Four days ‘til J.K. Rowling’s big announcement on YouTube. 8th Harry Potter book? Brand new series? What will it be? (Also, liking the owls.)
It’s gettin’ real in the Whole Foods parking lot. :) Now every time I go to Whole Foods, this will be in my head.
Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and the Terrifying Truth About New Technology
In movies, on television, and in books, robots are stalking the land, scanning for human victims. The technology we depend on is going awry. Our civilization is going up in flames.
As we consider the umpteenth round of cutting-edge cellphone upgrades, we feel a creeping unease settle over our shoulders. Dread drips from every new device that dances into our lives: newer, shinier, faster. This time in white.
At some point, you probably stopped to wonder where all the pay phones had gone. You’ve been heard to say, “May I speak to a human, please?” Perhaps you’ve even contemplated the deeper questions, like just what in the hell does Twitter do?
We think we’re afraid of the technology. But we’re really afraid of getting old.
» via The Wall Street Journal (Subscription may be required for some content)
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Senior Editor Cord Jefferson reports on the recent exodus of Facebook users:
I told you last month why I thought everyone should get off Facebook, and it turns out people listened. Though the social networking behemoth continues creeping toward 700 million global users, six million Americans quit the site in the month of May. That’s the first time Facebook has lost U.S. users in over a year. The site also posted losses in Canada, the U.K., Norway, and Russia, while most of its gains came in countries in the developing world, including Mexico and India.
What explains the stunted growth? Several things, the first of which is a growing concern about privacy amongst Facebook users. It was inevitable that a social site that turned its users into a commodity for advertisers would eventually be a turnoff for some, and that looks to be happening at Facebook en masse. Beyond that, competing sites like Twitter, which demand less engagement and information from users, are also siphoning away some former Facebook loyalists.
Read more on GOOD.
Unfriended: Six Million Americans Fled Facebook Last Month - Culture - GOOD
Sometimes you just gotta…
Read this, now think about how I just ordered headphones on Amazon at 3:30pm and they are guaranteed on my doorstep tomorrow morning…
Winnie the Pooh. Thotful Spot. :)
Social Media Revolution 2011
Part of the world’s most watched Social Media video series; “Social Media Revolution” by Erik Qualman. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011.
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Directed by Michael Rapaport. (Excited for this)
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By Zadi Diaz.
