Tag Archives: Facebook

Are You On Facebook?

Posted on September 24, 2017 by John

No, and here are some of the reasons why. Pre-Facebook, and before the advent of MySpace people began to register a personal URL. Concurrent to Facebook’s early General Public availability another option arose (known as LinkedIn). Then, as a Silicon … Continue reading →

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One Moment Please?

Posted on June 20, 2015 by John

Due to currently not having an opt-out feature, Facebook’s new photo-sharing app, Moment, and the facial recognition technology therein will not be launched in Europe (until said opt-out feature is offered to any given potential end-user).

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In the News…

Posted on May 13, 2015 by John

Facebook’s ‘Instant Articles’ could herald in another era within the Mass Media… how the media has/was co-opted in the Social Networking Era and/or through Crowd Sourcing has the media was held accountable. Hopefully it will be the latter not the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Slander…

Posted on March 5, 2015 by John

Exercising caution regarding what is posted on Social Networking mediums is paramount… especially, in a nation like UAE where an American expat is set to be tried for breaking cyber-slander laws on March 17th.

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Face-Blocked…

Posted on January 26, 2015 by John

Facebook’s compliance with the Turkish government’s request to block a page that’s reportedly offensive to the Prophet Muhammed is yet another challenge regarding censorship versus free speech (and the on-going / underlying tension therein).

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‘Dislike’

Posted on December 12, 2014 by John

Arguably, Facebook’s arrogance regarding the fact that end-users are unable to ‘dislike’ something is bad form. Granted, ‘disliking’ someone’s content could be done maliciously. Conversely, counting bogus ‘likes’ (which the firm has also been criticized for) is not good form. … Continue reading →

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