News Facebook Security Lapse Leaves Private Photos Exposed, Even Paris and Zuck's The Associated Press reported this afternoon that its reporters were able to use an undisclosed method to access private photos on Facebook, including some from Paris Hilton at the Emmys and others from Facebook founding CEO Mark Zuckerberg's vacation in November of 2005. (They did not publish any of those photos, but Paris uses Facebook for real… Social Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Features The Lifestreaming Backlash Backlash is probably too harsh a word, but as the buzz around lifestreaming continues to build, some people are starting to question where it fits into their daily lives. Last week, we wondered whether sites like FriendFeed solved the problem of information overload, or merely brought attention to it. Keeping track of all that activity is… Josh Catone View comments
Non-Profits Study: Non-profits Missing Major Online Fundraising Opportunities According to a new report just released by Convio, Edge Research, and Sea Change Strategies, an out-dated approach to online fundraising may be costing charities as much as $100 billion. Because few large donations are made via the web, some charities feel that large donors are not active online, but the results of the study, which surveyed… Josh Catone View comments
Analysis SecondLife: Anyone Still Here, Keep Your Hands Off Our Logo! Even as it faces a long list of other problems, LindenLabs announced today that it will begin enforcing its copyright against unauthorized use in 90 days. An official post on the SecondLife blog introduced a new website called the SecondLife Brand Center. "The Brand Center," Catherine Linden writes for the company, "explains how Residents can… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
Features Calculate Your "Digital Footprint" with New Tool from EMC Earlier this month, EMC released their findings regarding the digital universe in a publication entitled "The Diverse and Exploding Digital Universe." Some of the research focused on mind-blowing figures - like the 281 billion GB size of the digital universe or the predicted size of the digital universe by 2011, nearly 1.8 zettabytes… Sarah Perez View comments