This week Google’s Eric Schmidt suggested we may need to invent new identities to escape embarrassing online pasts – while Facebook launched a tool to share users’ locations. So does technology pose a threat to private life?
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Does technology pose a threat to our private life?
by The Guardian on August 21, 2010 · 10 comments
How Facebook is cheating advertisers on the demographics
by John Einar Sandvand on June 9, 2010 · 0 comments
More than 1,6 million people live in Norway’s capital Oslo, claims Facebook. But the real number is only about 500.000. Advertisers be warned: You cannot trust the demographic numbers of Facebook.
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How news sites can connect to their readers through Facebook’s social plugins
by John Einar Sandvand on April 23, 2010 · 0 comments
Facebook’s new social plugins offer news sites a great chance to build closer relationship to their readers and become more relevant in presenting the news.
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The Facebook explosion of birthday greetings
by John Einar Sandvand on March 18, 2010 · 0 comments
Three years ago only my closest family and a couple of friends would take note of my birthday. This week I received almost 70 greetings. Welcome social media!
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Time spent on social networks almost doubled in a year
by John Einar Sandvand on January 25, 2010 · 3 comments
Global web users spent on average five and a half hours on social network sites in December. That is an increase in time spent of 82 per cent in one year, according to the latest number from Nielsen.
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The next generation of media is already here
by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 0 comments
I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.
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Facts you should know about social media in Asia
by John Einar Sandvand on December 15, 2009 · 3 comments
The social media situation in Asia is very different from Europe and USA. Here are some very interesting facts and figures giving a good overview of who are the big players.
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Three simple rules for journalists in social media
by John Einar Sandvand on November 17, 2009 · 7 comments
Many media houses have spent a lot of time regulating how journalists can behave in Twitter and other social media. I think it is quite simple: Basically you only need three rules!
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Social network sites violate users’ privacy
by John Einar Sandvand on November 12, 2009 · 4 comments
User terms at major social network sites like Facebook and Twitter are highly questionable, according to a survey by the Norwegian Consumer Council.
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Where half the population use Facebook every week
by John Einar Sandvand on October 28, 2009 · 4 comments
The growth of Facebook has been tremendous in Norway over the last couple of years. A new survey shows that more than 50 per cent of the population now use Facebook every week.
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