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    Social Media usage: the slowdown continues

    More evidence emerges of the slowdown in social media adoption, this time in the form of SocialMediaToday’s 3Q Update which uses Google AdPlanner data to assess the reach and age profile of the users of the most popular social networks. Highlights: Facebook active user count falls from 550 to 540 million Age group 55yrs+ shrinks…

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    Protect your online identity or risk being impersonated

    TechCrunch reports that a number of high profile business executives cluelessly accepted a Facebook friend request from someone impersonating Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, this weekend. The report also highlights privacy issues arising from the lack of e-mail authentication required to create a new account on Facebook. An unrelated study shows that 82% of babies…

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    We’re all grappling with Facebook

    I attended a very informative presentation from Marcus Wareham, Head of Planning & Strategy EMEA at Facebook this morning. We saw the usual stats showing how big Facebook has become (half a billion users, 700 billion minutes every month, 50% log on every day etc.) and this gave me a chance to reflect on how…

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    Future state: Games will be everywhere

    _ Jesse Schell is CEO of Schell Games and a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In this video he presents a fascinating view of how social gaming cleverly taps into some of our deep-rooted psychological needs and shares a thought-provoking view of how humans will interact with technology in the future. It’s a fascinating video.…