There are big changes on the horizon at Facebook.  Recently at f8 (the Facebook developers conference), CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced and showed off some of the big changes that the social networking giant has in store for us. (Watch the keynote address here)

Privacy Settings
Of paramount concern for quite a few Facebook users is privacy. Recent changes (once again) to the privacy policy have begun rolling out.  If you haven’t checked out your profile recently, you may very well be greeted with the following screens.  They essentially walk you through your new abilities to control specific privacy settings. Read the rest of this entry

Back in July, movie-on-demand giant Netflix raised their prices setting their customers on a rampage and their stock prices into a free fall.  (Read the initial announcement from July here).  If you’re not familiar with Netflix, they’re a movie rental company which sends you your movies in the mail.  You can get as many movies as you want for one flat fee.  There’s no late fees so if you want to keep a particular movie longer than another that’s your prerogative.  Netflix also offers a streaming option where you can watch a (limited) portion of the catalog directly on your device (PC, TV, iPhone, etc.)  Essentially what Netflix did was split their pricing for the home DVD and streaming services, effectively doubling their rates.  This, naturally, upset quite a few folks which left the company with a slew of bad publicity and a customer base that was leaving in droves.

And today… Netflix has finally responded.  I received this email in my inbox this morning from Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings: Read the rest of this entry

I heard about Spotify – http://www.spotify.com/ – a few months ago when I watched a video interview with Napster founder Sean Parker.  Parker who’s always been into the sharing of music has said that Spotify is, “the answer to piracy.”  I’m a big music fan and the problem of music piracy on the Internet is a huge one so I was super interested in this.  The problem was, when I watched the video Spotify wasn’t available in the United States.  Well, the wait is over and Spotify is here! Read the rest of this entry

LinkedIn is an outstanding tool from a business networking perspective.  While it’s often referred to as “Facebook for adults” it really is much more than that.  When used properly it can be a great sales and marketing asset and it’s absolutely invaluable from a networking perspective.  Here’s  the FastWebUpdates take on Building Your LinkedIn Network.

With any networking relationship, you typically get as much out of it as you put into it.  With that understanding I personally always will go out of my way to help others whether through and introduction, sharing of best practices or providing constructive feedback.  LinkedIn offers some incredible tools to assist in networking, one of which is called “Get introduced through a connection.  This feature allows you to (potentially) get connected to someone who’s not in your network through someone who is. Read the rest of this entry