Lots of people have said what they like about Facebook’s announcements at yesterday’s f8 conference. I’m all for innovation, and I agree that many users (including myself) whine about changes, get used to them, and then whine when the next set of changes comes down. But I do have some observations and questions about these…
In under a month and still in beta, Google+ has attracted 18 million users, or 2.4% of Facebook’s base (per Business Insider). That’s a fairly impressive figure. Time is a finite resource. The time people are now spending on G+ (or turntable.fm, or Namesake, or any other hot new service) is, almost certainly, time taken…
Whenever I scan my Facebook news feed, I see items I’d like to read, watch or comment upon, but don’t always have time to do so at that moment. If Facebook wants to expand its domination of C2C and B2C online communications, it should offer users a bookmark/favorite option. If in addition to “Liking” a given…
Another panicky status meme is making the Facebook rounds. And while there’s a grain of truth buried in it – as there is with many memes – it’s surrounded by some scare-mongering misinformation. The current status meme reads something like this: ATTENTION: This Friday, Facebook will become owner of the publishing rights of ALL your…
Evidently the discipline of doing this daily has eluded me, but I’m picking up the pieces and carrying on. Here are the links I found interesting today: Facebook has had a glitch that overrides user preferences to not receive email notifications. They’re aware of the issue and working to fix it. In the meantime, you…
If you’re an artist/performer building up your Facebook presence via a personal Facebook account, you should almost certainly be doing so via a Facebook “Page” instead. 8 Reasons You Need a “Page” 1) No Limits. Facebook currently limits personal accounts to 5,000 “friends.” Pages have no limits. 2) Analytics. Facebook provides demographic data to Page…