Category Archives: facebook

At university, we had an email system called Hermes. One of the lesser known features is that once logged in you could find out when anyone else last checked their email. This led to a phenomenon of “email stalking”, where … Continue reading →

Whilst being a fan of Facebook I do take certain steps to secure myself against identity fraud. I don’t allow my profile to show my full birthday. My contact details are only available to friends who would have them anyway. … Continue reading →

So my flat-mate can’t stand them. He finds it very annoying that he is inundated with the boring minutiae of peoples’ lives (although this does not stop him using it to the same effect…!) However, I actually found a use … Continue reading →

At the risk of this turning into a Facebook blog I notice that Facebook has publically stated its policy of anonymous searching. I personally think this is a good idea in principle, I have started adding my Facebook profile as … Continue reading →

It is rare that I find myself on the side of the TUC and against the Federation of Small Businesses but today there was a report on the BBC News website around whether or not firms should ban Facebook. Let … Continue reading →

I got caught again yesterday trying to explain what web communities mean to Enterprise, and what exactly it is that Trovus do. Fortunately, I’m also seeing more and more press coverage talking about this and validating that it really is … Continue reading →