The Webby Awards list

The 10 most most influential Internet moments of the decade:

- Craigslist online classified site expands outside San Francisco (2000)
- the launch of Google AdWords (2000)
- the launch of online encyclopedia Wikipedia (2001)
- the shutdown of file-sharing site Napster (2001)
- Google’s initial public offering (2004)
- the online video revolution led by YouTube (2006)
- Facebook opens to non-college students and Twitter launches (2006)
- Apple’s iPhone debuts (2007)
- the use of the Internet in the US presidential campaign (2008)
- the use of Twitter during the Iranian election protests (2009)

Do with this what you will!

One interesting point – hoping technometry gets on this list sometime…!

Social Media Changing Lives

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I found a good article on how social media is here to stay at mashable.com, a website dedicated to the latest trends in social media.

For those of you with less time on your hands, due to making alot of toast for guests, a very quick precis:

1) Social media such as Twitter et al  is becoming an increasing source of trusted information.

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2) Is a new avenue to market for business and start ups with little budget – eg Facebook groups

3) Social media has created a new platform for creating and refining new and old friendships.

4) Tweets and status posts create greater opportunity to view personal feeling and “greater transparency to human nature”

5) The ability of the individual to influence the public has increased.

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Check out the article, indepth, below:

http://mashable.com/2009/10/16/social-media-changing-lives/

Beware of Facebook Worm

Just a quick update-

Beware of clicking links from wall posts and status updates in Facebook.

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It seems malware is making its way through various social media like Twitter and now Facebook.

You may already know, but just to drive the message home – never, never click on anything unless you are very sure. Be aware of generic messages and monitor the tone of the message. If it doesnt seem quite right, dont click.

See http://mashable.com/2009/09/25/warning-facebook-worm-spreading-via-news-feed/

Funny Internet Behavior Update 2

Image via Wikipedia

The latest update on  categorising some silly sociological and behavioral reactions that the Internet has on us

humans….

POPUP INERTIA

Frequently going to a website that always spawns a popup which slightly annoys you every time. Being too apathetic to go to the tools to change your security settings to stop the popup from appearing EVERY TIME. Its the modern day equivalent of not wanting to fix the leaky tap or mow the lawn- you just cant be bothered, despite the fact that its easy to do.

HOMEPAGE HATE

Opening up the browser multiple times over the course of a day and having a gut reaction of loathing and revulsion for the homepage because it still hasnt updated with any new information. Then hating yourself for setting such a unhappening homepage.

STATUS GAUGING

Meeting a friend of a friend for the first time and finding them cute. Instead of asking your friend whether that person is single, you find yourself asking them what their status is (ala Facebook). The answer is nearly always “its complicated”.

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SELF PROFILING

Making your Facebook profile as appealing as possible to attract a possible gf/bf e.g. culling your Facebook photos and other peoples photos of you with the specific purpose of keeping the photos appealing. Taking a profile picture specifically for the purpose of looking hot. Trawling and removing any comments which could scare away “prospects”. The modern day equivalent of cleaning your house for the wrong reasons and despite the fact that you really are a slob!

I’ve got a Virus and its contagious

Hello world. Here I am.

Hello!

It used to be – Hey, Mom look at Me! If you wanted to be famous you had to get on TV.

Apparently there are three things people want in life – Wealth, Fame, and Happiness.