Companies that sell software to monitor your child’s online activity are double-dipping by selling the collected data to marketers, according to AP. Not every software provider is engaging in the practice, but EchoMetrix Inc’s Sentry and FamilySafe brands are called out in particular. Because the software “listens” to the instant messenger conversations of kids, it’s [...]

So here we go… the lawsuits have begun and the days of being a completely anonymous blogger are now over.  So beware with what you say and how true or not true it is. You may fall victim to what you thought was a protected private cyber world.

Honestly, I am not sure what to make of this. Bloomberg has reported that Morgan Stanley, at least its European arm, has produced a report with insights into the mind of one Matthew Robson. He is a 15 year old intern at the securities firm (doing what I might ask?). Apparently this young man has [...]

Before we get in a tizzy, “social search” here only refers to looking at what your friends are doing on a social network. But yes, Facebook is currently testing real-time search results for searches on the social network:

I just read an interesting report published by Nielsen that examines time spent on multiple Social and Micro Networks. The study compares total minutes in April 2009 compared to April 2008. The results are not as much surprising as they are revealing. According to Nielsen, total minutes spent on social networking sites has increased 83 [...]

Better Feed is a WordPress plugin that allows the blog owner to add a custom footer to the end of each post in their feed.  This a great way to customize what your readers see when they only read your feed, and don’t click through to your site.

As someone who works predominantly in the online field, Backtype might be the most useful social media application I’ve come across yet. Why such a bold claim for an application as new as Backtype?