Daily Archives: 21 February, 2011

Egyptian father names his child ‘Facebook’

Parents hey? But if you want a sign of the impact of social media on the popular uprising in Egypt then look no further.

CNN reports that a man in Egypt has named his newborn daughter “Facebook”.  This child is truly one of the (social media) revolution. Read More »

Facebook chases its billion user target in China

There are reports today that Facebook could be having a second run at tackling the China market after having talks with Chinese search giant Baidu.

The DigiCha blog reports carries news of reported meetings between Baidu and Facebook in California, as the search company looks to develop its social media offering.

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Facebook: meeting with Baidu?

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The blogosphere is in decline says NY Times: Are Facebook and Twitter killing off blogs?

The New York Times has an interesting piece taking a look at the state of the blogosphere and how blogging is in apparent decline.  It suggests that blogging is being killed off by the twin assault of kids looking instead to Twitter and Facebook and existing bloggers no longer having the time for long posts.

It is odd to come across this against the backdrop of big media attention being paid in recent weeks to blogs as we read about the Huffington Post being snapped up by AOL and various other blogs (The Daily Beast and Newsweek, Techcrunch et cetera) making headlines. Read More »