When Websites Force You to Login to Interact
October 12, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Social Networking, Software & Online Apps
My personal belief is that one of the best things about the whole social media and web 2.0 world of things is the interaction. It’s about connecting with people and interacting. It’s about sharing your thoughts without being forced to share anything else.
I was visiting a website today and wanted to leave a comment. The problem was I couldn’t leave a comment without creating an account and registering as a user for the website. I may never visit this site ever again in my life, why should I have to register and create an account just to leave a …read more
Serious Restrictions Coming to Internet Freedom?
June 26, 2009 by Jason Bean
Filed under Communication, Government & Politics
This story has been around for a little while but the question is still out on the impact of these types of decisions. Have you been aware of this pending legislation? Does it worry you? The long-term effects of these changes could be more than you would think initially.
The news is regularly peppered with stories of computers and networks being compromised and security being questioned. The new bill introduced as the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 will give the US Government extended reach in shutting down portions of the Internet as they deem necessary, as well as gaining control and access …read more
Who Called Us – When CallerID Is Useless
October 7, 2008 by Jason Bean
Filed under Business & Career, Communication, Reference, Software & Online Apps
It wasn’t too long ago that I shared about a website that lets you look up information about a phone number that keeps calling you but won’t leave a message, that site’s name was WhoCallsMe.
Finding another website that shares some of the same and different information was pretty helpful when maybe you can’t find information about one number on just one of the websites.
The WhoCalled.us website provides additional information and feedback about phone numbers when you’re searching for more details on a phone number.
Now if I could just figure out a way to get my phone to at least …read more
Facebook Facelift Removes Privacy Wrinkles
August 6, 2008 by Jason Bean
Filed under Social Networking, Software & Online Apps
I’ve been enjoying the new layout and design of the Facebook website.
If you’re not a Facebook user you can see the new Facebook layout homepage in the screen grab above from my profile. Compared to the old-style below there’s quite a difference in layout and simplicity on the page.
With all the changes in aesthetics, are the previous concerns and questions about Facebook’s privacy issues with Beacon and everything else all in the past now?
Do you feel more or less at ease with how Facebook handles personal information? Does it matter to you at all? Do you feel …read more
