April 2nd, 2009 in Life and Technology | 2 Comments »
Last week, it was reported that a 14-year-old girl who posted nude pictures on MySpace was charged with Child Pornography, even though she is a minor.
Last Year, a 17-year-old boy posted nude pictures of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend.
Because of the increased popularity of social networks (e.g. Facebook, MySpace), a small number of teens are using this medium for posting inappropriate content, mainly nude pictures.
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March 19th, 2009 in Business and Technology | 4 Comments »
Today, I came across an article from TechCrunch reporting that 94% of
Facebook users do not like the Twitter-like interface. Personally, I
find that the new interface is too focused on status messages, which
sometimes can be very interesting and insightful but other times can be
annoying.
I will occasionally come across status messages such as āIām sick this
morning. I must have eaten the wrong burrito! ā They are funny the first
time around but become stale very quickly.
It will be interesting to see if Facebook keeps the new layout or gives
users the option to use the previous layout if preferred (best option).