Following my article about Anti-Social Networking, I came across this new story about Facebook coming under pressure to take a stand on groups that want to air distasteful and controversal views.
Whatever your views are on this, it is certainly a challenging debate that will rage on.
Have a read and let me know what you think…
Facebook’s Holocaust Controversy
Thanks,
Tony
Social Networking
I was just thinking about a recent conversation I had while I was in New Zealand, and I came across this related article on the ClickZ Experts website: In Social Networks, All Friends Are Not Created Equal.
This is very similar to the conversation I was having – basically that social networks are actually becoming quite ANTI-social and in some cases are causing more problems.
Take the example of the worker recently sacked for checking her Facebook account when she told her employers she had a migrane and couldn’t use a computer.
Or how about the US Police Officer who had his “internet persona” investigated after he posted comments online saying he was in a “devious” mood and “watching ‘Training Day’ to brush up on proper police procedure.”
There are plenty of stories that cover how and why being so social on the web can potentially affect your “real life”, but the main point we discussed was how, in the attempt to be as social as possible, you actually open up doors to areas that maybe were closed for a reason.
In researching the Social Network arena for some new projects we’re looking at getting into, I came across two interesting articles about how staggeringly enormous Facebook (and other social sites) have become.
The first article was published on ClickZ and goes into detail on how many and who is using Facebook:
Mind-Blowing Facebook Stats and What To Do With Them
The second article was published on TechCrunch and covers the top runners and riders in the photo-sharing service – again some jaw-dropping figures when you think about it:
Who Has The Most Photos Of Them All? Hint: It Is Not Facebook
Tony Burke is a Program & Project Manager for IT and web business applications.
He's particularly interested in the latest online trends and technologies, project management methodologies and providing the best service possible for his company and clients.
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