Category Archives: Social Networking

Other thoughts on Real Names

I’m going to follow my own advice and not accept the premise of Google’s and...

Real names is real sly

In a favorite West Wing episode, the press secretary advises VP running mate Leo McGarry...

Diagnosing Google Health

The demise of Google Health might be a tactical retreat, but we need to understand...

Facial recognition isn’t creepy: it’s dangerous

Why do people use soft, subjective words like “creepy” to criticise facial recognition in social...

Two faced

How should we approach the question of Facebook’s facial recognition? A good place to start...

Public yet still private

Privacy is a notoriously slippery topic. Even the word “privacy” has eluded universally accepted definition....

Social Networking in a bubble

Malcolm Gladwell recently wrote a sober assessment of online activism, in New Yorker magazine of...