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Facebook Faces Privacy Concerns
May 16th, 2010
Facebook boasts 400 million users and billions of display ad impressions, but the latest privacy concerns have some users threatening to delete their accounts with the social networking service. Additionally, a survey indicates that negative perceptions of Facebook are on the rise among older users. To counteract this, Facebook has issued new security tools, along with assurances that it does everything possible to protect individual privacy.
For Facebook, it’s the best and worst of times.
On one hand, the social networking site now boasts 400 million users, and new data from analytics company ComScore suggests it earned about 176 billion display ad impressions in the first quarter of 2010, good enough to place it ahead of Yahoo and Microsoft. Facebook’s newly redesigned site, according to Jefferies and Co. analyst Youssef Squali, offers more opportunities for ads per page; if its subscriber numbers continue to grow, Facebook’s CPMs (costs per thousand impressions) could eventually pass those of Microsoft’s or Yahoo’s sites.
On the other had, though, Facebook now faces something of an uprising from users increasingly concerned about the Website’s privacy controls and how their personal information may be used to increase that all-important ad revenue. On May 13, a European group of data protection authorities sent Facebook a letter complaining that alterations to the Website have potentially “changed the default settings on its social networking platform to the detriment of a user.” And U.S. lawmakers have been urging the Federal Trade Commission to take action regarding social networking sites’ privacy controls.
A YouGov BrandIndex survey found that the “buzz score” for Facebook among users over the age of 35 had dropped from 26.7 to 21.2 in the past few months, indicating a more negative perception of the site for that age group. At the same time, however, “buzz” among 18-to-24-year-olds rose from 32.8 to 44.8. Given the time frame, that negativity among older Facebook users could very well be due to privacy concerns.
“Social networks don’t have to be at odds with protecting privacy,” said Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy. “The problem is when companies like Facebook become obsessed with monetizing every bit of their members’ data, and throw caring about privacy out the digital window. A responsible social network can balance generating profits with also protecting privacy.”
On May 13, Facebook hosted an internal all-hands meeting, apparently to discuss privacy issues. Simultaneously, the company issued two new security features designed to protect user accounts. Previously, one of Facebook’s top executives made comments designed to tamp down users’ privacy fears.
“It’s clear that despite our efforts, we are not doing a good-enough job [of] communicating the changes that we’re making,” Elliot Schrage, vice president for public policy at Facebook, wrote May 11 on The New York Times’ Bits blog. “Even worse, our extensive efforts to provide users greater control over what and how they share appear to be too confusing for some of our more than 400 million users. That’s not acceptable or sustainable.”
As part of the solution, Schrage proposed that Facebook users become “fans” of the About Facebook Page and Facebook Site Governance Page, which provide company policy updates. “At the same time, we will work to make our settings easier and simpler,” Schrage wrote. “Our desire to innovate and create new opportunities for people to share sometimes conflicts with our goal [of creating] an easy and accessible user experience.”
Additionally, Schrage claimed that Facebook cares about users’ privacy: “My biggest concern reading these comments has been the incorrect perception that we don’t care about user privacy or that we’ll sacrifice user privacy in exchange for advertising. That’s just not true.”
Despite the public-relations press by Facebook executives, however, the irritation felt by many users seems to have continued unabated.
“Facebook protects its users from hackers,” one commenter wrote below CNN’s “Facebook Launches New Security Feature” article May 14, “but raids each user’s information for marketing purposes and, with the recent update, has made user profiles nothing more than a checklist of ‘like’ pages, groups and activities.”
Another commenter asked, “How do you feel about being bombarded with advertising and spam targeted specifically to you based on the info you put on Facebook?”
“You should know that when you add friends, upload content, interact, state preferences, everything you do on Facebook, every action is monitored and recorded for use and sale by Facebook,” wrote yet another commenter. “You should know that even when you set your privacy controls to a high level it only affects other users. It doesn’t protect your information from Facebook.”
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April 27th, 2010
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Apple’s iPad hits store shelves
April 3rd, 2010
iPad hits store shelves on Saturday and consumers at long last get to see for themselves whether the tablet device is worth all the breathless publicity.
The iPad goes on sale at 9 a.m. at the company’s more than 200 retail outlets in the United States, along with many Best Buy (BBY.N) stores.
Wall Street is curious to see if the device — touted as a bridge between a laptop and smartphone — can win a mass following like the iPhone has, and will be monitoring crowds at Apple stores this weekend to gauge its appeal.
The afternoon before the much hyped tablet computer went on sale, a smattering of customers lined up at stores in New York, Washington, Boston and San Francisco, in marked contrast to the thousands that ushered in the iPhone in 2007. [ID:nN02154287]
With many able to pre-order the gadget since mid-March, there was little reason to stand in line ahead of Saturday’s 9 a.m. launch. Those who ordered early enough online get their iPads on Saturday, via pickup at a store or home delivery.
