2011年7月19日星期二
Facebook * likes * Bing and the feeling of mutual
2011年7月18日星期一
A simple guide to Skype calling with Facebook
You look forward to see your profile on Facebooks new browser Skype video chat but still waiting for the service?
If so, you can actually get started right now, and as you call your Facebook friends they also are prompted to activate your new service. The process of getting started is actually quite simple, but in my tests I found a small Hiccup that may prove frustrating for some users.
The first thing you need to do is click the Facebook's video calling home page and click the green "get started". This is intended to start a download, enabling video calls on your system. But in my tests with Firefox on Mac OS X was invited not me if any one week, although it is possible I may have missed it.
When I first clicked the button "get started" I waited for several minutes as my Facebook chat contact list popped up with the message "loading ...". I was tired of having to wait so I reloaded the page, click the "get started" button again, and video calls was activated almost immediately.
When I got the video calling will in Firefox, I opened my Facebook page in Chrome, Opera and Safari to see what would happen. Both Chrome and Safari, there were no problems and chat was installed, but it turns out Facebook video chat are not supported in Opera.
After video chat was activated, seemed a pop-up window asking me to pick a friend phoning from the available in my online instant messaging contacts. After you select a friend, window discussion popped up and I was asked to click the icon for a new video camera at the top of the chat window.
When you initiate a call, if your friend doesn't have video calling prompts him to activate the installed service. Facebook gives you two options to start a conversation. You can choose one from your online contacts in Facebook chat, and then press the video button in the discussion. You can click on the "Call" that appears in the upper-right portion of your friend's Facebook profile page when they are online.
That is about it. Facebook's Skype integration is pretty painless to get started, even if your experience may vary, as my colleague David Daw was told.
Facebook's Skype integration cannot have popular group chat function, see Google's Hangouts, the Google +-feature that lets you participate in a video call with up to 10 people. But the video call is likely to be a welcome boost for Facebook users, unless of course you use Opera as your primary browser.
2011年7月17日星期日
Five reasons to abandon Facebook
We have finally grown tired of Facebook? According to inside Facebook abandoned for more than five percent of us Facebook users in may, which is about six million people who gave up "really liked" the world's largest social network. Six million people jumping ship sounds like a lot, but when you consider that Facebook is about to hit 700 million users any day now, it is not a big deal.
But it begs the question: emergency landing on why is water Facebook users? Here is a look at 5 reasons may 2011 great Facebook Exodus.
If you ask Facebook, this is one of those cases where there is smoke, but no fire. A Facebook rep has said that reports such as inside Facebook's "using data extracted from our advertising tools that provide broad estimates on reach Facebook ads and is not intended to be a source to track the overall growth of Facebook".
So inside Facebook ran another series of tests with third-party measurement services like comScore, Compete, Quantcast and Google Ad Planner, and it is completely schizophrenic. Some displays quick profits, other shows slow gains, other reporting losses and strangely Sony's ranking system showing Pop Tart Cat. Jokes only.
Where to start with the Facebooks ridiculously strict privacy issue? How about: programme opt-out ansiktsigenk?nning that identifies and tags Facebook users in the photos without permission or doing.
Facebook apologised, but not for the software. No, apologised for the software's rocky launch. Now ask privacy advocates the United States Government to stop Facebook from using this technology for facial recognition.
To put it in perspective, "says Google's Eric Schmidt to facial recognition software is too unpleasant. When Google does anything too creepy, you know it, way too unpleasant.
Until Facebook users realise that Facebook is a free service that you can cancel at any time, and therefore, you have nothing in terms of the privacy and security, this is not the last time on the site will make headlines for passing uncomfortable line.
Facebook used to be about fun and stuff. It is no longer fun.
Lately, when titles are not fences against Facebook's privacy fouls, the media reported on the company's financial collapse and its reported 100 billion valuation. Bor-ing!
Perhaps the Facebook development from Start to inevitable monster has driven Millennials, one generation typically business-oriented, to "mistrust" mode, thereby signaling a comprehensive call Rich Uncle Pennybags dike ' once-fun website and go to other social networking services ... who bring us:
Facebook generalized nature is perfect for those who dig ... stuff. But our social web culture is turning to apps and services such as Instagram for pictures, Foodspotting for badentusiaster, GetGlue for multimedia, Soundtracking for music etc catering to those who want a niche.
Of course, these apps are compatible with Facebook news feeds for recently added share functionality, but they also built their own specific social networks.
I am sorry, it's comically absurd, but I wanted to say it.
2011年7月16日星期六
Facebook * likes * Bing and the feeling of mutual
First take: Google + gets function, but offers no reason to leave Facebook
Finally after many mis-starts and debacles product social media, Google gets their social networks, offering down right. The Downside, there is no reason to call it "plus" is simply a catchup.
Google has learned from failed attempts
Historically Google has been complacent when it comes to social networks, not realizing how fast Facebook will grow many years ago, innovations in this category of lackluster. Against the backdrop of several attempts, most unsuccessful (see chronology of failed attempts to Google), there is hope with yesterday. In previous launches their efforts were just copies of Facebook (+ 1 vs how) or struggled with too much complexity (wave) and privacy woes (see my additional analysis on Google vs Twitter Facebook).
Nevertheless, strikes the right balance with Google +
Though I only spent a few hours cruises throughout the past efforts of Google, "Google + 1, I found myself strangely comfortable with the feature set. Groups (now called "Circles"), a wall with cascading microfeed, chat tools, commenting tools. In particular, has been careful to develop "action" feature that makes it crystal clear at what range or even in public places, which you will be able to share information. In the past about how the information will be disclosed miffed Google and Facebook. Being late adopter gave Google the advantage they had several mistries where Facebook fell, and set the correct function.
But offers no justification for the migration from Facebook ... yet
Nevertheless, despite the familiar combination of functionality and structure of the layout of the site, it looks like a bare bones version of Facebook (minus the excessive ads, app yesterday tabs and confusing user interface). As a result, I don't see how this differs from Facebook. There is one saving grace that could make this unique tool, Google "Sparks", which is a conversation starter around the various topics that could use the search function and Google media while only in its first week, I'll reserve final judgement, but there is no compelling reason why someone would go to Google + after creating their social networks on Facebook.
Bottom line:
When it comes to features, Google to Facebook, but not convincing for mass immigration social behavior. They must quickly integrate unique products to Google's YouTube, Gmail, applications, and other slow draw users over.
Here are some screenshots, and here is the link to my Google + profile.
Facebook Mubarak depart with pride?
Cairo air and fun tears 30 year President is a despotic power of President Hosni Mubarak demonstrators lit Fireworks to Facebook all are alleged through Google News.
On Friday, President Hosni Mubarak Egypt as a wide range of anti-Government demonstrations after resignation was. Country is now control of the armed forces. US President Barack Egypt called the "inspiration" and that the Egypt the same.
However, and claim a victory supporters quickly social media social media for themselves to to build to an international community of Egypt who support"helped", the had has somehow bring Mubarak's Presidency to an end.
Wael Ghonim, Google Marketing Manager, led to claim: ", and decided to search millions of Egypt who died 30 years ago, gave Egypt lied to us, but in their own country found 18. "Wrote on Twitter said New York-based digital strategy is:"in was the social media powerhouse at the revolution". Apparently, Mr. Ghonim, "delivered in Egypt 2.0 CNN interview the cliché. Called
On the other hand, tuned CompterWorld heading: "how Facebook overthrowing President Hosni Mubarak" and, in the fight against the dictator of the nation in the Middle East's largest "to overthrow the Mubarak regime that Facebook Egypt 18,.
But doesn't this all too relentless sound? Keeps and ruminations as ComputerWorld according to some: "lost between Facebook and social media significance political and military observers as an important tool used by protesters to organize an effective protest huge, is.
In another article, from the same source, is another writer to these distant claims opposition held if so: very Facebook Egypt ' Egypt social media has exaggerated the role or "his small explained that this article is about 5200000 user or all out of 100 is approximately 31% in less than 7, Egypt who have Facebook accounts Internet access. Therefore, education change countries face a Egypt minority, brought democracy. Most.
Can's always Facebook just communication tools and one that repressive regimes to fall behind mastermind and argued and thought had been. Social media is certainly Mubarak during his presidency, is disseminating the information at the end of the rest of the world opposite of amplification played a role, and what was going on "left combination of Mubarak's Facebook, Twitter or mobile phone, and his security's inability to force to stop the protests", idea, but seriously it simply too great statement.
Mr. Ghonim, probably when the State of intoxication of the desperate, in conversation with CNN claims he is "Egypt social media in democracy, at least for now". Democracy? In the mainstream media speech entitled this: at the hands of the Egypt army.
Writes the independent newspaper staff writer Robert Fisk, who has been covered Egypt political issues are since 1976: ' Mubarak may decide later history to faith army shortages effectively he lost after 30 years of the dictatorship of President secret police tortured and Government corruption. "He continues:" Mubarak military regime corruption binding chain was real. By democracy – stand or new Mubarak administration in cement? … Was permission - people, luxury hotel chains, shopping malls, real estate, Bank concession from the same corrupt regime enjoy - Colonel Mubarak to survive it obviously, yesterday afternoon events are all certification ".
Projected Street, led to weight: in the digital revolution Egypt President steps groundbreaking works on Mashable: "was promoted with revolutionary social media in the Egypt from scratch after Government blocked Facebook or Twitter, ultimately Internet access down to shut down 140 character updates... You are probably in the history of one of the first times reporter took Twitter to share the recorded history itself instantly. Confusing images Flickr and Youtube, world. Al Jazeera images can Creative Commons licenses, and all over the world reach a broad audience in its work.
Well, perhaps claims has brought democracy mean somehow deprived of this tyrannical to me strange irrational middle, sound is social media.
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