Posts Tagged ‘ google ’

Diaspora

There is a new social network that was launched in August of 2010 called Diaspora. They market themselves as “share what you want, with whom you want.” I am having a hard time distinguishing the difference between Facebook and Diaspora. Many years ago Facebook did not have the privacy settings that it needed, but I believe they have developed them immensely. Google + also markets themselves in a similar way by putting your friends and family into different “circles”, similarly to Diaspora where you place people in “aspects”. Prior to this I did not know what Diaspora was, and the fact that it has been around for over a year is not a great sign. Here is a short video on the fairly new social network. 

What would Google Do?

The article, ‘What would Google Do’, displays the power the internet has on companies and organizations. Jeff Jarvis began a blog in spite of his frustration with his new Dell computer and the lack of customer service Dell was providing. Suddenly his blog was becoming increasingly popular and more and more people were commenting and agreeing. Soon, his blog posts were appearing on the first page of Google when someone searched Dell, only a few spots behind Dell’s home page. Dell continued to ignore his complaints until, they finally couldn’t ignore it anymore because there sales were decreasing and more people were jumping onto the “Dell Hell” bandwagon. The article is a perfect example of the impact blogging can have. Before the internet it would have been much harder for Jeff Jarvis to express his frustration to thousands of people, but now with a click of a button anyone can.