Analysts say the company has already received several hundred thousands in pre-orders, with sales estimated at anywhere from 4 million to 7 million or more in the gadget’s first year. [ID:nN29117228]
MUCH AT STAKE
Apple unveiled the iPad in January after months of fevered speculation, and its stock has risen steadily over the last two months. [ID:nN27203955]
It has plenty riding on the iPad, which it calls a new category of device: a lightweight media consumption device that tries to fuse the best attributes of a smartphone and a laptop. [ID:nN29117228]
The iPad’s touchscreen measures 9.7 inches. At 1.5 pounds, the device resembles an oversized iPhone and runs on the same operating system. It starts at $499 for a short-range Wi-Fi model, topping out at more than $800 for a 3G-enabled version.
The iPad is designed for using media of all sorts, including games, video, pictures, electronic books and magazines. It can access roughly 150,000 already existing iPhone apps, as well as new ones freshly designed for the iPad.
Apple is also launching its own digital book business to compete with the Kindle from Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and other e-readers and e-books.
The iPad is the first in a wave of lightweight tablet devices that are expected to hit the market later this year from rival vendors, including Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) and Dell Inc (DELL.O).
The big question is whether the iPad can attract a mainstream following beyond the first few months of excitement and into next year.
Technology enthusiasts have praised the iPad’s beautiful screen and fast Web browser, but also have pointed out some missing pieces. It lacks a camera, cannot run more than one app at a time, and it cannot view popular video sites that use Adobe’s (ADBE.O) Flash software.
Reviewers at The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal said the iPad works nicely for Web surfing and multimedia — but may appeal less to people who need computers for more heavy-duty chores. [ID:nN01128173]
Saturday’s iPad launch is only in the United States, and only for the Wi-Fi model. It will be available in nine other countries later this month.
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Television with HD !!
February 25th, 2010
This is for those people who still using old cable network to see the programs of their choice . We use the Television as the perfect time pass thing and when there is a easy option to upgrade this feature to better aspect Why still wondering ?
What i mean in this upgrade is that The programs can be seen in high definition rather than the normal clarity. Only after seeing the high definition you will know the difference between the cable and the DIRECTV.
Its like the old generation black out white picture to color picture . There is so much clarity of every corner of the screen. The high definition can only be provided by some DIRECT TV operators all over the world.
Nowadays these features are getting popular and being introduced by all upcoming operators. Very few started this technology few years back and they have successfully implementing it . Since they are experienced in the Television broadcast field the tariffs and packaged will be good when compared to other new stuffs.The best thing is that they can be ordered easily via internet nowadays and the packages and plans can be seen in the DIRECTTV websites.The user can select the channel packages according to their requirements .Don’t be sitting and watching in the same old cable change to the high definition.
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ayo ramma .. casino !!
February 24th, 2010
Playing casino games can be very interesting, moreover if we were playing in the casino city like in Las Vegas there. Where we can see and meet many peoples who like to play casinos. That if we have enough money and time to visit Las Vegas, what about if we don’t have those two? Actually there’s no need to go there if we want to play casinos, we can play it online. There are many online casinos on the internet. The number of gambling sites on the web has caused people to undergo research in order to find the best site. This website offers you extensive reviews of online casino sites so that you will have a reference where to play casino games. Then, there are also guide about casino bonuses which become another attractive method of making people enrolling to pay at certain site. You will also find guide to play slots. This guide will help you to win the machine in a very effortless way.
Need a guide? Choose among roulette game Guide, Slots game Guide, Pai Gow Game Guide, Craps game Guide, or Video Poker Game Guide. Check also information about bonuses that available in every online casino. You can get information about welcome casino bonus, high roller bonus, loyalty bonus, or poker bonus. You will surely find this website beneficial for your online gambling needs. Simply locate the information you need and you can start practicing the tips. When you find yourself skillful, you might be able t make money through online gambling.
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Tata Docomo: Sharing with friends
February 23rd, 2010
Willingly or not, sharing is something that is taken for granted between friends. With the same insight, Tata Docomo has extended its mobile community product, BuddyNet, into the social networking space.
Having started out as a closed user group with various benefits for users within the community, BuddyNet members can now avail of features like sharing talk time, music and free browsing of social network sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Nimbuzz on their Docomo powered mobile phones. Clearly, an attempt to make the best use of the ever growing popularity of the social networking boom on the Internet.
