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Google+: hot or not?

Google's new social network Google+ is a big step forward for the search giant after years of missteps and misjudgments in the social media market. Now, with Google+, Google is making its boldest effort yet to slow Facebook's runaway market share. Loaded with features like 'Hangouts' and 'Circles,' Google+ offers web users a distinctive alternative to other social networking sites.

By Eric Olander
Ready... set... power. Africa 2.0 powered by the sun.
14/05/2012 - TECH 24

Ready... set... power. Africa 2.0 powered by the sun.

A California-start-up is hoping to harness the power of the sun to energize Africa's burgeoning cell phone market. The ReadySet from Fenix is an affordable new charging station with an equally innovative business model. Plus, the phenomenon behind Kickstarter, the hugely successful site for creative professionals to find millions of financial supporters for their projects.
Inside Apple's mysterious corporate culture
30/04/2012 - TECH 24

Inside Apple's mysterious corporate culture

'Inside Apple' is a new book that purportedly reveals some of the management secrets behind the tech company's remarkable success over the past 20 years. Author Adam Lashinky describes a truly distinctive corporate culture that emphasizes discipline, costs and creativity. But even as it racks up one success after another, can the company avoid the inevitable pitfalls ahead?
French elections in the age of Twitter
23/04/2012 - TECH 24

French elections in the age of Twitter

Twitter users around the world defied the French government's ban on publishing exit polls and preliminary results from Sunday's first round presidential election. Drawing on the spirit of Charles de Gaulle's coded broadcasts from London during WWII, the hashtag 'radiolondres' became the forum to distribute coded messages Sunday with the results.
Digital Russia
09/04/2012 - TECH 24

Digital Russia

Although Moscow may no longer have the geopolitical influence that it had during the cold war, Russia is increasingly becoming a global tech powerhouse. In this special edition of Tech 24, FRANCE 24's Rebecca Bowring reports from Moscow on the growing prowess of Russian tech firms.
France's presidential election goes digital
02/04/2012 - TECH 24

France's presidential election goes digital

The last French voters went to the polls in 2007 to elect their president, the Internet played an inconsequential role. Today, the situation is totally different. Voters across the country are participating via micro-blogs, social networks and search engines prompting the leading campaigns to develop comprehensive online strategies.

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Over the next few years as competition heats up among social networking sites such as Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin. Content, features, and services will be important but the two most important deciding factors will be Privacy, and the sharing of Ad Revenue.

Privacy regardless of social and/or information is not as protected as most people think on social networking sites such as Google+ & Facebook. If you have an email address or real name, there are companies today who are able to track this information. Most search engines that crawl these sites are able to atleast get Jane Doe's User Name.

Both Google+, Facebook, Twitter, and Linkedin have excellent privacy settings, and different ways to protect it's users privacy, but both fail to address the real issues at hand.

The real issues most people have today about privacy is the amount of information these sites are collecting about its users, the way this information is being collected, and how this information is being used.

One thing that social networking sites today don't want to tell you, is that any site can be hacked! The only way for sites to combat this problem is to not ask it’s users to provide their real names, and email addresses.

As to the sharing of Ad Revenue, there is only one site today that allows it’s users to place their own Ads on both personal & business profiles.

ONLYMEWORLD is less the 20% complete, and may not be as savvy as some of the other social networking sites, but early on seem to realize that Privacy and the sharing of Ad Revenue is paramount to both longevity & success in the industry. Their platform is similiar to Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Linkedin, yet differ because of their willingness to protect it’s users privacy, and the sharing of ad revenue. The best part...It’s Absolutely Free!

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