And Other Surprising Findings From a New Facebook Study Doug Bernard | Washington DC “Facebook was not originally created to be a company,” wrote founder Mark Zuckerberg in a letter this week. “Facebook exists to make the world more open and connected, and not just to build a company. We expect everyone at Facebook to […]
Your Facebook Friends Have More Friends Than You
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:17 am (UTC-4)
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The Note Card Confessional
Posted January 5th, 2012 at 3:24 pm (UTC-4)
Why Are So Many Teens Spilling Their Secrets on YouTube? Doug Bernard | Washington DC They go by titles like “Secrets and Confessions.” “If You Really Knew Me.” “Notecard Confessions.” Their form, by now, is fairly standard. A young person sits silently in front of their computer webcam, cards in hand. Music plays in the […]
Four Degrees of Facebook?
Posted November 23rd, 2011 at 5:22 pm (UTC-4)
And the Campaign Against “Breaking The Internet” Doug Bernard | Washington DC Periodically we like to share a few of the stories and posts from across the web that caught our eye. There are no editorial threads implied connecting these items together, other than being interesting. #1: What’s With The “Weirdness” from China? There’s been […]
Has Facebook Faded? Part Two
Posted November 8th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-4)
Has Facebook Become Everyone’s Creepy Friend? Doug Bernard | Washington DC We’re taking a two-part look at the dual challenges facing social networking giant Facebook: increased complexity and decreased privacy. In part one, we explored whether the constant addition of new features is complicating the user experience, making it less fun and more work. Today, […]
Has Facebook Faded? Part One
Posted November 4th, 2011 at 11:06 am (UTC-4)
Part One: Is Facebook’s Size Its Strength, or Vulnerability? Doug Bernard | Washington DC We’re taking a two-part look at the dual challenges facing social networking giant Facebook: increased complexity and decreased privacy. First, we explore whether the constant addition of new features is complicating the user experience, making it less fun and more work. […]
Anonymous vs. the Zetas
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 3:30 pm (UTC-4)
And Taking the OWS Protests Online Doug Bernard | Washington DC Periodically we like to share a few of the stories and posts from across the web that caught our eye. There are no editorial threads implied connecting these items together, other than being interesting. #1: Anonymous vs. the Zetas. Over the last year, the […]
PopTech: Wired in the Woods
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 1:19 am (UTC-4)
Thoughts on a Webby World Doug Bernard | Camden, Maine When in doubt, just stare at the clouds and keep your mouth shut. It’s earlier this afternoon; I’m sitting in the BWI airport, killing a few hours before boarding a flight to Portland, Maine, and the 16th annual PopTech conference. PopTech is a yearly gathering […]
This and That
Posted October 13th, 2011 at 5:57 pm (UTC-4)
Digital Frontiers editor Doug Bernard is away from his screen this week. In his absence, we invite you to follow some of the following DF-related items. Malware is certainly making its way to portable devices, and in particular, the Android platform is under attack. A fake application is sneaking onto Android devices, with what is […]
