facebook must start charging users
I completely disagree with this take: First, Facebook should charge users a nominal $5-a-month fee. You can give seniors a discount so you don’t lose them. Netflix does, Amazon does, Apple does. It would make Facebook rely less on selling user data. That’s a misreading of what Facebook is. Netflix, Amazon and Apple charge users…
Be Careful With That Smartphone
As someone who travels quite often for my job, and ends up taking public transportation in various places, I have to confess that I have pulled out my smartphone and answered emails or looked at Facebook as a way to kill time. Even as I’ve done it I thought about the fact that I am,…
Instagram’s New Multiple Photos Feature
I saw the announcement while I was in London, and really, what better way to test out how it works than to simply grab my iPhone and stroll around London, tracking the walkabout as it happened, and then uploading it into one single post. Last night in London walkabout, and checking out the new Instagram…
More Lobbyists and Politicians Who Don’t Understand the Internet Want to Regulate It
I’ve written before about politicians who don’t understand technology are passing laws about it constantly, and why it might be a bad idea. This week, Mike Masnick at TechDirt did a pretty good job of explaining why the news industry trade group spokesmen who wants the US to pass something similar to what the EU…
What Might Kill Facebook
On the other hand, what might really kill Facebook is the fact that somehow, fan pages are now part of the suggested friends list. As you know, I’ve always had complaints about the way Facebook tries to figure out who you might be friends with, based on who else your current friends are connected to….
