Why You Shouldn’t Believe What People Post on Facebook
Facebook have been criticised this week for messing with our minds. But what if, as this video suggests, we're all just busy spoofing each other about how great our lives are? http://youtu.be/QxVZYiJKl1Y HT: Pat Carroll. Related articles Irish Voicemail
Is Facebook Ad Revenue built on Fake Likes?
Antonie Geerts pointed me to this video last night which makes an astonishing, but not very surprising, assertion about Facebook advertising. We already know that buying fake likes is counterproductive, because Facebook's algorithm penalises pages and users who have
Facebook Experiments: The Ick Factor
Facebook is facing a storm of criticism after an academic paper revealed that they conducted an experiment in conjunction with researchers at Cornell University and the University of California, San Francisco, into how users moods are affected
See the Internet In Real Time
Ever wondered how many blog posts were published every minute? How about how many tweets are sent? Or videos uploaded? There are several graphics doing the rounds which visualise an average internet minute, hour or day.
Ag Fáil Réidh le Facebook
This week's Irish language podcast (18:48, 10.7MB, MP3) is an interview with journalist Caoimhe Ní Laighin, who wrote about her decision to quit Facebook in this week's Irish Times. Cuireadh go leor spéise in alt san Irish
Twitter’s New Look requires Attention to Appearance
Twitter's new look for profiles has been rolling out over the past week or so, and many Irish users have found themselves invited to try it out today. The main feature is the addition of a
