Apparently social networks are so hot they are more popular than porn. As reported by Reuters, Bill Tancer and Hitwise have analysed data from over 10 million users the results of which, Tancer claims, reflects not just what’s happening on-line but also a broader view of people’s behaviour and society.
According to Tancer one of the [...]
Neilsen Online has released figures of the United States Overall Online Video Consumption for the first quarter of 2008.
YouTube is the most popular platform in the US, with over 6 Billion videos streamed during March 2008. Following YouTube was Yahoo, Fox Interactive, then Nickelodeon Kids and Family Network.
Between January and March 2008, streams watched per viewer [...]
The Australia 2020 Summit over the weekend demonstrated a cultural shift towards social networking frameworks being used as technological solutions for information management infrastructure.
The Federal Government is considering creating “Healthbook“
‘ …(like Facebook) for Australians to take greater ownership of their health information and electronically share it with people they trust – for example their doctor, nurse or family [...]
Poking 9 to 5.
Bosses who block access to MySpace and Facebook at work risk losing valuable staff to other companies, new research has found.
Almost half of those who use MySpace and Facebook during work hours say they would refuse a job where they were not allowed access to social networking sites, according to the study [...]
The internet is the peoples media. Some say up to sixty percent of the content is user generated. But will the freedoms and accessabily of the net remain as they are, or will the the net be diverted down the path that other media forms were driven to; restricted, commercial business models. The Net Neutrality [...]
As quoted in the documentary Growing up Online aired on SBS last night. It’s about the first generation of children to come of age on the Internet. As some experts and kids point out in the film, adults didn’t grow up in an era when it was culturally acceptable to pour your most private self, or [...]
Cuban President Ra¿l Castro lifted much-loathed restrictions on personal cellphone ownership last Friday, a move that could increase the flow of political ideas and news to the isolated and information-starved island nation. The decision, announced in an understated manner on Page 2 of the Communist Party daily Granma, adds to an array of developments.
Besides lifting [...]
There is talk that the features of social networking will gradually absorb into everything we do online or possibly be accessed through bespoke personal portals. This means that the future social networking may not be destination dependent and we won’t need to log in to a branded url to connect. Can Facebook, MySpace and Bebo [...]
Online Issues The internet as a creative workspace for artists. Protecting copyright and avoiding liability in respect of user generated content. What are your rights in respect of podcasts, vodcasts and blogs. Legal issues around youtube, myspace, and Facebook. Selling and publishing your work in the online environment – the benefits and pitfalls. Delwyn Everard Arts [...]
