From sites which offer tips from successful entrepreneurs and business people to a daily email of key news events, this video rounds up some of the best tools for those starting a business. Source: BBC News Date: January 30, 2015 Link (to be pasted into browser): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02hv80g Discussion 1) Why do you think these entrepreneurs… Read more »
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What turns a social media platform into a community?
With the recent release of the latest Global Web Index report on social media, the team discuss why they think Tumblr has increased its active user base by 120% in the last six months and why Facebook has only seen 2% growth over the same period. The team also discuss what makes an effective social… Read more »
How are the Hong Kong democracy protesters keeping in touch?
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have been using an app called Firechat to talk to each other “off the grid”. News about the protests in Hong Kong have been suppressed in mainland China and it was widely rumored that China was monitoring internet communications at the protests. Source BBC Date October 2nd, 2014… Read more »
Tracking the flu with technology and Twitter
Discussion: There is a new method of filtering tweets that could help make the real-time data pouring into social media sites like Twitter and Facebook more accurate and useful to scientists. Researchers have found a way to harness the wealth of data from social networks and search engines in order to keep the public informed about the… Read more »
The social network where no one knows your name
Discussion: Social Number, a new social networking site that assigns users a number rather than using a name, handle, or thumbnail photo, strives to create an atmosphere of anonymity for its users. The site encourages users to discuss things such as a bad job, hot button issues, or substance abuse problems without the threat of linking them to… Read more »
Snapchat’s ‘disappearing’ videos don’t actually vanish
Discussion: Snapchat is a messaging app whose trail of messages disappears after the user views the item. When a user sends an image, they can choose how long the receiver has to view it, picking a time frame of up to 10 seconds after opening. Then it vanishes. A newly discovered security flaw in the app is… Read more »
Facebook tests paid messages to strangers
Discussion: Facebook had installed a new feature that allows users to pay $1 to send a message to anyone outside their network. Normally, when you send a message to someone outside your network, the message lands in an “other” folder with miscellaneous spam and message that are not from a designated “friend”. By paying $1,… Read more »
Netiquette: Saying farewell
Discussion: Because of our recently well-connected world, there are many new ways to keep in touch with your family and friends. Posting updates about current life events, thoughts, and plans are often uploaded to the internet for the world to learn what is going on in your life. This article outlaines certain guidelines one should follow, netiquette that is,… Read more »
Women of Wikipedia edit planned
Discussion: The Wikipedia entries for women in technology and engineering are going to be updated as a part of an “edit-a-thon” held at the Royal Society next month. All of the profiles chosen were of historical figures. The day was organized to celebrate the legacy of Ada Lovelace, who worked with Charles Babbage on an… Read more »
Analyze your Facebook data with new Wolfram Alpha tool
Discussion: Facebook’s new Wolfram Alpha tool compiles all the little bits of information about you on Facebook–a picture here, a comment there–and creates a report that shows the essence of you. The report, complete with interactive graphs and statistics, will show your online patterns and habits. Even the trails of information that you may not realize you… Read more »
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