Archive for month: October, 2010

I’m always warning folks about Facebook and privacy. Monday’s WSJ article confirms that Facebook’s sharing of the “User ID” allows other firms to tie a lot of data to your persona. My immediate advice is that you should check your Facebook privacy settings immediately and make sure you’re only sharing that you want everyone to know

By EMILY STEEL And GEOFFREY A. FOWLER

Kim White Bloomberg

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the F8 developer conference this spring.

Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing access to people’s names and, in some cases, their friends’ names—to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies, a Wall Street Journal investigation has found.

I’m trying out something new which are quick video tips. Let me know what you think!

This iPhone phenom game has come to Android today. It’s been so popular that users have crashed the “GetJar.com” web site that is exclusive publishing the game for a few days until it gets to the Android Market. If, like me, you can’t get yours, enjoy the trailer until the site is up and running again.

Peter Vesterbacka, who goes by the title Mighty Eagle at Rovio and runs the U.S. office, said in an interview that Angry Birds is now used more than 65 million minutes per day on just the paid version of the iPhone. With Angry Birds launching on Android, Vesterbacka predicts that the game will shoot to 100 million minutes a day in short order, which is more than your typical prime-time TV show.