Tech News » facebook http://www.techcaoz.com aggregate tech and gadget news with related videos Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:33:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Head of Roman Catholic Church in England warns against the dangers of SMS, email, and social networking http://www.techcaoz.com/8065/head-of-roman-catholic-church-in-england-warns-against-the-dangers-of-sms-email-and-social-networking.html http://www.techcaoz.com/8065/head-of-roman-catholic-church-in-england-warns-against-the-dangers-of-sms-email-and-social-networking.html#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:17:31 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/head-of-roman-catholic-church-in-england-warns-against-the-dangers-of-sms-email-and-social-networking In case you haven't been apprised of the situation, your addiction to texting and email is ruining your relationship... with god. According to Vincent Nichols, head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, modern friendships built around (or involving) heavy SMS volley, electronic mail correspondences, and social networking sites create "transient relationships" which put users at the risk of suicide. ]]> In case you haven’t been apprised of the situation, your addiction to texting and email is ruining your relationship… with god. According to Vincent Nichols, head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, modern friendships built around (or involving) heavy SMS volley, electronic mail correspondences, and social networking sites create “transient relationships” which put users at the risk of suicide.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/8065/head-of-roman-catholic-church-in-england-warns-against-the-dangers-of-sms-email-and-social-networking.html/feed 0 Want to Delete Your Facebook Account? Be Prepared For a Guilt Trip http://www.techcaoz.com/7936/want-to-delete-your-facebook-account-be-prepared-for-a-guilt-trip.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7936/want-to-delete-your-facebook-account-be-prepared-for-a-guilt-trip.html#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:53:36 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/want-to-delete-your-facebook-account-be-prepared-for-a-guilt-trip Now that Facebook has 250 million members , with 50 million of them registering for the social site in past 90 days, we have to wonder what their secret is to retaining members. Do people stay on Facebook so they can continue to share photos and updates with their friends, connect with their favorite brands, or get clued in to the latest events? Maybe, but we might have found the real secret to why you keep your Facebook — because Facebook guilts you into staying. ]]> Now that Facebook has 250 million members , with 50 million of them registering for the social site in past 90 days, we have to wonder what their secret is to retaining members. Do people stay on Facebook so they can continue to share photos and updates with their friends, connect with their favorite brands, or get clued in to the latest events? Maybe, but we might have found the real secret to why you keep your Facebook — because Facebook guilts you into staying.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7936/want-to-delete-your-facebook-account-be-prepared-for-a-guilt-trip.html/feed 0 Mashable Mind Map: What is the Future of Blogging? http://www.techcaoz.com/7748/mashable-mind-map-what-is-the-future-of-blogging.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7748/mashable-mind-map-what-is-the-future-of-blogging.html#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:14:47 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/mashable-mind-map-what-is-the-future-of-blogging Steve Rubel is SVP, Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, a division of Edelman . He is charged with helping clients identify emerging technologies and trends that can be applied in marketing communications programs. He explores these topics on his lifestream site and in his bi-weekly AdAge column . ]]> Steve Rubel is SVP, Director of Insights for Edelman Digital, a division of Edelman . He is charged with helping clients identify emerging technologies and trends that can be applied in marketing communications programs. He explores these topics on his lifestream site and in his bi-weekly AdAge column .

