Zuckerberg Addresses Privacy Concerns and Rolls Out New User Controls
While these new controls certainly make it easier for users to update their personal privacy settings, it’s unclear whether users will perceive these changes as deep enough to address the larger question at hand. Whether private or public to general audiences, how much access are users comfortable sharing with the online publisher and under what timeframe and parameters are they willing to trade their data for social experiences on that publisher’s platform? Additionally, whether it’s personalized recommendations or exclusive rewards and offers, what are users willing or not willing to trade specific information for?
71% of Young Adult Social Networkers Limit What They Share and 57% of Adults Use Search to Test Reputation
Mary Madden, Senior Research Specialist for Pew Research reports, “Search engines and social media sites now play a central role in building one’s identity online. Many users are learning and refining their approach as they go–changing privacy settings on profiles, customizing who can see certain updates and deleting unwanted information about them that appears online.” She also reiterates, “Contrary to the popular perception that younger users embrace a laissez-faire attitude about their online reputations, young adults are often more vigilant than older adults when it comes to managing their online identities.” This study from Pew could not have come at a better time as the whole industry debates privacy issues and weighs the value of “a web where the default is social” against a growing concern by users surrounding their online reputation and access to personal data.
A Chatroulette-Style Alarm Clock
This social alarm clock allows users to request that family and friends (or strangers, hopefully clothed) to submit videos that wake them up at their set time each morning. While this seems like a simple, novelty concept, I would be interested to test it out and see if there are other means of integrating social media to wake up the world.
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey on “Making Ideas Happen”
This is a great presentation from Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey at The 99% Conference. He says his three keys to making ideas happen are:
- Draw: Get your idea out of your head and share it
- Luck: Assess when the time (and the market) is right to execute your idea
- Iterate: Take in the feedback, be a rigorous editor, and refine your idea
For anyone in digital, his advice is straightforward and a helpful push to try and test new ideas.
Traditional News Sources Provide 99% of the Stories News-Oriented Blogs Link To
According to this report, BBC, CNN.com, The New York Times and The Washington Post all accounting for 80% of the source stories for news-oriented blogs. This study is an important resource to understand how news is shared between traditional and online sources on a variety of key topics like health, economics and politics. Additionally, as Jeff Bercovici of The Daily Finance reports pay walls may spark a shift in this trend.
