http://www.socialblogging.com Social Networks and Beyond Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:30:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For most people, that word means something malicious - shady criminals who listen in on private voicemails, or anonymous villains who cripple websites and break into email accounts. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/04/for-facebook-hacker-way-is-way-of-life/ Jan. 24: Google announces a plan to link user data across its email, video, social-networking and other services. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/04/developments-related-to-google-privacy-initiative/ In less than a week, more than 1,000 Facebook users, including some from Weston, Wilton and Joel Barlow high schools, have promised to fight cyber-bullying. After a gay slur appeared on a Twitter account said to belong to a student at Ridgefield High School, students from Easton, Weston, Wilton and ... http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/03/gay-slur-sparks-action-in-area-high-schools/ The decision seven years ago by a Korean-American muralist and graffiti artist to turn down thousands of dollars in cash for his work painting murals on the walls of Facebook’s first office in Palo Alto, Calif., has made him a very, very, rich man. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/03/facebook-ipo-turns-graffiti-artist-david-choe-into-multi-millionaire/ Anthony Omari earned the still-fresh 11-stitch scar that runs from his forehead to his upper lip in 1 of the noblest ways imaginable: By taking a machete to the face while defending a Kenyan orphanage from thieves. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/02/attack-on-kenya-orphanage-yields-80k-in-donations/ When student Nguyen Hong Nhung saw “Killer with a Festering Head” on someone’s smartphone, she wanted the banned comic book too. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/02/vietnams-tech-savvy-youngsters-take-on-the-censors/ Both the New York Times and CNBC report that paperwork is expected to be handled over to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday in order to sell stock. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/01/facebook-plans-to-sell-stock-in-open-market/ Reuters West Coast bureau chief Jonathan Weber says the difference between Facebook and tech IPOs of the 1990s is that Facebook already has substantial revenue and profit. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/02/01/facebook-to-file-5-billion-ipo-wednesday-ifr/ What is a “Bebo?” Is it a) a new Internet nickname for Justin Bieber or b) a social network you have never heard of as a result of its stint as an AOL property that was sold at an $840 million loss ? According to a lot of unexpected weeping ... http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/31/nerds-mourn-passing-of-social-network-that-isnt-facebook-and-isnt-even-dead-internet/ She created a Twitter account and tweeted for the first time after a Republican challenger accused her of being out of touch with voters because she wasn’t active on Facebook or Twitter. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/31/after-opponents-taunt-feinstein-takes-to-twitter/ Facebook, the number one social network, is expected to it’s ready to sell stock. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/30/video-facebook-ipo-expected-to-raise-10-billion/ It started peacefully enough: A midday rally at City Hall and a march. But as the day wore on, Oakland was hit by the most turbulent protests in weeks as Occupy demonstrators clashed repeatedly with police, leaving more than 400 people arrested. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/30/occupy-protest-resurfaces-in-oakland-after-lull/ In this May 25, 2010 file photo, a Pakistani couple walk by the sea on Clinfton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/29/firing-of-tv-host-a-victory-for-pakistani-liberals/ Facebook is turning to the courts to fight the “clickjacking” scourge which sometimes plagues the social networking site. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/29/before-ipo-facebook-takes-the-fight-against-clickjacking-to-the-courts/ Kirpal Boparai of Kelowna has been elected president during the BCFGA’s 123rd annual general meeting in Kelowna Friday, while Vernon’s Jeet Dukhia is the vice-president. COMMENTING ETIQUETTE: To encourage open exchange of ideas in the BCLocalNews.com community, we ask that you follow our guidelines and respect standards. http://www.socialblogging.com/2012/01/28/new-executive-for-bc-fruit-growers-association/