"I’m a privacy advocate, and I wouldn’t stand up before Congress and say your boss shouldn’t be allowed to read your social networking sites,” he said. “You’re putting it out there for the world." via bits.blogs.nytimes.com Even with the maximum amount of privacy settings in place, you have to consider that anything you post anywhere on the internet is never really private.
March, 30 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
From the New York Times Room for Debate Blog: Initially, any new information medium seems to degrade reading because it disturbs the balance between focal and peripheral attention. This was true as early as the invention of writing, which Plato complained hollowed out focal memory. Similarly, William Wordsworth’s sister complained that he wasted his mind in the newspapers of the day. It takes time and adaptation before a balance can be restored, not just in the “mentality” of the reader, as historians of the book...
October, 16 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Just saw this in my twitter feed. Thanks to you, we just passed @cocacola as the largest brand on @Facebook. Become a fan here: http://facebook.com/starbucks This is impressive and no doubt their free pastry promotion played a part. It's a simple idea that I see broken down into two parts: a) people love anything free and they love free FOOD even more. b) Starbucks' use of social media tools such as the sponsored event invitation in Facebook for their free pastry day are a terrific use of viral marketing...
July, 17 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Former jazz pianist. Work at Tisch School of the Arts. Live in Brooklyn, NY.
