Facebook Photos That Never Go Away Despite Being Deleted
Facebook has acknowledged that deleting a photo doesn’t guarantee it’s gone from the company’s servers. Photos can still be found for months or years using a direct link. So much for burying the...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Spotify Playlist (REO Speedwagon?)
President Obama, shown here singing "Amazing Grace." (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesThe White House has announced President Obama’s 2012 Spotify playlist that, fortunately for the president, comes with an...
View ArticleLove And Text Messages
It’s love season, with Valentine’s Day tomorrow, but look how mobile love has become. According to inMarket, makers of the CheckPoints shopping rewards app: >> 1-in-5 Americans have dumped, or...
View ArticlePrivacy Alert: Twitter App Downloads Entire Address Book
Twitter, after admitting that the “Find friends” function on its mobile app downloads users’ full address book (with names, numbers and email addresses) and retains the data for 18 months, says it will...
View ArticleNielsen Report: The Numbers Behind Gen C, The Connected Generation
Americans who reside, demographically at least, in Generation C — ages 18 to 34 — are indeed the most “connected” group in the U.S., according to a new Nielsen study. Gen C, which makes up only 23...
View ArticlePandora: Great Music Streaming Service, Terrible Investment
Here’s BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield’s financial takedown of Pandora: Why do consumers love Pandora? It is free and has very limited advertising, which makes for a great user experience. In turn,...
View ArticleThe Bank Of Facebook?
Facebook is expected to launch a banking program with Australia’s Commonwealth Bank that will enable FB users to make electronic payments to third parties. More here . . .
View ArticleCoffee Ice Cubes At Starbucks? Ban Single-Roll TP?
Today’s Bottom Line column: Consumers, your social conscience deserves a day off. SocialPower.com, a website just emerging from beta, gives it to you: a platform to air out your consumer gripes and...
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