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That's Interesting. Why Facebook's Facial Recognition is Creepy - PC World Article - Tech & Gadget - MSN CA. By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal I'm not sure if you've heard the news, but Facebook is officially getting super-creepy. Facebook announced Tuesday that it will be implementing facial recognition technology for all users in the next few weeks, semi-automating the photo-tagging process. Sure, you can "opt-out" of the service, but it's a pretty weak consolation. After all, opting out won't keep Facebook from gathering data and recognizing your face--it'll just keep people from tagging you automatically. The new facial recognition technology, which was announced in December but only introduced to a small test group, is basically Facebook's way of creating a huge, photo-searchable database of its users. And yes, it's terrifying. (See Related: Facebook Facial Recognition: Its Quiet Rise and Dangerous Future ) Basically, Facebook is using facial recognition technology to "suggest" tags to users who upload photos.
Sure, I guess it's easier. Ok, I know I sound a little melodramatic. Yeah. The Six Attitudes Leaders Take Towards Social Media - Anthony J. Bradley and Mark P. McDonald. By Anthony J. Bradley and Mark P. McDonald | 10:08 AM October 17, 2011 Slowly but surely, business leaders are shifting their attitude toward social media — from seeing it as a threat to discovering its very real opportunities. And their attitude matters, a lot. Leadership attitudes, and the organizational culture they spawn, are critical to social media success. Folly Leaders with this attitude consider social media a source of entertainment with little or no business value, and they typically ignore it. Fearful Fearful leaders see social media as a threat to productivity, intellectual capital, privacy, management authority, regulatory compliance and a host of other things, and often discourage and even prohibit its use. Flippant These leaders may not ignore or fear social media, but they don’t take it seriously, either.
Formulating Formulating leaders recognize both the potential value of social media as well as the need to be more organized and strategic in its use. Make A Cheap &Easy Solar USB Charger With An Altoids Tin : TreeHugger - StumbleUpon. Photos by Joshua Zimmerman The craftster behind the very popular $3 solar-powered emergency radio is back with a new awesome project: a cheap solar battery charger with a USB plug.
Zimmerman wrote, saying that he saw a lot of small solar powered chargers being talked about over Earth Day, but there was a big problem: "They're all quite nice, but also quite expensive. I don't think I've seen any for less than $60, and I've not seen one that really suits my style. " So, he came up with his own, using one of our favorite reusable items -- the ever wonderful Altoids tin. In looking for the cheapest way to accomplish the task, Zimmerman found that he could build a USB solar charger for under $30 (or $10 if be buys parts in bulk, though it's not likely you'll be buying bulk solar cells and DC-to-USB converter circuits).
Zimmerman states, "The central brain of our project is a DC to USB converter circuit. Scribd. 4chan's Chris Poole: Facebook & Google Are Doing It Wrong. Chris Poole delivered the most powerful 10 minutes of Web philosophy of the afternoon at Web 2.0. The man formerly known as moot - founder of anonymous image sharing den 4chan and its new, better-lit cousin, Canvas, gave us a rousing and principled picture of what the big players get wrong about online identity. "Google and Facebook would have you believe that you're a mirror," he said, "but in fact, we're more like diamonds.
" - multi-faceted. It was an appeal reminiscent of the one he gave at SXSW earlier this year, but it hit harder. Google Plus has since arrived, and Poole says it's even worse than Facebook for the future of online identity. Identity Is Prismatic "The portrait of identity online is often painted in black and white," Poole said. But human identity doesn't work like that online or offline. Choosing Our Own Identities "We were on the right track at one point," Poole said. AOL Instant Messenger brought screen names to the mainstream.
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