It's ALL about choice. Up until Google+, Facebook did not have any REALsocial nutworking competition. There's a reason why the auto industry produces different vehicles. Consumers should DRIVE the internet marketplace.
Indeed, after the Goldman Sachs backroom investment deal with Mark Zuckerberg, a deal which at first left average Americans standing on the sidelines, I was waiting for a dot-com to challenge the Jolly Green Billionaire.READ MORE...
China forbids Google+ Social Network? In life, I've learned that most things usually happen for a reason. READ MORE...
Why, IF Facebook is BLOCKED in the People's Republic of China, did the Chinese Communist Party invest in Facebook? READ MORE... READ MORE...
Facebook unsure it can enter China because of government regulations? Read More...
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
CIA Following Twitter And Facebook To Analyze Public Opinion, Predict Major Events? Read More...
Theory: Could an agent of a foreign government, employed by one of the major social networking services, directly access the accounts of human rights activists in different countries? For example, Facebook uses both facial recognition and global positioning software. Theoretically, anonymous user data, obtained using these specific technologies, could be shared between foreign governments attempting to suppress internal political opposition.
Chinese human rights activists claim their Google emails were hacked? Read More... The more a conspiracy theory appears technically plausible, the more likely that same theory becomes highly probable.
Despite Mitt Romney's condemnation of President's Obama decision to remove U.S. troops from Iraq before December 31st (a deadline originally negotiated by the Bush Administration), the fact remains, Iraq's economic and political future rests with it own people.
What was the original mission in the region? The search for W-M-D? Please. It was to remove Saddam Hussein from power (spelled O-I-L). Period. It's a little late in the geopolitical game to armchair quarterback this country's inevitable withdrawal from Iraq. What part of IRAQ is NOT our country that this candidate doesn't understand? Read More... Photo of Iraqi Soldiers training in Baghdad, Iraq (April 2005) by Peter Rimar.
USA Today Two arrests in hit-and-run death
of Chinese toddler Read More...
Will this security camera video footage of a toddler left for dead actually change China? Doubtful. However, considering the CCP filters and controls the internet, beyond the painfully, gut-wrenching nature of the story itself, it's curious that the leaders in Beijing have allowed this tragedy to be part of a much broader, national debate:
Warning: This video contains extremely graphic images of the girl's injuries:
Evidently, a majority of people wake up happy, but as the day progresses, dealing with the reality of daily life takes its emotional toll. Then, right before folks prepare for bed, individual moods generally shift back into a positive gear. On the surface, the research study itself appears rather benign. How people feel and when they feel it adds yet another mundane piece to that complex puzzle called the human condition. However, with the dramatic rise of social networking sites like Facebook, important privacy questions need to be raised regarding how personal digital information is being collected and analyzed. Read More... For 99.99% of human history, private correspondence between individuals took the form of an old-fashion, handwritten letter. At some point, the same level of privacy protection governing the international movement of snail mail needs to be extended to the internet. Where is the line between collecting marketing data vs. reading private e-mails? Read More...
Agencies Banned From Using Facebook, 'Like' Button PC Magazine by Chloe Albanesius
August 19, 2011
"German data watchdogs on Friday ordered federal agencies to shut down their Facebook pages and remove 'like' buttons from their Web sites, suggesting that anyone who uses Facebook will have their online activity tracked." READ MORE... I think, therefore, I'm Facebook. The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems: For People Who Don't Speak Math
Believe it or not, it's possible for a person to LOVE China and question the authority of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Once again, in case someone missed the point, it's possible for an individual to believe in ONE CHINA, but completely rejects the political idea of continued ONE PARTY rule. Without a system of checks & balances between a government and its own people, corruption itself breeds nothing but more corruption. Also, Human Rights are NOT just a Western Value. The belief in basic Human Rights is a universal value.
