Tag: social networks

Best buy: on Facebook and Instagram

Many observers scoffed at the billion-dollar price that Facebook paid for Instagram. Who’s laughing now?

June 22, 2018
“The more people use Facebook, the more unhappy they are”

Facebook, why can’t I quit you?

September 8, 2017
Online contests: stop selling your followers.

Would you sell your friends’ phone numbers to a telemarketer? Or exchange their home addresses for cash?

April 15, 2015
Social media = dessert.

Candy makes a lousy meal. Sure, for a while, it’s delicious. But after a certain sugar threshold, sweets stop tasting sweet. Mucous builds up on your tongue. Your teeth ache. And it’s addictive; long after you’re gorged, you’re still digging congealed corn syrup nuggets from the bag. Social media is like that. You know you’re…

July 20, 2011