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The tweet that launched a thousand posts. There is a saying in Spanish that I’ve always liked: “pueblo chico, infierno grande” (small town, big hell). The Internet is vast, but social media has brought us together in ways that constantly remind me of this phrase. Short social connection pathways lead to clusters of communities [...] March 22nd, 2013 | Tags: Social media | 6 comments You might remember that during last December there was a bit of a scandal regarding Instagram’s new terms of service. Given the level of discontent arising from the decision to change the existing agreement in terms that would be seriously detrimental to users, Instragram has announced that it will be updating the terms of service [...] Spot the difference. These are the current Terms of Use: “Some of the Instagram Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions, and you hereby agree that Instagram may place such advertising and promotions on the Instagram Services or on, about, or in conjunction with your Content. The manner, mode and [...] December 17th, 2012 | Tags: Social media | One comment Some years ago I accompanied a friend to a radio station, where he was going to get interviewed about a show. Just before the interview, we were asked by one of the producers if we wanted coffee, and I replied “Yes, can I have a black coffee please?” She looked at me with utter [...] November 25th, 2012 | Tags: Social media | Leave a comment #bbpBox_212902087481241601 a { text-decoration:none; color:#1F98C7; }#bbpBox_212902087481241601 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }.@neilhimself There desperately needs to be a site dedicated to helping geeks figure out what to support on Kickstarter. We need a CURATOR.June 13, 2012 7:39 am via webReplyRetweetFavorite@joe_hillJoe Hill I have just read one of the most interesting tweets in a while, and I [...]
If you live in Costa Rica, the answer to the question appears to be ‘No’. La Nacion newspaper reports today that Facebook has decided to close the accounts of 19 convicts, who had maintained a presence in the social network despite being in jail. FB took this decision prompted by [...] May 15th, 2012 | Tags: Social media | 3 comments Source: 9gag.com via Andres on Pinterest Pinterest, in case you have not heard, is the latest social network. It is sort of like Tumbler without the social angst and hipster look. Some have described it as “Facebook for women” (because everyone knows that no woman uses FB). Time [...] In a re-enactment of last November’s Sabam v Scarlet, the ECJ has ruled against indiscriminate filtering by service providers again, but this time in a case regarding social networks. In Sabam v Netlog (C‑360/10), the Belgian collecting society Sabam sued a social network site named Netlog, based in Ghent, attempting to obtain an injunction ordering [...] Mafalda joins fight against SOPA As Wikipedia goes silent today in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), and as other Internet giants unite their voices against the proposed legislations, we could really say that Web activism is starting to become a force to be reckoned with. [...] To recap what we know about Internet privacy… There has been quite a lot of talk in social media in recent days about Klout. This has been prompted in large part by an adjustment in Klout scores, which saw a huge drop in influence (10 points in my case). To a lesser extent, some [...] |
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