Note: This article was originally published in its entirety on my Postmedia News social media column. When Time Magazine names Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg Person of the Year and Hollywood releases a movie entitled The Social Network, it’s fair to say 2010 is the year social media came of age. And while Zuck made headlines [...]
Canada’s privacy commissioner, Jennifer Stoddart, really “harshed Google’s Buzz” this week, reminding the Mountain View, Calif., company its new Buzz social media service needed to comply with Canadian privacy laws. As @mashable reported, this is the same office that forced major changes on Facebook last year … Stoddart, in speaking to @nationalpost, said: “We have [...]
The social web swept away 2009 and ushered in 2010 with much talk of hangovers and hair of the dog. In the words of @Sleeperkid: “To my friends already cleaning house, doing pilates, and getting work done: STOP IT. You’re making me feel like the hung over bum I am.” For the intellectually curious drunk, [...]