All Tech Considered

Thursday February 25, 2010

Social Web

Pardon Me While I Check You Out (Hold Still, Please)

February 25, 2010 • In the latest sign that facial recognition is getting more sophisticated than people's ability to cope with it, a new phone app called Recognizr promises to "augment reality" in a new way: using an image of a person to tell you who they are.

Wednesday February 17, 2010

Social Web

'Haul Videos:' The Ultimate In Materialistic PG Porn?

February 17, 2010 • The haul video is the showiest show and tell; it's PG girl porn and it's an internet phenomenon slowly raking in bigger view counts.

Monday January 25, 2010

Social Web

Catholic Church Joins Blogosphere; Pope Urges Priests To Blog

January 25, 2010 • The Pope is urging Catholic priests to take the Gospel out of the church and into the blogosphere.

Friday January 8, 2010

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Social Web

Facebook, Bra Color And What It Means (Or Doesn't Mean) For Breast Cancer Awareness

January 8, 2010 • Yeah, I got the anonymous facebook note telling me to change my status to reflect the color of the bra I'm wearing for breast cancer awareness. Here's the thing — I changed my status but I don't know anything more about breast cancer or how to pr...

Wednesday January 6, 2010

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Social Web

YouTube Suspends Kid's Account, Gets Porn Fest In Protest

January 6, 2010 • One of the most notorious online communities exacts its revenge against YouTube because it shut down the account of a previously unknown eight-year-old boy.

Tuesday January 5, 2010

Social Web

In The Age of Social Media, Can You Escape Your Ex?

January 5, 2010 • Breaking up in the age of social media addiction makes things much more complicated and it seems like the wounds take longer to heal. What is the best way for a social media addict to let go of that old flame this new year?

Thursday December 17, 2009

Social Web

FB: More Than White Faces

December 17, 2009 • According to Facebook, Latino members have jumped from 3 to 9% in the last five years.(iStockphoto.com) By Shereen Marisol Meraji Facebook took a look at its demographics and, well, surprise, suprise — it's not as White and Asian as it...

Thursday December 10, 2009

Policy

Facebook Opens Up With New User-Privacy Settings

December 10, 2009 • We look at what others are saying about Facebook's new privacy settings.

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Social Web

Unwise Status Updating: At The Altar

December 2, 2009 • Video: a couple updates their relationship status on Facebook and Tweets as they complete their wedding vows.

Friday November 6, 2009

Social Web

What Twitter Lists Say About President Obama, Sarah Palin And You

November 6, 2009 • "Patriot" or "wing nut?" Thanks to Twitter Lists, Internet users have a whole new way of defining how they see others, from Sarah Palin to even you.

Tuesday October 13, 2009

Social Web

Popular Tweeters Get Special Treatment

October 13, 2009 • Do you have clout on Twitter? Check out Klout http://klout.com and find out. Klout is a company that measures influence on the social network Twitter and sells that information to advertisers. Advertisers might then decide to give you special...

Friday August 21, 2009

Social Web

Twitter Explained (To Mickey Rooney)

August 21, 2009 • Ben Still explains (or tries to explain) Twitter to Mickey Rooney in a YouTube video making the rounds.

Tuesday August 18, 2009

Social Web

I'm Writing A Book With A Little Help From 2000 Of My Closest Friends

August 18, 2009 • FastPencil, a Silicon Valley start up for writers who want to self-publish, has added a feature that sends out status updates on Twitter and Facebook whenever you update your manuscript. The idea here seems to be that you can get feedback on chan...

Thursday August 6, 2009

Social Web

Woot Weathers The Twitter Outage

August 6, 2009 • Woot.com tells us what they did during a denial-of-service Twitter outage that shut out users Thursday morning.

Tuesday August 4, 2009

Social Web

What Do The Marines And ESPN Have In Common?

August 4, 2009 • According to ESPN's Ric Bucher's Twitter feed, the network is clamping down on non-ESPN Twitter postings.