So, you went Starbucks? And you posted it in Facebook, like many other activities you do? Well then, your friends may not only see the typical entry in the news feed, they may also see a “sponsored” story in the right-hand side of the page, with the Starbucks logo included. And better yet (for Starbucks) the sponsored story will not scroll down as the news feed progresses; it will stay there for the duration of your session.
Let’s influence lawmakers!
I just got my hand on what tech companies spend on lobbying. I find it amazing. This past quarter Verizon has spent close to four million dollars, up from three for the same quarter a year ago. Its competitor AT&T is not far behind with 3.5 million this quarter. These figures are in sharp contrast […]
Time’s person of the year 2010: Zuckerberg. Should we really agree?
Earlier today Time Magazine announced its person of the year. And, surprise surprise… it went to Mark Eliot Zuckerberg, Facebook’s gold boy. Why? “For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives”. […]
Google Going For The Throat
Yesterday Google formally unveiled Chrome OS for netbooks, an operating system designed with the main purpose of surfing the web. Why another operating system, you might ask yourself. The world of operating systems for PCs and notebooks seems to be reasonably stable, with Windows in its different versions commanding above 90% market share, Apple’s OSX […]
