Google Gets Social?
Oct 12th
Or at least that is the rumor. A recent NY Times blog entry stated that Google CEO and founder, Eric Schmidt, mentioned in a conversation how social networking isn’t simply a “fad” or something that will pass in time.
“People don’t appreciate how many page views on the Internet are in social networks,” Mr. Schmidt told a group of reporters at the end of its Zeitgeist conference, a two-day gathering of an eclectic mix of Google partners, competitors, social activists and politicians.
Social networks, he said, account for an “enormous proportion” of Internet usage, he added. “It is very real. It’s a very real phenomenon.” – Eric Schmidt, Google CEO.
This doesn’t confirm any actions Google might take in the future, of course. However, Schmidt also didn’t shoot down the possibility of Google jumping into the social networking arena. Google plans on using the information they have on their customers/visitors for future projects. With all the information they have on us (the entire human race, basically), who knows what kind of supercalifragilisticexpialidocious social networking site they can create.
To hell with Facebook + Myspace, I say! Let us all throw our hats to Google and bow down to their almighty web presence.
Facebook Makes Profiles Public … Privacy Issue?
Sep 5th
Facebook announced that they’ll be releasing OUR profiles to the public internet, opposed to only allowing registered users to browse for names.
What does this mean for you? Assuming you don’t change your search privacy settings, you name and pictures will now be indexed by ALL search engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN, etc.). So, while it may not be a big deal for some people (I personally don’t care if I’m indexed in Google’s database since I already am), a lot of people will not want to be publically searched on the internet.
Does this pose a security threat for young students? That’s a debate in itself.
Lawsuit Seeks to Shut Down Facebook
Jul 25th
This story shocked me as well everyone I showed today. Apparently Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook’s founder) is being sued by ConnectU.com for fraud, copyright infringement, as well as misappropriation of trade secrets. What’s at stake? Facebook. Well, the ownership at least.
Yes it’s ironic that I’m posting about this since my last post spoke about Facebook reaching half the size of Myspace.
The three founders of ConnectU say Mark Zuckerberg agreed to finish computer code for their site, but repeatedly stalled and eventually created Facebook using their ideas.
The lawsuit’s allegations against Zuckerberg include fraud, copyright infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets. It asks the court to shutter Facebook and give control of the company and its assets to ConnectU’s founders.
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