What’s behind Zuckenberg’s philanthropy?

Follow @marcoRecorder Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to connect five billion more people to the Internet. This is his announcement on 19th August for the formation of Internet.org a partnership with some of the biggest players in the smartphone space, to bring internet connectivity to poor people in the developing world who can't afford … Continue reading What’s behind Zuckenberg’s philanthropy?

Twitto.be: Belgians on #Twitter ranked by influence

Follow @marcoRecorder Twitto.be is a directory referencing Belgian users of twitter. It was launched in June 2013, and features are progressively rolled out. It was created by Mango Information Systems SPRL, a Belgian company active in social media analysis and monitoring. According to their website, Twitto are currently working on the following features: ranking by … Continue reading Twitto.be: Belgians on #Twitter ranked by influence

Does social networking make us less social?

Follow @marcoRecorder Mike Elgan raised an interesting issue on his Google Plus account recently. See below:Our waiter at a side walk restaurant in Florence last night (I don't recall his name, sadly), believes that social networks are making us all less social. He said that over his years as a waiter, people have become more obsessed … Continue reading Does social networking make us less social?

Fostering Social Communication through Social Media and 2.0 Strategies

In the last decade social media and 2.0 technologies have deeply shaped the way people get informed and communicate with each other. If the first phase of the Internet phenomenon enormously expanded the communication horizons, the 2.0 environment has set new models of communication that have not only a further impact on the enlargement of … Continue reading Fostering Social Communication through Social Media and 2.0 Strategies