Facebook Creep Factor
Where is the line? How far is Facebook allowed to go before its users decide enough is enough? It’s no doubt that age has its place with how users are concerned with their data being collected and...
View ArticleThe Weather Channel
“Fair weather weddings make fair weather lives.” – Richard Hovey My name is William Wickey. I majored in advertising at The University of Georgia, graduating in 2009. I am currently in the second...
View ArticleIt’s My Data, and I Want It Now!
[Ben Elliot and William Wickey] How much access do you have to the data you put online? How much of what you do online is being recorded? In the case of Facebook, the answer to both these questions is...
View ArticleHealth Apps on Facebook
As technology continues to improve and more digital applications are being created – the healthcare industry doesn’t want to be left in the dust. Since mobile health apps generated a revenue of 718...
View ArticleOh These Crazy Kids and Their Apps!
I’m not entirely sure what we’re supposed to be writing about, so I’m just going to say a few words about an enlightening CNN article about apps I just read. This particular article reported on the...
View ArticleLet’s Get A Few Things Straight
All this talk about Facebook, Apps, Open Graph, and Timeline, has my head spinning. Let’s pause for a moment to get some much-needed clarification. Earlier this year Facebook debuted about 60 Timeline...
View ArticleThere’s Nothing Casual About Smartphone Gaming Addiction
No, this isn’t a wildlife print by John James Audubon. It’s just a bird that I drew this morning on my smartphone. If you guys haven’t downloaded Draw Something yet, get on it. First of all, this...
View ArticleHow News Got Social
In 2011, The New York Times‘ circulation reached 1.2 million people. The Wall Street Journal’s circulation reached 2.11 million people. Facebook’s circulation reached 500 million people. It’s not a...
View ArticleThe ACLU: One of Facebook’s Best Frienemies
In the wake of Instant Personalization, Timeline, and Open Graph, it’s not a stretch to say that Facebook has a history of pushing the privacy boundaries… at least until someone pushes back. In 2011,...
View ArticleTracking: How that trail of cookie crumbs can leave behind more than you thought
You may or may not have heard of cookies, and before we go any farther lets get everyone on the same page, we are talking computer cookies. Cookies are teeny files that are deposited on your hard drive...
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