The Ring of Gyges and the cat's backside
The Ring of Gyges is a magic ring discussed by the philosopher Plato in his Republic. It granted the wearer the gift of invisibility, and was used by plato to explore what would happen if an intellige…
Tagged: online-communities
And Facebook carries on downwards....
In my last post I questioned the value given to Facebook in their IPO. It became clear at the close of first day trading that things hadn't gone according to plan; the usual 'Day One Spike' associate…
The obligatory Facebook IPO post....or...Hey! Zuckerberg! You're my bitch!
Well, despite the state of the world economy, Facebook finally managed it's IPO today and ended the day at roughly the same level as it launched at, having had a high point of about $42 and a start po…
If it ain't on your machine, it ain't yours.
Yesterday I found out that Yahoo had pulled the plug on the Delicious application, amongst a few other APIs and services. There will no doubt now be a spate of articles about how to move your content…
Social Media and the mob
One of my favourite films is 'The Fisher King')- one of the most haunting scenes in it is where Radio 'Shock Jock' Jack Lucas repeats the words 'Forgive me' from a TV script he is hoping to star in, w…
Your email address CAN be harvested from Facebook...a heads up!
Or...yet another reason to watch who you befriend.... Facebook attempts to be what's known in the online world as a 'Closed Garden' - interactions with the rest of the Internet are restricted somewhat…
Facebook friends limited to 150 by the brain?
As anyone who's ever heard me rant about the 'numbers game' side of networking - especially on sites such as Ecademy, Linked in or Facebook - will testify, I'm a great believer in quality rather than …
The dumbing down of Twitter starts here?
I'll admit it. Deep within me is a snob. As far as I'm concerned, the online world started heading down hill when you no longer had to know how to install a full TCP/IP stack to use the Internet. M…
Crazy, obscene or good investment?
Every now and again I come across something online that leaves me staggered, infuriated and thoughtful in reasonably equal measures. The other day I encounteredthis little gem - a chap has spent $330…
The Social Media Numbers Game
I'm old enough to have used an address book and still have a Rolodex on the phone table. When I actually sit down and think about the people with whom I have reasonably regular 'quality' contact in a…