Joe's Jottings

Tagged: facebook

Social Media Bubble....here we come!

· facebook, social-media, twitter, entrepreneur-issues, personal-stuff, technology, the-media

Are we heading for a 'speculative bubble' effect in the portions of the media and IT economy that are tied up with Social Media and Social networking?  Regular readers will know that I'm something of …

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? Not necessarily...

· facebook, privacy, twitter, blogs-and-blogging, personal-and-group-networking, personal-stuff, psychology

Long before it was the title of a movie, it was a fairly well known saying.  In the UK it was more likely to be 'What happens in Blackpool, stays in Blackpool', or, as time passed, what happened in Es…

Facebook - fool if you think it's over?

· facebook, social-networks, viral-marketing, online-communities, personal-and-group-networking

I came across two articles today which are related - one informing us that Facebook had finally made it to number 1 in a league of social networking sites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/0…

Will no one think about the children...

· bebo, censorship, facebook, morality, social-issues, personal-and-group-networking, personal-stuff, technology

I'm a big fan of 'The Simpsons' and in one episode there is a morally outraged female character who keeps screaming the expression 'Will no one think about the children' whenever something crops up. I…

Reluctantly joining Facebook....

· facebook, networking, community-building, personal-and-group-networking, personal-stuff

Sigh..... That it should come to this.  Unfortunately a group I belong to is going to be using Facebook, and given that I'm supposed to be the IT guy, I am expected to know how it works. So, I've regi…