Social networking is the only practical way friends can stay connected in today’s time-stressed world. For marketers, it is not only an additional media vehicle but also a channel to build rich two way conversations with consumers. The idea of BuddyNet is, in some ways, inspired by the activities of our target group in the social networking world,” says Gurinder Singh Sandhu, head, marketing, Tata Docomo.
n the current phase of the campaign, two television commercials have been created by DraftFCB Ulka. The first TVC shows a young man frantically searching for something in his room. Soon, his friend points to a third friend, who is wearing the boxer shorts he was looking for. Sighing, he kicks his unassuming friend. The ad ends with the product message of sharing talk time on BuddyNet.
he other TVC shows a young man approaching his friends. His friends notice he has a black eye and ask him who gave him one. They roll up their sleeves and head to take on the other person involved in the brawl. Towards the end, all friends are shown with black eyes, indicating they were all beaten up. The message this time is free social networking access on BuddyNet.
The ads have been directed by Nikhil Rao of Chrome Pictures. Vasudha Misra, creative group head, DraftFCB Ulka is the copywriter.
“The brand talks the consumer language. We wanted to show a youthful, zingy way of sharing among friends. It is all about the ‘masti’ and not getting soppy as we explore this nature of friendship,” says KS Chakravarthy, national creative director, DraftFCB Ulka.
Sandhu says that the idea behind the ads was to link the product philosophy with “amplified versions of slice-of-life moments”.
“We wanted the visuals and the message to demonstrate how we at Tata Docomo understand the world of friendship and how our products focus on enriching this world,” he says.
The campaign will continue to focus on the insight of sharing between friends as more services under BuddyNet are revealed.
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Songs for !!
February 23rd, 2010
Songs are part of life of most people nowadays , According to some Sensex listening to music is the best stress buster .Movies can be easily downloaded from some torrent engine and watched when free. But these songs are very difficult to get it online . There are many links which asks us to purchase our song , But many times after purchasing the song online we get a fake one . Few MP3 songs are very difficult to get online which needs intensive search in Google.
Having our favorite song in our mp3 player and listening to it is the best time pass for most . But when we dont get our favorite song , we really get disappointed . There is also another time when our favorite song costs 9.99 $ or some thing like this .. we really get frustrated . But there is solution for this Mp3 Hunting. Nowadays good and reliable website have come forward to put almost all mp3 songs . The best part of this is that these files are free to download . ITs like selecting our favorite songs from the list , according to the album or the artist and click on the download button . As simple as it , the songs comes into our computer in minutes and its ready to listen and to transfer into the player or ipod.
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Stress busters !!
February 23rd, 2010
Stress is becoming a number one problem in this modern world . With out our knowledge the stress keeps on building inside due to some issues. First problem nowadays is that no one hangs out with family and friends when they are free . Lets take the corporate life , working almost 1o hours a day for 6 days in a week in front of the computer . Travel also becomes a problem when there is traffic . These things keep on accumulated inside and breaks out one fine day and they get into business . To get relief from the stress and for those people who are depressed stress keynote speaker is so good .
Due to stress many problems will arise in our body like we lose hair a lot and our metabolism slows down drastically etc . Stressed people will eat thrice a day too but there will be no energy gained in the body . Digestion also becomes a problem .Every thing can be just solved by simple things , like the music which our hearts listen and spending time with our closed ones etc ..Earning too much money and having no time to enjoy with the money is the worst life according to Thrivallvaur . So be happy and make others happy .
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Jewel in lot !!
February 23rd, 2010
Jewels are part of girls life and its now even part of boys . Modern jewelery becomes the fashion irrespective of the gender. Everyone loves jewels and there are no one who hates jewels in this world . When jewels are bought in retail it becomes too much in our budget and the retail price will always be high . So we have to contact jewelry wholesaler which is the best idea which i got only after wasting some money and doing some research.Now with the popularity of Hip hop music, most of my friends and some of my relatives are much in to wearing hip hop jewels, and i have a friend of mine who is a great 50 cent . This makes even boys to get their jewels according to the todays trend .Getting jewels for your girl friend will be a test to our taste . Getting the best jewel which a gal likes is so easy cause almost all jewels here are the best and liked by girls all over the world. Getting jewels in wholesale is the best idea rather than getting from a retail place . In this way the money can be conserved a lot. Take time and select the best and order for this Christmas.
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Bites can be fatal !!
February 22nd, 2010
Everyone wants to stay in good house with gardens all over the house and one small swimming pool . Some work hard to get this dream house . Getting into the dream house after tackling all the problems in life will be like heaven . And when a problem like fleas comes into our house , the heaven turns into Hell . The flea bites on humans becomes very dangerous at some point of time . Cause there are many serious problems involved in this .
The Gardens and swimming pool becomes a heaven to these fleas when not maintained in a good condition with flea control stuffs. There are many severe problems being transmitted from the fleas to the humans . Just the normal mosquito becomes a severe problem when we work in our home. The repellent nowadays doesn’t work well and the fleas gets evolved to these .
Even when the houses are near to the open lake or pound or some stagnant water the flea problem comes .This problem cant be just solved simple solutions . The experts help is needed or the experts advice should be carried out to solve this . Some people gets frustrated so much that they even vacate the house for just the flea problem.
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