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The Polarizing effect of SOPA: What it is and why it divides us
SOPA is a hot topic. Currently CEOs, powerful politicians, Hollywood heavyweights and average Americans all seem to be at odds over one issue (and actually I am not referring to Occupy Wall Street). SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged blocked site, blocked website, censor, censorship, Congress, Congressman, Copyright Infringement, Facebook, Google, Hollywood, pirated, pirated materials, pirating, social networks, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Zynga
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Google+ has an Identity Crisis
Our last blog entry, “Anonymity, Accountability and Free Speech” discussed the chasm that has developed in the social networking world between those who encourage the enforcement of ‘real-name’ policies, and those who believe that the abolition of anonymity is irresponsible … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged Anonymity, anonymous, early adopters, Facebook, Google, googleplus, Horowitz, Information Technology, NE Computer Solutions, Nymwars, pseudonym, pseudonymity, pseudonyms, real name policy, Real names, real names policy, social media, social network, social networking, Social Networking War, Technews, Technology News, technovation, transparency
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Anonymity, Accountability and Free Speech
Since the debut of Google+ there has been a storm of controversy surrounding the new social network’s real name policy. The attempt to enforce what Google believes to be a form of legitimacy on their users has been met with … Continue reading
Posted in Musings
Tagged 4chan, Accountability, Anonymity, anonymous, Bloomfield, computer, computer problems, cutting edge, cyber bully, cyber bullying, Facebook, First Ammendment, free expression, Free Speech, gamification of social media, Google, Google v. Facebook, Google+ Drawbacks, Google+ policy, Google+ Problems, googleplus, Googleplus policy, Hartford, Information Technology, IT, NE Computer Solutions, NECS, online accountability, online community, pseudonym, psyeudonymity, Real names, real names policy, Reddit, reddit karma, repair, small business, social media, social network, Technology, Technology News
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A Roadmap to Social Media: 13 Platforms You Should Know
Recently, there has been a rush to get every business online to interact with consumers, and for good reason: 50% of American adults and 70% of all internet users are on social networks, and Americans spend almost a quarter of … Continue reading
Posted in Expert Advice
Tagged computer repair, Digg, Facebook, Foursquare, Google, googleplus, hashtags, Inbound Marketing, Information Technology, IT, IT support, LinkedIn, NE Computer Solutions, NECS, online marketing, Pinterest, Quora, Reddit, reddit Inc., small business, social marketing, social media, Social Media Demographics, Social media facts, social media marketing, Social Media popularity, Social media stats, social network, social networking, Social Networking War, Social news, social traffic, software, Software Design, Software Solutions, Stack Exchange, StumbleUpon, Tagged, techwars, Tumblr, tweet, Twitter, Yelp, Youtube
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100 Million Users and Counting: the 5 Largest Social Networks You Never Knew Existed
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: they can all count their users in the hundreds of millions, which is why you know them. But did you know that there are other social networks that can do the same, and you’ve probably never … Continue reading
Posted in Expert Advice, Musings
Tagged Bloomfield, Brazil, computer repair, Connecticut, Eastern social media, everyone network, Facebook, Facebook copy, Facebook copycat, Fina, foreign, Google, googleplus, Habbo, Habbohotel, Hartford, Inbound Marketing, India., Inforgraphic, IT, IT support, LinkedIn, NE Computer Solutions, NECS, Orkut, overseas, QQ, Qzone, Renren, social domination, social media, Social Media Demographics, social media marketing, Social Media popularity, social network, social networking, Social Networking War, social platforms, Tencent, Twitter, UDel, University of Deleware, userbase, VK, VKontakte, Xiaonei
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Has the shine already worn off? Assessing Google+ with a Critical Eye
So Google+ is slightly less shiny and new, which means one thing… people have had time to find aspects of the product to complain about. How has Google already managed to offend an optimistic public? A public so hopeful… so … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, Technovation
Tagged Assessing Google+, bugs, circles, Facebook, Google, Google v. Facebook, Google+ bugs, Google+ Drawbacks, Google+ Glitches, Google+ Problems, group chat, hang out, music, music service, Privacy, private profile, profile, Skype, social network, vibe, video conference
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This Means War: Google Officially Enters the Battle for Social-Networking Dominance
This has been an eventful week in the world of social networking. Rumor has it that Myspace is going on sale for a pitiful $30 million (after being purchased in 2006 for $580 million), and will experience a heavy wave … Continue reading