The current version of the app is essentially an Objective-C shell with a Web browser inside. When it comes to speed, this is like putting the engine of a Smart Car in the body of a Ferrari.
Eloquently put.
Tag Archives: facebook
Time’s 2010 Person of the Year
For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is TIME’s 2010 Person of the Year.
The main article has some interesting statistics that speak volumes for this year’s decision:
One out of every dozen people on the planet has a Facebook account. They speak 75 languages and collectively lavish more than 700 billion minutes on Facebook every month. Last month the site accounted for 1 out of 4 American page views. Its membership is currently growing at a rate of about 700,000 people a day.
ReclaimPrivacy.org
That a tool such as this not only exists, but is useful to boot should be a source of concern for Facebook.
Apache Cassandra
Open sourced by Facebook back in 2008.
“Google Buzz is brilliant, Facebook just lost half it’s value”
I honestly thought someone had hacked into Calacanis’ blog to post a joke entry.
fb.me
Apparently, Facebook is rolling out its own URL shortener. Smart move.
Facebook rolling out new privacy tools
Much improved. The team has posted a video detailing how to use the new features.
Facebook to remove regional networks
The plan we’ve come up with is to remove regional networks completely and create a simpler model for privacy control where you can set content to be available to only your friends, friends of your friends, or everyone.
A really smart move, regional networks did add some unnecessary complexity to the privacy settings.
Changes in Facebook’s upcoming redesign
They’re changing the design? Again? Doesn’t seem like that long of a time ago since they pushed their previous design update.
I will only take you seriously if you type like an educated person
I don’t usually join many groups on Facebook, but I didn’t hesitate for a second once I saw this one.