A few weeks ago we got exclusive information that the HTC First was in big trouble. As we first reported, sales number for the first phone designed specifically for Facebook Home were close to nonexistent. Our inside information told us that the pre-order and first weekend sales numbers of the HTC First were less than [...]
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Likebook Puts Your Facebook Life into a Book
I’m not a big fan of Facebook, honestly. I’m glad to be able to hook up (in the non-sexual sense) with old friends from high school and college that I’ve lost track of over the years, catch up on what my b’zillion cousins are doing (that would be the Catholic side of the family, mostly), [...]
EXCLUSIVE – The HTC First Facebook Phone Comes Up Last
I watched the Facebook Press Conference during which Facebook Home and the HTC First Android Phone with Facebook Home launched two weeks ago with a bit of amusement. I’m not a huge Facebook user, but my amusement really wasn’t just about my lack of being a Facebook fanatic at play; the idea of Facebook being [...]
Facebook Home App Arrives on Google Play, Hands-On First Look
We have been hearing about Facebook Home since the Facebook event last Wednesday which we covered here. The general consensus was that Home was pretty much just another launcher – but a Facebook centric one. Now as the Facebook Home app arrives on Google Play, we have installed it and taken a quick look. The [...]
Randi Zuckerberg Learns the Hard Lesson of Facebook Privacy First-Hand
Over the Christmas holiday, Randi Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg’s sister and former director of Marketing at Facebook) posted a picture of her family around the kitchen island having fun, and someone else shared the image on Twitter. This was picked up on Buzzfeed and more thoroughly explained on GigaOm amongst other places. Zuckerberg called the person [...]
Whitepages Mailer May Be Your Holiday Card Addressing Solution
There’s no question that the holiday season has arrived in our mailbox, at least; I think we’ve received several linear feet of catalogs. One would think that in this networked, email-and-texting enabled world that we would be beyond the ol’ “stuff their mailboxes with catalog!” phase of civilization. Not entirely, clearly, or at least [...]
The Need for Training Wheels on Twitter
(Image courtesy deviantart) I have a coworker who often complains about our limited abilities to discuss work over social media. He claims it is a draconian and old-fashioned approach. Most of the time I let it roll past me, but more and more I think that it’s not strict or unreasonable, but in fact extremely [...]
When Compared to Zynga, Suddenly EA is the GOOD Guy!
I think it is accurate to say that I have shown Electronic Arts VERY little kindness in my posts about them. I think they are greedy, petty, and petulant megalomaniacs as a corporate personality, and have a well-established history of buying properties, destroying studios, and running game franchises into the ground while extracting maximum financial [...]
Draw Something Is an Evil Time-Waster That I Can’t Stop Playing
You would think that with a name like DrawSomething, you would need artistic talent to play. But that is simply not so. All you need to get addicted to this evil, rotten game is one friend who will play you, a sense of humor, and a bit of patience. I first found out about this game [...]
Facebook Launches Timeline App Platform: Viddy launches Facebook App at SXSW!
Now that Facebook’s new Timeline feature has rolled out to the general public, companies are looking to find innovative ways to use it to provide services to users. Today at SXSW, Viddy in conjunction with Facebook’s launch of the Timeline App Platform is bringing their popular video app to Facebook. With Viddy for Facebook, users [...]
Starz Announces Spartacus: Vengeance The Game
Our favorite gladiator, Spartacus will be coming back soon in the next season of the acclaimed Starz series. The new season entitled, Spartacus: Vengeance airs January 27 and promises to be just as edgy and exciting as in the past. Now you can join in the fight on Facebook as they introduce a game of [...]
William Shatner Helps You Cope with Being Un-Friended
With the new Facebook Timeline it is possible to discover who has unfriended you, which might cause some distress in general. Add to that last week’s ‘National Unfriend Day’ on Jimmy Kimmel’s show and you add to the possibility of being unfriended. But on a holiday weekend there is even more cause for concern: I [...]
No, Facebook is NOT Going to Be Charging for Service!
Last night my son came to me with a message some of his Facebook friends had been circulating. He knew that there was a big Facebook announcement last week, but didn’t know if it involved instituting paid service levels. I told him ‘no’ and thought no more. Until this morning, when a post at the [...]
Facebook for Android Updates Brings Return to Tablets!
One of the annoying things about tablets is lack of support for smartphone apps. For iPad users the ’1x/2x’ screen doubling for iPhone apps is the bane of their existence, and for Android tablet users they often find that their favorite apps simply aren’t available on the Android Market. Facebook is one of the worst [...]
When Is Facebook Worth More Than Your Job?
Facebook is great in many ways. You can communicate with friends, share pictures, and vent your feelings. But be careful what you say if your rant is about your employer! As more cases appear where people are fired for complaining about work on social media, there’s more precedent for what is and is not ok! [...]
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