Kirsten Han: So Eduardo Saverin Wants to Be a Singapore Citizen?
Some people have pointed out that by putting economic concerns over everything and giving up citizenship on a country that gave him his big breaks, Saverin has proved himself much more Singaporean than the rest of us.
Real hero of the Facebook story isn't Zuckerberg, it's the internet
What’s important here is that Zuckerberg’s genius could be embraced by half a billion people within six years of its first being launched, without (and here is the critical bit) asking permission of anyone. The real story is not the invention. It is the platform that makes the invention sing. Zuckerberg didn’t invent that platform. He was a hacker (a term of praise) who built for it. And as much as Zuckerberg deserves endless respect from every decent soul for his success, the real hero in this story doesn’t even get a credit.”
Google, Facebook Fight Indian Censorship Demands
the high court judge told the companies at a hearing earlier this week that they must find a way to monitor and delete offensive content, or India could go the way of China and start blocking entire websites more actively
No, no, no, no! Have the judges forgotten that India is a DEMOCRACY! One of the things that makes India a great example of how a modern democracy can survive is the ease with which individuals can protest against unfair policies.
It’s time for everyone to protest this ludicrous pronouncement by the New Delhi judges. Censoring online content is a violation of every Indian’s fundamental right to free speech, a right enshrined by the Constitution.
who else has the redesigned Facebook?
I’m Seeing Circles - Google+ Could Be The Future Of Social Networking
Having tried Google+ here are my thoughts:
1. There needs to be some compelling feature to pull users away from FB. I would argue that the most compelling feature right now is the explicit nature of controlling your privacy settings. However, once you have over 100+ people on your network, I doubt you would bother categorizing them and determining who sees what, it’s simply too much work.
2. A better mobile experience. One of FBs biggest failings have been its lack of a coherent mobile strategy. There is the app, the mobile website, the touch mobile website, the web website (not a mistake), the “zero” website, and apparently the “lite” website. All these different iterations of FB have different features so I often find myself jetting from one to the other. Google+ must ensure that it has an app for each mobile platform (Android and iOS to start with).
3. Better support. Google has a poor support track record, but arguably FBs is even worse. Users need to be assured that their data and passwords won’t be hacked or leaked.
4. Better aggregation. Right now it can be troublesome to view older data on FB, and there is no way to search through your or your friends’ content. Considering Google is a search powerhouse, I should think they would have a good aggregation system for older content.
5. Cleaner interface. FB won the war against MySpace because it had a cleaner interface. Over the years a lot has been tacked onto FB and it is a shadow of its former self. Google+ is fresh, new, and for the moment “clean” (doing my best Justin Timberlake impression). Google needs to ensure that whatever new feature is added in the future, the site remains clutter-free.
6. People need to use it. This is perhaps the most important point, if my friends aren’t on Google+ then there is little utility in me using the service. The slow invite-only roll-out seems a little strange if Google is hoping to make Google+ the next big thing.
That’s all I can say for now. I’ll be adding more posts with updates later.
Looks like there are no more invites :(
Google+ Has A Gender Neutral Option
Unlike Facebook who stirred up controversy by forcing its users to choose a gender (either male or female), Google has taken an interesting approach with its newest foray into social media by offering an alternative “other” option.
