Facebook Facebook Eats Away at Email Usage on Today's Web According to recent analysis by the Online Publishers Association (OPA), more people than ever are spending their time online visiting content sites which provide news, information, and entertainment. Despite the emergence of social networks, and in particular the rapid growth of Facebook, it's content sites which engage web surfers' attention… Social Sarah Perez View comments
E-Learning Shouldn't Schools Have Embraced Second Life By Now? When it first launched, the tech and business worlds were transfixed on Linden Labs' Second Life as a new marketplace. Science fiction fans flocked to the site for its Snow Crash and Matrix-like neo-apocalyptic feel. And finally, educators arrived to build inexpensive and immersive learning environments. While the hype has certainly dissipated with… Dana Oshiro View comments
NYT Is This a Joke? eBay and Verizon Win Privacy Award In a surprise announcement, eBay, and Verizon have been awarded the top titles of "Most Trusted Companies for Privacy" by the Ponemon Institute and TRUSTe. According to a recent survey, these companies were shown to offer clear privacy statements, customer-friendly notices, great access to information, solid cookie management and sound data sharing… Dana Oshiro View comments
Facebook On Twitter: What's Valuation Got to Do With Revenue? While it's unlikely that Twitter CEO Evan Williams was wearing a Dr. Evil costume when he delivered the news, he had the pleasure of announcing his company's $1 billion dollar valuation today at an all hands meeting. According to TechCrunch, the company has raised a $50 million dollar funding round and the money will be in the bank shortly. Given… Social Dana Oshiro View comments
Real-Time Web Filtering the Real-Time Web The massive flow of information delivered by the emerging real-time web has some important inherent value, but building added value through intelligent extraction of information from that flow is the next step that online services are beginning to take. Social interaction design specialist Andrian Chan explored what this might look like in an… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments