Apr

Young People Change Names On Facebook to Hide From Employers

Shailesh Ghimire on April 5th, 2010

So you think you’re clever to check the young applicants Facebook page to get the real scoop. Well you may not find them on Facebook because they may have changed their name. Check this out (from CNN):
(CNN) — Justin Gawel says there’s nothing too incriminating on his Facebook page.
“There are a lot of pictures of [...]

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Oct

Break In, Steal, Check Facebook On Way Out = FAIL

Shailesh Ghimire on October 14th, 2009

Some of us are a little more addicted to social networks than others. But then again our addiction hasn’t necessarily been a bad thing – at least I’m hoping. Now for this burglar, well it’s a different story.
MARTINSBURG – The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar’s arrest after he [...]

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Sep

Facebook is Now Profitable

Shailesh Ghimire on September 16th, 2009

A few months ago I wrote about my concerns regarding Web 2.0 companies. I was thinking out out about how many would make it financially – considering that many were not making money. Well, now it looks like Facebook has turned the corner and is starting to return a profit.
Key to Facebook’s profitability has been [...]

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Jun

New Media as Vast Wasteland

Shailesh Ghimire on June 3rd, 2009

Yesterday NPR’s All Things Considered included a rather humorous segment by Andrei Codrescu. He had a rather amuzing and yet philosophical take on Google, Facebook and all this new media stuff. You can listen to it on NPR’s website, but here is a section that I found rather funny and interesting:
My regular e-mail now tells [...]

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May

The Coming Social Media Bust?

Shailesh Ghimire on May 22nd, 2009

Something has been sitting in the back of my mind lately. It largely concerns when the social media party will come to an end. I sincerely believe things will be radically different in three years. From a strictly business perspective none of the major social media players (excluding MySpace) are making money: Facebook, Twitter etc. [...]

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Apr

Difference Between a Page and Profile on Facebook

Shailesh Ghimire on April 17th, 2009

Every business is now rushing to develop profiles on social networking sites and jump start their marketing in Web 2.0. However, there are certain technical features about setting up a business presence on Facebook which you need to be aware of before you jump in and start. So, before you spend countless hours frustrated, take [...]

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Mar