Emotional Algos
Recently, this graph made the round on Twitter. It shows how news headlines have been getting more emotionally intense over the years: They appear to be written specifically…
Tag: Facebook
I’m leaving Facebook
I’m leaving Facebook. I’m not leaving in a huff, nor to make a strong statement. I simply haven’t been getting anything out of Facebook in a long time…
Facebook, Twitter, Google are a new type of media platform, and new rules apply
When Congress questioned representatives of Facebook, Google and Twitter, it became official: We need to finally find an answer to a debate that’s been bubbling for months (if…
Google+ First Impressions
It’s time to drop some off-the-cuff punditry. (Kidding.) I’m sitting at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport waiting for boarding one of a long series of flights, on a trip that’s…
Facebook launches facial recognition, screws users (again)
Facebook has done it again: The company enabled a new feature that uses facial recognition to prompt your Facebook connections to “tag” you in photos they are shown.…
Diaspora Alpha is live, looks good
Diaspora has launched its consumer-facing alpha (as opposed to the last release that was for developers and tinkerers only). The privacy-conscious social network was off to a bit…
Diaspora, an open Facebook?
A few weeks ago, four recent NYU graduates announced – to the background noise of the latest (of many) major Facebook privacy fail – that they intended to…