In an age where digital footprints of our lives are left every time we log on to our favourite social networking site, how can we truly disappear if we really needed to? Frank Ahearn makes a living helping individuals erase their old lives.
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It’s no secret social networking tools like Facebook are transforming our lives and relationships, but who would have thought these tools are altering our influence over others, increasing chances of professional success and making us happier? Plus pharmaceutical companies are developing ways to authenticate the drugs inside the packaging, enabling counterfeit drugs to be identified. Janine Young reports every week from New Scientist magazine.
Lots of Facebook news this week with their purchase of real time social network engine FriendFeed.
They also plan on introducing a “Lite” version that strips out the clutter that has been introduced over the few years. Will these changes bring on FaceFeed Armageddon and kill Twitter? We also go over the new law against cell phone use in cars. Paul Brislen loves technology – find him at his blog and on Twitter.
Scientific research has shown that individuals who work in smaller, isolated groups are more likely to come up with innovative ideas.
The National University of Singapore have suggested that social networking sites are inhibiting innovation from thriving on the internet and that the next-generation of social networks will need to be re-engineered to prevent the loss of diversity and radical ideas sparking over the web.
Plus, New Scientist looks at what causes allergies, how to test for an allergic reaction and how the type of allergy you develop can be dependent on where you live. Also, are some of the efforts to protect allergies from occurring really that effective or necessary?
Janine Young is a freelance science writer, Immunologist and also a broadcaster for New Scientist magazine.
In recent years, online social networking has become an integral part of youth culture. New research by Netsafe, however, shows that half of New Zealand young people post sensitive information about themselves online. Our love for social networking seems to have come at a cost to personal security. Cyber bullying is on the rise. Employers are sussing out job applicants by checking out their online profiles. Have we kissed goodbye to our privacy, and do we want to get it back? Jehan Casinader is a Wellington-based journalist and youth affairs commentator.
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Stephen is a Social Media Strategist (@trib) who helps individuals, brands and organisations interact with their clients, stakeholders and people by showing them how to use online tools, in particular new social media.
Stephen explains that the business and employment landscape is changing dramatically in an environment where information is fast, accessible and social. Twitter seems to be at the apex of this new movement. Stephen explains why it is a useful tool for both business and individuals, and how to cut through the noise.
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Every year daylight savings is a riddle that has to be solved again. Is it back, forwards, will it be lighter or darker? Tax cuts on April 1st, is the joke on us? John Key’s car goes to a good cause but he’ll be hoping they behave themselves with it. Will a surcharge on plastic bags rid us of them? How brilliant was the 24 hour sculpture in Wellington over the weekend and TVNZ ban Facebook and Gumtree.
Internet users worldwide have been changing their profile pictures on various social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace to a plain black picture as a mark of their protest against a New Zealand law will give authorities power to cut internet connections.
High profile tweeters including Stephen Fry and Leo Laporte have joined the campaign. Geekzone’s Juha Saarinen explains why so many people in New Zealand and around the world are so angry about this legislation.
Listen/Download Juha Saarinen on the #blackout
Paul reviews the technology employed during the American election campaign including, text, social networks, YouTube and Twitter. On election night the choices available to analyse the results were almost endless. How does all of this relate to the New Zealand election and are the parties here doing all they can?
Listen/Download Paul Brislen on Election 2.0
