In Greece, the media has always depended heavily on politics in order to survive. Which is putting it very politely. Private TV is the playground of rich business tycoons. They pay money, to get eyeballs and influence and then use that influence in order to get big public sector projects. We also have… Continue reading Facebook has a secret weapon: making money from politics
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Just how bad is Facebook at programming?
Cute picture of my son today. Huge smile as he looked through a Holy Crepe. He had eaten out some of it and looked to the camera; cute as ever. Gotta have this as my profile picture. Facebook profile, upload picture, wait….wait….wait some more. Finally it uploads. Sometimes it doesn’t of course. Go to… Continue reading Just how bad is Facebook at programming?
A new Facebook feature: The “I told you so!” button
Facebook is, essentially, a Content Management System. (CMS) Only it is a really, really, extraordinarily bad content management system. Its search function is rudimentary to say the least. There is little categorization and even less user generated categorization. It is almost impossible to find something from the past. To large degree this is because… Continue reading A new Facebook feature: The “I told you so!” button
Does the stock market work better than journalism?
The bias of stock market movements and the psychological phenomenae that affect it have been pretty well documented. The purposeful ways of manipulating it less so, though with every new scandal we learn – usually retrospectively – something new. As a person with some history in technology, what never fails to impress me… Continue reading Does the stock market work better than journalism?
Facebook screws up on the international business etiquette
“Right now you may only reach 16% of your fans each week. Reach Generator guarantees that you reach 75% of your fans…” This is Facebook’s grand plan to show us they know how to make money? Instead of “connecting people” or “helping us share with the people we love”… Facebook is openly admitting to… Continue reading Facebook screws up on the international business etiquette
The painless way to disappear and reappear on Facebook at will
After much ballyhoo in the past, Facebook made it easy to deactivate your account….and reactivate it! In fact when deactivating one of the choices in the multiple available is “This is temporary. I’ll be back.” It is so easy and fast that you could well use it instead of logging out. There… Continue reading The painless way to disappear and reappear on Facebook at will
20 Social Media Statistics (which are completely imprecise and stupid)
Email going around with the following disinformation: (In italics my responses.) “These figures reveal the huge black hole that our time disappears into when we visit Facebook, Twitter or YouTube or other social media sites. One in every nine people on Earth is on Facebook ( This number is calculated by dividing the planets 6.94 billion people… Continue reading 20 Social Media Statistics (which are completely imprecise and stupid)
Hello, pleased to meet you. Facebook can ruin your business.
While most of the media tries to convince business people that they should all run to use social media asap, I beg to differ. The step is simply too big, especially for market leaders. You make a business page for your company, brand or product? I will use it against you! … Continue reading Hello, pleased to meet you. Facebook can ruin your business.
How social networks are improving the whole software industry
Few people realize how important the Google Plus “Real names”policy really is. Maybe it’s just me having spent so much energy taking advantage of Facebook’s completely chaotic structure over the past years. Sure, it ran contrary to most Facebook official policies but any business person would be an idiot not too. What? You… Continue reading How social networks are improving the whole software industry
Social media: turning useful employees into mindless gossip peddlers?
That does it. Another major Greek corporation inviting all employess to a briefing on social media. Not “legal issues concerning what you can and can’t write online about the company”. Not “ten useful things you need to know about how best to integrate social media in your life.” But “how and… Continue reading Social media: turning useful employees into mindless gossip peddlers?