We expect more from technology and less from each other

Source: CNN

Mobile devices offer 'seductive' fantasy STORY HIGHLIGHTS Sherry Turkle, once an enthusiast for digital technology, expresses some doubts She says people are so focused on devices, networks, that other things get ignored Turkle: In our rush to connect ...
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Facebook camera sucks, but don't blame Facebook

Source: ITWorld.com

"Great, it'll be like Instagram, but only with photos from people I actually care about," I thought. Facebook is one of the most popular photo sharing sites on the Web. During the first three months of 2012, an average of 3 ...
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FROM OUR BLOGS: What will the future hold for the now publicly owned Facebook?

Source: Dearborn Press and Guide

What made Facebook a crazy success was that college kids had a place to hang out virtually, free of adult supervision. It played right into endless connectivity, a trend that began with Gen Y using e-mail, instant messaging and Napster. Shared ex ...
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Browser wars flare in mobile space

Source: PhysOrg.com

The browser wars are heating up again, but this time the fight is for dominance of the mobile Internet. Google, Apple, Microsoft and Yahoo! are all in the struggle, along with the Norwegian-made Opera browse ...
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Jeff Daniels adapts to the long hours of 'The Newsroom' life

Source: Los Angeles Times

Before taking on the lead for "The Newsroom,"HBO's intense drama exploring the behind-the-scenes frenzy of a cable news network, Jeff Daniels received some counsel from the man formerly known as Tony Soprano. "James said, 'Get sleep,'" ...
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Report: Facebook in talks to buy browser-maker Opera

Source: ThinkDigit.com

A new report indicates that Facebook, fresh off its initial public offering, is in talks to acquire Web browser maker Opera Software. Tech blog Pocket-lint, citing unnamed "trusted sources," reported that the soci ...
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Facebook’s Plans for the World Wide Web

Source: Social Media Today

When you’re the world’s largest social network you find it difficult to let defeat slow you down. Facebook may be autocratic in the way it deals with its membership base and it may want to own the web and all its content b ...
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Thoughts on the HCIL symposium

Source: Flowing Data

Last week I attended the 29th annual symposium at the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the University of Maryland. The HCIL is famous for a little thing known as the treemap, created by the founder of the lab, Ben Shneiderman. ...
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Facebook IPO offers market lessons

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Facebook's initial public offering promised to be a generational event - and on that front, at least, it delivered. But the May 18 IPO generated few headlines founder Mark Zuckerberg would wish to see in his news feed. A series of trading ...
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