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7748/mashable-mind-map-what-is-the-future-of-blogging.html/feed 0 Facebook’s ‘09 Revenue to Top $500 Million http://www.techcaoz.com/7721/facebook%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9809-revenue-to-top-500-million.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7721/facebook%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9809-revenue-to-top-500-million.html#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:41:51 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/facebook%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9809-revenue-to-top-500-million In April, Facebook publicly announced that they had passed a fairly significant milestone: 200 million active users worldwide. That number has since passed 225 million, according to Facebook board member Mark Andreessen. Additionally, Andreessen told Reuters that Facebook will have revenue of more than $500 million for 2009, and that he expects the company to be doing billions of dollars in sales within the next five years. ]]> In April, Facebook publicly announced that they had passed a fairly significant milestone: 200 million active users worldwide. That number has since passed 225 million, according to Facebook board member Mark Andreessen. Additionally, Andreessen told Reuters that Facebook will have revenue of more than $500 million for 2009, and that he expects the company to be doing billions of dollars in sales within the next five years.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7721/facebook%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9809-revenue-to-top-500-million.html/feed 0 Facebook Farce: Top British Spy Exposed on Facebook http://www.techcaoz.com/7701/facebook-farce-top-british-spy-exposed-on-facebook.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7701/facebook-farce-top-british-spy-exposed-on-facebook.html#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:38:37 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/facebook-farce-top-british-spy-exposed-on-facebook There are red faces in the UK today after it emerged that private details about the incoming head of MI6 were posted to Facebook by his wife. The details included information about John Sawers’ family, residence, vacations…and a photo of Sawers in a Speedo. Specific details revealed, according to the BBC , included the location of the London flat where Sawers lives with his wife, plus the location of their children and John’s parents. ]]> There are red faces in the UK today after it emerged that private details about the incoming head of MI6 were posted to Facebook by his wife. The details included information about John Sawers’ family, residence, vacations…and a photo of Sawers in a Speedo. Specific details revealed, according to the BBC , included the location of the London flat where Sawers lives with his wife, plus the location of their children and John’s parents.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7701/facebook-farce-top-british-spy-exposed-on-facebook.html/feed 0 TV.com Beats Hulu to Facebook Integration http://www.techcaoz.com/7480/tvcom-beats-hulu-to-facebook-integration.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7480/tvcom-beats-hulu-to-facebook-integration.html#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:25:35 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/tvcom-beats-hulu-to-facebook-integration It’s been nearly a year since Facebook announced Facebook Connect , featuring Hulu as one of its marquee partners. However, we’re yet to see Facebook’s identity service rolled out on the site, and now, rival TV.com has beaten them to the punch. The CBS-owned site has launched Facebook Connect integration, which lets anyone use their Facebook login to participate in TV.com’s various community features – like adding reviews, quotes, and ratings – all without creating a TV.com account. ]]> It’s been nearly a year since Facebook announced Facebook Connect , featuring Hulu as one of its marquee partners. However, we’re yet to see Facebook’s identity service rolled out on the site, and now, rival TV.com has beaten them to the punch. The CBS-owned site has launched Facebook Connect integration, which lets anyone use their Facebook login to participate in TV.com’s various community features – like adding reviews, quotes, and ratings – all without creating a TV.com account.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7480/tvcom-beats-hulu-to-facebook-integration.html/feed 0 MashDeck Launches: The Mashable Twitter Desktop App! http://www.techcaoz.com/7325/mashdeck-launches-the-mashable-twitter-desktop-app.html http://www.techcaoz.com/7325/mashdeck-launches-the-mashable-twitter-desktop-app.html#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:13:16 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/mashdeck-launches-the-mashable-twitter-desktop-app If you’re a Twitter power user, or thinking of becoming one, you’ve likely read our head to head reviews of the best Twitter applications. But what’s the best application to make the jump from Twitter beginner to a speed-Tweeting power user? And how can experienced users keep their news reading and friends’ updates separate? Introducing MashDeck To help you out, we’ve teamed up with TweetDeck, the makers of the most popular Twitter desktop client, to create a custom version of their excellent software. ]]> If you’re a Twitter power user, or thinking of becoming one, you’ve likely read our head to head reviews of the best Twitter applications. But what’s the best application to make the jump from Twitter beginner to a speed-Tweeting power user? And how can experienced users keep their news reading and friends’ updates separate? Introducing MashDeck To help you out, we’ve teamed up with TweetDeck, the makers of the most popular Twitter desktop client, to create a custom version of their excellent software.