(R)evolution Episode 5: Privacy and Social Networks

(R)evolution Episode 5: Michael Fertik on Privacy and Social Networks http://bit.ly/apo9DP via @AddToAny

There are three major changes from which we can never go back. Let’s explore them, shall we?

2010 is the year that the world started to wake up to how technology, and social media in particular, is fundamentally changing how we live, behave and interact. As early adopters joined Facebook in 2004 and Twitter in 2006 they were chided by friends and family who thought they were just goofing off online. In reality they were laying the foundation for how personal and professional worlds are connecting and expanding today. more....http://tinyurl.com/2d8xe3y

43% of news sharing online is done through social media

In a study by CNN of how we share and consume news has found that social media is the most frequent way that we share stories online. In their study of 2,300 people over two months they found that social media was used to share news in 43% of all instances. Higher than email, which was the second most frequent method of sharing, with 30% of all instances. SMS was third (with 15% of instances) and instant messenger 4th (12%). ..more http://tinyurl.com/36q887f