Google Hotpot Personal Recommendations Engine is Powered by You and Your Friends
While most are feeling pretty let down by Apple’s “huge” Beatles announcement today, Google launched a service called Hotpot which might make up for it. It provides personal recommendations for local businesses based on what you and your friends think, solving a major problem with finding new places or businesses. For example, if I’m in [...]
Read MoreFacebook Takes Location to the Next Level
The initial launch of Facebook Places seemed pretty tame. They added a location check-in feature that was similar to the way the existing photo-tagging features work. Some users got into it, but it hasn’t seem to have made much of a splash. As part of this launch, we saw Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown, and Yelp stand [...]
Read MoreFacebook Partners with Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown, and Yelp for Places
It looks like all the speculation was correct. At a press event which was streamed live, Facebook finally announced their location initiative. It’s called Facebook Places and, while it shares some of the same features, it’s not the same as a Foursquare or Gowalla. In fact, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and MyTown representatives were at the [...]
Read MoreFacebook Users Fight Back Over Privacy: Quit Facebook Day
Have you heard? May 31st is Quit Facebook Day. A group of Facebook users have become so fed up with Facebook’s attitude towards privacy that they have started an online petition encouraging users to quit Facebook. The creators of “Quit Facebook Day” state they are quitting Facebook because “Facebook does not give the user good [...]
Read MoreYelp Security Hole Illustrates the Dangers of New Facebook Features
It seems like the hits keep on coming for Facebook and your privacy. This latest security exploit involves Facebook’s new Instant Personalization features. This is the method that Facebook has rolled out that allows 3rd party sites the ability to access your personal information from Facebook in order to provide you with a customized view [...]
Read MoreCan Facebook Change User Privacy Settings Without Permission?
Last week the social media platform, Facebook, faced a public outcry regarding it’s new pilot program. Facebook has partnered with Microsoftdocs.com, Pandora and Yelp to personalize Facebook user experiences when visiting any of these third-party websites. These third-party sites are given access to user’s Facebook profile and the profile of their friends. Facebook users are [...]
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