October, 2010

Private Messages on Social Networking Sites: Not So Private

When it comes to keeping one-to-one messages private, is the Wiretap law wrong on rights? Keith Dawson’s recent article in IT World provides good commentary on how unclear the laws are that govern a person’s privacy on social networking site messaging systems.  Sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter provide private messaging functions for friends to [...]



Google remembers your searches for.. about 1.5 years. Spooky?

Does anyone find it spooky that in the worlds most data-driven analytical company complete with nerdy CEO.. he doesn’t appear to know the actual data that answers this simple question?



Stop walking by! Starbucks is texting

Will 80% of your friends let their favorite stores call them when they walk by?