China's Sina to Rival Path With Cloned iOS App MeYou We’ve written about the rise of Path clones in China, and now the US-based social network might have just got its largest competitor after media giant Sina launched MeYou (密友), its own clone that hit China’s App Store today. The app, spotted by Technode, faithfully follows the design intricacies and principles of Path’s well known and much celebrated private network but, most notably, it links up to Sina’s Weibo service, which boasts some 300 million registered users. While it is unknown exactly what ratio of Sina Weibo’s users are active, the Sina app is likely to gain a high level of attention and has the potential to emerge as a significant rival to Path – thanks to the Weibo link. As well as design similarities, MeYou adopts a similar limited approach to connections on the app.
Teaching with Google+ Stream This is like Facebook's News Feed, where the sharing happens. Updates, links and other media from the people you follow will show up here. Posts aren't "hidden," but are "muted."Circles This was a defining feature for Google+ when it was released -- a selling point that allows users to add people to different "circles" as a way of separating content, updates and the general mixing of different areas of your life.
The Standard for Asshattery Yesterday, Twitter announced a few changes to their API. They’re steadily squeezing out third-party clients like Tweetbot, Echofon and Dabr, and they’re removing unauthenticated API calls. The latter means that every Twitter app, no matter how minor, will require a “Sign in with Twitter” button. Q&A: What is the Japanese equivalent of [Western web service]? Here is a list of where Japanese users usually go on the web when they want to connect with their friends, buy something or get information. I feature “made-in-Japan” sites and software only (well, almost), knowing that i.e. Google, Amazon and Firefox are highly popular in this country as well.
30 Inspiring Pinterest Pins for Teachers Posted on Monday January 2, 2012 by Staff Writers Over the past year, Pinterest has become one of the most popular social media sites out there, letting people create boards composed of various “pins” from the web, that organize ideas on just about any topic under the sun. Teachers have gotten in on the act as well, sharing lesson plans, classroom photos, cute ideas, and inspirational materials with others in the profession and anyone on the web who wants to learn more about education. Dexter Slice of Life on Facebook stalks new ground in branded games And no, we're not just talking about how this Facebook game revolves around America's favorite serial killer. Dexter Slice of Life, the Facebook game in development at Ecko|Code (most recently of Weeds Social Club fame), looks to shake up the oft-scoffed at branded social games scene ... and leave a few nicks here and there. Ecko|Code Executive VP of Product Development Marc Fernandez is confident that Slice of Life will set a new standard for branded games on Facebook. "We're big fans of the brand," Fernandez says of the Ecko|Code team, which already created a Dexter game for iOS devices.
Open-Source Clone Scripts of Popular Websites New to the HotScripts Blog?Subscribe to our blog via RSS feed or email alert and receive updates, tips and tutorials on web development & design. Our feature article for this month takes a look at free open-source clone scripts of popular websites, with a whopping list of over 20 clone scripts reviewed for you. Twitter Clone Scripts ShareTronix ShareTronix is an open source microblogging platform with features aplenty.
Why social networking is not the death of our education system, but the beginning of it A recent study has pointed to the decline in education and literacy among British schoolchildren, as a result of increased use of social networking, email and text messaging. The study was conducted by the National Literacy Trust in the UK and they found that children were reading less books, as they favoured 'technology-based' reading materials, including email and searching on Facebook, Twitter etc.. The fact that children are reading less books and turning to digital is not really a surprise, but does it need to be a bad thing? Or is it instead a reflection of a shift in society as older forms of reading and writing make way for new, better technologies?
Startup risks Reading this article earlier today spurred me to write down my thoughts about startup risk. One of the questions in the TSB grants application is about risk. In that question, TSB (a UK government funding body aimed at technologically risky projects) like to see a variety of risks covering the business's key risk areas. In my opinion, it's largely a filler question.
5 ways Social Media has made me a better educator As I prepare to leave for the BC School Superintendents’ Winter Conference in Vancouver, it’s given me pause to reflect on the ways I’m using Twitter, blogs, and all other types of social media to deepen my practice. And as I’m aware of the popularity of “top 5″ lists, I thought I’d try my own to see how it resonates. 1. Using Social Media stimulates you to think differently. For some of us who’ve been using it for awhile, it’s difficult to remember what it was like before. But my recollection was of a guardedness, an uncertainty.
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