by Minter Dial | Jul 31, 2012 | Social Media
On the heels of the bloody 2Q earnings report by Facebook, the subject of the Facebook phone has become a hot topic, promptly denied by Mark Zuckerberg. The question of the Facebook phone garners a good amount of negativity, probably associated with a fear for...
by Minter Dial | Jun 10, 2012 | Social Media
This Saturday’s front page of the UK Daily Mail (June 9, 2012) featured two headline stories (below the FREE DVD promotion) both of which concerned social media. One story is regarding Facebook and the second is about Twitter. Neither of the stories...
by Minter Dial | Feb 8, 2011 | Social Media
If Facebook has gained 20 million users in France, there are still some people in France who are recalcitrant users, wary of the platform and feel more or less forced to join (6 reasons why not to join!). But, to paraphrase Joel de Rosnay, France is not rear guard; it...
by Minter Dial | Oct 17, 2010 | Social Media
The issue of privacy is a little schizophrenic. In any event, it is strategic and worldwide in scope as far as developing one’s business online. We all say we want our privacy, and yet we do not want to be treated as a number. Yet, for...
by Minter Dial | Jul 16, 2010 | Social Media
(Update July 28) With the massive leak of over 91,000 documents from the US Army operations in Afghanistan to Wikileaks, the notions of security, confidentiality, privacy and piracy have hit the front pages of mass media around the world. The role of the internet and...