The Twittering Masses
Micro-blogs offer new ways to reach out and touch—140 characters at a time (This post originally appeared in the August issue of US Airways Magazine.) When American photojournalist James Buck was taken...
View ArticleConversation, My Ass
Michael Arrington's sudden hiatus from TechCrunch belies a bigger problem on the 'social' web: it's getting more and more anti-social. Even Cringe is feeling the effects.
View ArticleFacebook, MySpace, and social (media) diseases
Social media is on the rise, and so are the privacy and security risks. Is it time to dial back on the whole Web 2.0 'friend' thing?
View ArticleMeet ‘Garbo': The anti-social network
Like many people, Randy Hallet is fed up with the Facebooking of the planet. Unlike most, he’s decided to do something about it. The 30-something Webpreneur has created what he calls “the anti-social...
View ArticleIs social media dying?
To hear some people tell it, social sites like Facebook and Twitter are on the wane. Cringely thinks they're only just getting started.
View ArticleMemo to Google: Buzz Off
I wake up each morning with the same mix of hope and dread. I hope Google will buy me for a princely sum and allow me to retire to some sandy beach where they serve mojitos 24/7. And I fear Google will...
View ArticleFacebook socialists are bringing down the InterWebs
The problem with the Internet these days? In a word: socialism. No not that faux Obama socialism certain people like to rail against (because they’ve got to be PO’d about something). I’m talking about...
View ArticleWould you trust a LinkedIn endorsement from someone wearing a banana on his...
Stop me if this has happened to you. You open your inbox one morning and see a message from an old work colleague named Bob, sent via LinkedIn. It looks something like this: Eager to find out what...
View Article
