Some teens aren’t liking Facebook as much as older users
SAN FRANCISCO — For teens, it has been an essential rite of passage: They turn 13 and join Facebook.
Since she signed up three years ago, friend requests and status updates are as much a part of Meera Kumar’s life as homework and exams at Menlo School, the elite private school in leafy Atherton, Calif., where she’s a 16-year-old sophomore.
But when her kid sister Anika turned 13 last year, she gave Facebook a pass.
“I guess I haven’t been that interested in it,” said Anika, who prefers sharing photos with friends on Instagram via heriPhone or video chatting with them onGoogle+.
Could Facebook be losing its cool?
For more, LA Times
10 Desserts Worth Every Last Calorie
Check out the slide show….Adding these to my bucket list!
When it comes to desserts, indulging in anything less than the best can feel like a waste of time — and points if that’s your thing. Especially when you consider that “desserts” is “stressed” spelled backwards.
From deep-fried Oreos to a golden $1,000 sundae filled with “karats” and caviar, this gooey gallery delivers a decadent blend of diet-crushing dessert fare.
So bid adieu to the desserts you thought you knew and open wide. It’s time to make every calorie count…
Yellow pages
Why social networks want your photos
The Internet is saying cheese. First Facebook forked over $1 billion for the photo-sharing app Instagram. And now Pinterest, another social photo site, is being valued at $1.5 billion.
In the online arms race between Apple, Facebook, Google and others, control of the world’s snapshots is seen as vital — and lucrative, experts say.
Pinterest, an online scrapbook that lets users share and comment on their favorite images, had more than 20 million users in April, up from 1 million in July 2011. The startup just raised $100 million, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Facebook, meanwhile, added to its image arsenal Monday, snapping up the London-based photo-sharing service Lightbox for an undisclosed fee. Apple too is upgrading its iCloud online service to include new photo-sharing features, according to reports.
“Photos are the real currency for social networks,” says social psychologist Matt Wallaert. “We want to know, ‘What does she look like now? Who did she marry? How great is her life?’ They are much more revealing than reading a status update.” People share more than 200 million photos on Facebook every day, or 6 billion per month. (Post continues below.)
For more info, MSN and Smart Money
President Obama orders gov’t agencies to create mobile apps and websites
President Obama has issued a memorandum to US government agencies: get on mobile now. Citing an Executive Order (#13571) he gave about a year ago, which ordered agency heads to start seeking out and using innovative technologies to deliver their services, Obama has ordered all agencies to create mobile apps and websites within the next 12 months. And he’s helping them out too; today, the CIO will release a strategy guide to help agencies do this, titled “Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People.”
For more info, Digital Trends
Lessons on teamwork from really bad team members
The best managers understand that effective leaders are also solid team players. The workplace is filled with capable teammates — even some who take initiative, overdeliver and inspire colleagues. Unfortunately, there’s also the occasional employee who has no idea how to collaborate or communicate effectively. Such poor performers aren’t entirely useless, though. They offer some of the most poignant lessons on teamwork and leadership.
Here are seven things failing team members do — and what you can learn from them.
SmartBlog, American Express
6 Habits of Truly Memorable People
In order to succeed, almost everyone—whether business owner or employee—must be memorable.
While you don’t have to be The Most Interesting Man in the World, being known is one of the main goals of marketing, advertising, and personal branding.
Out of sight is out of mind, and out of mind is out of business.
But if your only goal is to be known for professional reasons, you’re missing out. People who are memorable for the right reasons also live a richer, fuller, and more satisfying life. Win-win!
So forget the flashy business cards and personal value propositions and idiosyncratic clothing choices.
Here’s how to be more memorable—and have a lot more fun.
Inc, Magazine
How famous brands got their names
AT&T Chief Regrets Offering Unlimited Data for iPhone
When Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s chief executive, spoke about the state of the wireless industry at a conference this week, he shared some surprisingly frank comments about the iPhone. In particular, he said that he wished the company had never offered an unlimited data plan for the device and that he loses sleep over free texting services like Apple’s iMessage.
If AT&T hadn’t offered unlimited data, it would have been able to get people who used more data to pay up for it, as opposed to having the light data users subsidize the heavy ones, he said.
NY Times
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