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…
Obviously, I cant fix everything about Facebook that irritates the user base. I have a job, and a wife, and a life. Trying to do that would probably be the end of all of those things. But, I can offer a couple of things I’ve learned about making Facebook work a little better for me….
I’m sure by now you’ve seen the headlines all over the place. I’m only going to link one: New Study Shows Most Americans Are Lonely We have, in the last 150 or so years, (Since the invention of the telephone), come up with countless ways to communicate directly, and immediately, with each other. From those…
I would like all of you who participate in social media to read the following quote very carefully: “According to Durfee, social media misinformation usually spreads due to a user’s status online. If users are trusted by a group of people, their posts are more likely to be accepted and shared as truth.” When you…
The title of this post is my attempt at paraphrasing a conversation I had with a friend last week. A friend I used to work with, who I no longer see on any kind of regular basis because we live 3-4 states apart now. The idea she was trying to convey was something I think…
Dear Australia. I love you, but this is completely impossible: “Here’s a short summary of the new powers the legislation hands over to law enforcement and national security agencies: The law enables Australia’s attorney-general to order the likes of Apple, Facebook, and Whatsapp to build capability, such as software code, which enables police to access…