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/7325/mashdeck-launches-the-mashable-twitter-desktop-app.html/feed 0 my6sense Raises $2M for Digital Intuition, Native iPhone App Imminent http://www.techcaoz.com/6875/my6sense-raises-2m-for-digital-intuition-native-iphone-app-imminent.html http://www.techcaoz.com/6875/my6sense-raises-2m-for-digital-intuition-native-iphone-app-imminent.html#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:16:08 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/my6sense-raises-2m-for-digital-intuition-native-iphone-app-imminent my6sense is announcing it has raised $2M in Series A financing from private investors. The company is pioneering ‘ digital intuition ‘, artificial intelligence designed to assist everyday users separate the signal from the noise. This is a problem that has grown in magnitudes of severity since the introduction of blogs and RSS into our lives, and compounded even further by the recent rise in popularity of streams (thank you Facebook & Twitter). In my initial review I tested my6sense’s technology which they chose to apply on an iPhone web app that basically acted like an RSS reader with, well, a sixth sense. ]]> my6sense is announcing it has raised $2M in Series A financing from private investors. The company is pioneering ‘ digital intuition ‘, artificial intelligence designed to assist everyday users separate the signal from the noise. This is a problem that has grown in magnitudes of severity since the introduction of blogs and RSS into our lives, and compounded even further by the recent rise in popularity of streams (thank you Facebook & Twitter). In my initial review I tested my6sense’s technology which they chose to apply on an iPhone web app that basically acted like an RSS reader with, well, a sixth sense.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/6875/my6sense-raises-2m-for-digital-intuition-native-iphone-app-imminent.html/feed 0 Tungle.me Makes Scheduling And Calendar Sharing More Social http://www.techcaoz.com/6741/tungleme-makes-scheduling-and-calendar-sharing-more-social.html http://www.techcaoz.com/6741/tungleme-makes-scheduling-and-calendar-sharing-more-social.html#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:47:57 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/tungleme-makes-scheduling-and-calendar-sharing-more-social Syncing calendars and scheduling meetings over email can be an arduous and annoying task. I’ve often wished that I could just send my calendar to contacts instead of going back and forth over email, so we could find a mutual time that works best for various schedules more quickly. Tungle, a scheduling and calendar sharing tool we wrote about during its launch last year, has made scheduling a meeting a whole lot more social and simple through its Tungle.Me technology. Tungle offers users Tungle Accelerate, a free web-based application that lets you share calendars across companies and platforms, schedule meetings with individuals or groups inside or outside their company and propose multiple meeting times in invitations. ]]> Syncing calendars and scheduling meetings over email can be an arduous and annoying task. I’ve often wished that I could just send my calendar to contacts instead of going back and forth over email, so we could find a mutual time that works best for various schedules more quickly. Tungle, a scheduling and calendar sharing tool we wrote about during its launch last year, has made scheduling a meeting a whole lot more social and simple through its Tungle.Me technology. Tungle offers users Tungle Accelerate, a free web-based application that lets you share calendars across companies and platforms, schedule meetings with individuals or groups inside or outside their company and propose multiple meeting times in invitations.

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]]> http://www.techcaoz.com/6741/tungleme-makes-scheduling-and-calendar-sharing-more-social.html/feed 0 Netbook OS Jolicloud Prepares For Launch: Exclusive Screenshots To Whet Your Appetite http://www.techcaoz.com/6670/netbook-os-jolicloud-prepares-for-launch-exclusive-screenshots-to-whet-your-appetite.html http://www.techcaoz.com/6670/netbook-os-jolicloud-prepares-for-launch-exclusive-screenshots-to-whet-your-appetite.html#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:08:03 +0000 admin http://www.techcaoz.com/netbook-os-jolicloud-prepares-for-launch-exclusive-screenshots-to-whet-your-appetite Jolicloud , the custom OS designed and built specifically for netbooks, is quietly launching later this month in private alpha for a select number of early testers and people who put themselves on the waiting list. I had a long chat with founder Tariq Krim (of Netvibes fame) about the current status of Jolicloud and came away pretty impressed. You’ll need patience before you can give it a whirl, but the good news is that we got hold of some exclusive screenshots of the operating system in action so you can see how spectacular it ( still ) looks, at least. First, the skinny about the project. ]]> Jolicloud , the custom OS designed and built specifically for netbooks, is quietly launching later this month in private alpha for a select number of early testers and people who put themselves on the waiting list. I had a long chat with founder Tariq Krim (of Netvibes fame) about the current status of Jolicloud and came away pretty impressed. You’ll need patience before you can give it a whirl, but the good news is that we got hold of some exclusive screenshots of the operating system in action so you can see how spectacular it ( still ) looks, at least. First, the skinny about the project.

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