Protection of Online Speech in Danger?
On April 6, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals made a ruling in Comcast v. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that severely limits the FCC’s ability to protect online speech. In her article, Appeals Court Ruling Endangers FCC’s Ability to Protect Online Speech, Aparna Sridhar explains the history of communications law and [...]
Social Commerce Coming Soon
A decade ago most of us could not have foreseen the importance social media would play on our lives today. In his article, Facebook vs. Google: The Billion Dollar Battle to Be Your Default Social Profile, Jim Tobin ponders the question: “What’s next in social media?” According to him, social networks, specifically Google and Facebook, [...]
Google Android & Apple iPhone Smackdown
Now that mobile phones do a lot more then call people, purchasing one is not as simple as it used to be. Two of the most advanced mobile phones on the market today are the Apple iPhone and handsets with Google’s Android. So which one is better?
When comparing the two companies it’s important to note [...]
eBay Continues to Revolutionize the Way We Buy and Sell
First eBay revolutionized the way people buy and sell on their computers. Now eBay is revolutionizing the way people buy and sell on their mobile phones. eBay has introduced a Selling App and a Classified App for the iPhone, the Android and the BlackBerry. While their selling app allows the seller to keep tabs on [...]
Keeping Kids Safe Online
For the past few years parents have started recognizing the risks that unsupervised online activity poses on children. Unfortunately, parents often forget that many cell phones and gaming systems can also access the Internet. According to Daniel Bentley’s article, Call to Improve Mobile Internet Controls, “There are concerns about young children accessing social networking sites, [...]
Social Media Marketing
Although social media wasn’t originally meant to be a marketing tool, it is now clear that any sound marketing plan should include social media. Check out Patti Fousek’s informative article, Social Media: Doing it the Right Way, to learn some of the dos and don’ts of social media marketing.
With YouTube, Who Needs American Idol?
Forget shows like Star Search and American Idol, all a wanna-be star needs is a little talent and a YouTube video. Just ask Justin Bieber who, according to Shelia Shayon’s article, The Justin Bieber Phenomenon – Social Media on Steroids, “[is] arguably the biggest pop star ever launched by YouTube.” At [...]
The Authorities Using Social Media as an Investigative Tool
Social media has changed our lives in countless ways. If you are a novice social media user, then you probably hold social media responsible for bringing you closer to friends and family. But social media has also brought strangers closer together. A prime example of this is flash mobs.
Flash mobs are large groups of people [...]
The Feds Are Lurking on Facebook and Twitter
If you’re a respectable, law-abiding citizen (you are, aren’t you?) then this shouldn’t concern you too much. But if you think you’re above the law and leaving no evidence behind, you may want to be careful on what you post on Facebook and Twitter. The Justice Department recently released a document to help the feds [...]