Monthly Archives: February 2010

State of California takes aim at ‘risks’ of Twitter, bans Facebook friends

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 26 February 2010
  State takes aim at ‘risks’ of Twitter, bans Facebook friends February 26, 2010 |  3:55 pm The Internet can be a wild place, with all the damage one can do from an office cubicle on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the like. So the state of California on Friday unveiled a “Social Media Standard” to ensure that its employees [...]
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Real-time case study in generating comments. Is timing everything?

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 26 February 2010
Hidden Los Angeles posted a simple “what are you doing” query to its fan page in the 5 o’clock hour on a Friday and started an avalanche of commenting from like-minded people who were likely wondering the same thing. “Hidden Los Angeles wants to hear all about he awesome local LA stuff you’re doing this weekend! [...]
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UN Report: 4.6 Billion Mobile Phone Subscriptions Worldwide, Cell Penetration Doubles in Developing Countries

By Andy Sternberg | Published: 23 February 2010
Amazing to read this latest report from the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union (emphasis mine): By the end of 2009, there were an estimated 4.6 billion mobile cellular subscriptions, corresponding to 67 per 100 inhabitants globally (Chart 1). Last year, mobile cellular penetration in developing countries passed the 50 per cent mark reaching an estimated 57 [...]
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