We have been watching history happening in realtime this weekend with the unprecedented help of social media. To me, this 3:30 video interview with Waseem Wagdi, an Egyptian in the crowd outside his country's embassy in London, says it all – what's on Mr. Wagdi's face and in his words is clearly what's in his heart and many others'. Most of the short video is in English, but he speaks in Arabic at … [Read more...] about Following Egypt’s story on Twitter, YouTube
Facebook more grandparent-friendly with ’email’
I'm sure that's not what Facebook's engineers had in mind when they created Messages, but this will be one of the effects. Sending private messages, such as emails, will be more intuitive for seasoned email users, which means Facebook will make more sense to people who didn't grow up using it and a better tool for family members of all generations to stay in touch. Messages, which FB just … [Read more...] about Facebook more grandparent-friendly with ’email’
Americans’ social media use up 43%: Nielsen
The US's 43% social-media surge in the past year led "a substantial shift in how the country spends its online time," Advertising Age reports, citing Nielsen research. From June 2009 to this past June, "the time spent on social media accessed from PCs rose from 15.8% ... to 22.7%," with social networking topping the list of American's favorite online activity and gaming passing up email for the … [Read more...] about Americans’ social media use up 43%: Nielsen