Lately it seems like more and more national governments and giving a lot of power to once-benign social media tools like Foursquare and Google Buzz. Applications created to connect people who shared common interests or lived near one another are now becoming unlikely tools of political protests–and consequently, objects of civic nuisance.
Posts Tagged ‘Foursquare’
June 8th, 2010
Your Guide to Entire Countries Banning Social Media
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media 
Tags: Bangladesh, China, Facebook, Foursquare, Google, Pakistan, Politics, Turkey, Twitter 
No Comments »June 8th, 2010
Who’s Actually Attending All These Internet Week Events?
One look at Internet Week New York‘s schedule for the week and you could feel one of two things: (1) You could be overwhelmed by the number of panels and mixers being offered; or (2) You could be confused by wondering who has so much spare time that they can allocate two-to-three hour chunks of [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: Adam Ostrow, Dennis Crowley, Foursquare, Mashable, Twitter No Comments »June 4th, 2010
Banned In China: The Best Publicity Foursquare Could Ask For
Not too long ago, we learned about Pakistan’s lockdown on social media outlets like Facebook and Flickr. And even after that country lightened up, we learned that social media isn’t impervious to sweeping government regulations. The latest victim of a national shut-out? Foursquare.
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Social Media, Technology Tags: China, Foursquare, Politics 1 Comment »May 21st, 2010
AM Affiliate: All Your Social Networks Sold You Out & More
As always, too many breaking news stories, too little time. So here’s a shuffle of what’s worth reading in this end-of-week installment of AM Affiliate. – It turns out that apart from Facebook, every social networking you use or have ever used is probably selling your personal information. [TNW] – On a similar tack, Facebook’s [...]
May 12th, 2010
Hey Affiliate Marketers! It’s Time To Get Social
Facebook has given up on the concept of user privacy; a Twitter crash earlier this week brought the internet’s social life to its knees; and Foursquare has no idea what to do with itself. It’s a critical time for social media. It’s also a critical time for affiliate marketing to either mix into the fray—or [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Facebook, Foursquare, Social Media, Twitter No Comments »
