What’s your password?
With everything going more and more online nowadays, people are using passwords more often to access everything from email to vanity lists. And since you, dear user, are going to more and more sites, you may already have a universal password, so that just one special word will open it all. continue reading…
Katherine Evans, no longer branded as cyber bully. (Photo: Wired)
Yes, sometimes posts may not be pretty, but a court ruling said even rants on Facebook are protected by rights of free speech.
In a major victory for the online community, US Magistrate Barry Garber said in a decision favoring a suspended former high school student that free speech covers all media, including social networking sites.
As cited by CNN, Garber’s ruling on Katherine Evans’ case read: “Evans’ speech falls under the wide umbrella of protected speech.”
It added: “It was an opinion of a student about a teacher, that was published off-campus …was not lewd, vulgar, threatening, or advocating illegal or dangerous behavior.”
Evans, a former honor student at Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Florida, was slapped by a three-day suspension for criticizing her teacher through a Facebook page entitled Ms. Sarah Phelps is the worst teacher I’ve ever met. continue reading…
As the old movie quote goes: if you build it, they will come.
This is probably the reason why the people behind Boing Boing website had come up with a novel way to promote the DIY (or ‘do-it-yourself’) ethos they adhere to. The end result is the Boing Boing Bazaar that can be found at the Makers Market. continue reading…
We are straddled, in the desire to know more than we should, by this new opportunity to spy on others — Google Buzz is a click away. Could we be looking at the new frontier of social networking?
That leads to the question: is there any white space for Google to invade? Google has given no signs of Facebook connectivity, and no plans have been announced. This matters because there are almost 400 million Facebook users.
If Google refuses to integrate any Facebook interoperability features, they’re making a pretty stiff argument. They want you to log out of your Facebook account and miss all your friends’ status updates, some of which were made through Twitter, to use the Buzz to access another set of status updates. continue reading…
The online community might be buzzing about Google Buzz these days but how long will the hype last without teaming up with the largest social networking site today?
Earlier this week, the search engine giant launched Buzz, an integrated social network embedded on Gmail, which allows users to post status and share multimedia files from photos to videos without switching to different tools.
If you are getting your multiple account names and passwords confused, then you are probably ecstatic about Google Buzz, which also connects users to other sites like Picasa, Flickr, Blogger and Twitter. continue reading…
In this age of by-the-minute status updates and massive multimedia sharing, you must be the stringiest hermit not to have one social networking account. But those loners and Luddites who refuse to Tweet or friend you on Facebook have a valid excuse: it’s complicated, staying connected.
Aside from possible dubious reasons like evading the law or hiding several spouses from each other, social networking can be quite confusing, especially when you have to switch platforms every time you want to share content. continue reading…
The AI revolution will shortly begin with a self-selling box. Or least it suspiciously looks like it.
Artist Caleb Larsen has created a cube that has a mind of its own called “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter” (2009). The device shaped like a black acrylic box is plugged into the Internet and will sell itself on eBay every week—forever.
Hard to believe? Here’s the kicker: the piece even comes with a legal contract binding the buyer to help facilitate the next sale to the succeeding buyer, ad finitum. continue reading…
When you’ve reached the top, there is nowhere else to go but down so Twitter executives are hoping they haven’t been there yet.
Early last year, Twitter was the toast of the online community, but things have changed for the popular microblogging site as its number of users has reportedly flatlined going to the end of 2009. continue reading…
Reality is stranger than fiction–even virtual reality. If you’re dead tired of browsing through your familiar websites, then why not have a good time (and a good laugh as well) going over these delirious, despicable, and desensitizing domains? Click on…
Manties – Guys, unleash your wildest fantasies by wearing panties for men! For the alpha male who wants to feel sexy and naughty in his own special way, this site offers an incredible array of “masculine lingerie” complete with lace, bows, florals and all. As the site says, “panties are for the gals, manties are for the guys.” continue reading…
It is no secret that the Chinese government is walking on thin ice when it comes to Internet security and data privacy, but no one was bold enough to pull the plug on it. At least not before Google Inc. decided to take a stand.
Actually, the search engine giant did not just take a stand, it threatened to walk out of the country despite its Internet-intensive market.
California-based Google said in a statement that it discovered highly-synchronized attack on its infrastructure originating from China. The attack, it said, resulted to intellectual property theft for the firm. continue reading…