WOW – Big Daddy is watching and can get a lot more info on you than you think. Facebook received nearly 35,000 requests for user data from governments around the world during the first half of 2014, up 24 percent from roughly 28,000 requests made during 2013’s second half. The uptick indicates the value governments […]
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Google+ Grabs the Number Two Spot for Active Users on a Social Network
Quoting Cynthia Boris of Pilgrim Marketing We’ve got to stop saying that no one is using Google+ because clearly, it’s more than a blip on the social radar. The latest GlobalWebIndex report shows that 25% of global internet users are ACTIVELY using Google+. That’s what it says, but I’m not sure I believe it. Read […]
Why Facebook Just Turned Your Subscribers Into ‘Followers’
It’s been more than a year since Facebook introduced the Twitter-like “subscribers” feature, letting you follow public updates from people you aren’t friends with. Well, a year is a long time to go without changing any feature at the rapidly iterating social network — which announced Wednesday that it would be changing the name of […]
5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy Decisions | TechCrunch
Do you know how many apps access your personal information on Facebook? Check your Facebook apps permissions and get ready for a surprise. Report courtesy of Avi Charkham, via Tech Crunch. Read on… In fact, Facebook keeps “improving” their design so that more of us will add apps on Facebook without realizing we’re granting those […]
Google acquires social brand marketing start-up Wildfire – latimes.com
Google has acquired Wildfire, a marketing start-up that uses social media to connect brands with consumers. In the footsteps of Facebook using auto-bots to increase click through rates and increase revenue, Google is strengthening it’s position in the social media realm. The acquisition of Wildfire will positively impact Google’s role in social media. Read the […]