Tag Archives: Technology

Google makes social media interesting again

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Bill Wren

I found myself wondering if Google might be the first company to actually get social media by focusing on the word social and realizing something was lacking in a big way in the world of social networks and technology generally. … Continue reading →

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Dueling social networks: Google+ and Facebook

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bill Wren

Although I’m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I’ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it … Continue reading →

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Nothing is secure; no one is anonymous

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Bill Wren

No matter how sophisticated technology is, it always has one big hurtle it can’t overcome: us. How we use something — how we behave — will always condition technology, either by how it is designed or how it is used. … Continue reading →

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In praise of disinformation

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Bill Wren

Worries about storing data and what corporations and governments know or can learn about us have been alive a long time in the world of digital devices. Currently, it’s a concern about smartphones, location tracking and, most recently, what Apple … Continue reading →

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Social media is gossip (that’s why it works)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Bill Wren

This is a repost of something I wrote about a year and a half ago, April 2009. I’m putting it up again partly because I like this one but also because I recently saw remarks made by Andrew Stanton of … Continue reading →

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