Showing posts with label they are coming to get you Barbara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label they are coming to get you Barbara. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Behave on Google+ Or Lose Everything,

In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our LivesGoogle announced this morning that it's new Google+ social network is taking applications for businesses to tryout the site, but that's not the good stuff.  The good stuff is this article about a 10 year old that tried to violate Google+ 13 year old age limit and got smacked down.  Turns out, you break those little "Agree"-ments you make with Google and they will delete you.  Well, not delete, delete you, but everything you worked so hard on will be gone.  Gmail, Docs, Calendar, probably that Angry Birds Chrome app they have, you will be locked out of them all.  So be good on Google+ or no more Farmville for you.
[ComputerWorld]
[TheOnion]
[BusinessInsider]

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Apple Tracking its Users: Up in Your Kool-Aid

Apple iPad 2 MC981LL/A Tablet (64GB, Wifi, White) NEWEST MODELDo you have an Apple iPod, iPhone or iPad with 3G service?  Then Apple knows right where you are at all times, and so could anyone else with access to your device or computer.  Several researchers have come out and directly stated that Apple devices with 3G service monitor and collect information about where they are, even if you directly opt for the device and apps not to, then transmit that information to Apple via iTunes when they sync. 

I tried to come up with a funny name for Apple but could not.  I wanted to riff off of 1984 but "Big Apple" is taken.  I thought of coming up with a Santa Claus joke, but I never had to pay Santa for bad service.  I finally settled on now just referring to any bad, extraneous or invasive behavior by a device or service as an "Apple."

Chicago Sun Times and Geekologie