Zynga, Zynga, Zynga. How many hours of my life have I lost to you, Zynga? Zynga is one of those companies people love to hate. Some of their biggest games, measures in active players and revenue, were concepts copied from other companies. Farmville, released in June 2009, was the most popular game on Facebook for […]
Some people never learn, which is why I’m writing this PSA. You can consider it a freebie, this time. Here’s the deal: the internet is a very public place. Veeeerrrryyyyy public. It may even be the most public experience possible, because it’s not just people you know or even just people you want to know. […]
Every now and then, someone on the Facebook team gives us another reminder that users are not their primary customers. Tuesday, it was project manager Austin Haugen’s turn when he announced a landmark for third party timeline apps. Some of the most innovative companies are launching new timeline apps this week at SXSW in Austin, […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is Bills Reminder by Handy Apps Inc, which […]
Every night at 12:15 AM Pacific, Amazon gives away a free paid app through their Amazon app store. As I am usually awake at 12:15 AM Pacific, why not let you know if today’s app is useful, or just more clutter in your app drawer? Today’s free app is BubbleMech by Coldwired Games which usually runs for […]
What happens when an active duty Army Staff Sergeant creates a smartphone app built on the idea of killing homeless people? Late last week, Vice’s Jamie Lee Curtis Taete wrote about a horrid new Android app called HoboHunt. Basically, it’s a simple photo sharing app with the sickening hook of sending pictures of homeless people […]
Marianne Oleson was charged Wednesday with multiple counts of theft and forgery for the sale of fake Facebook stock. The Oshkosh, WI resident conned four men out of thousands of dollars, including Randy Stafford, a construction worker who did concrete work on Oleson’s house worth $18,000. After she couldn’t pay for the work, Marianne told […]
The big social media news this week goes to Facebook. Officials from the world’s biggest social network released required financial documents Wednesday in preparation for the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in a few months, which will transition the company from a privately held firm to a publicly traded company. This is the first time […]
On January 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued three concurring opinions in U.S. versus Jones, two of which express strong concerns about government use of ostensibly public information about private citizens. As it turns out, the FBI hasn’t been idle either, and the Supreme Court’s worries aren’t at all theoretical. On January 19, the FBI […]
Live hot sweaty teens are ready to get it on just for you! Assuming that you happen to be a sociologist working for Ericsson, anyway. The Sony-affiliated cell phone manufacturer has released the results of a study focusing on the dating habits of American teenagers and how their romantic entanglements intersect with technology. It turns […]
