Étiquette : social networks

  • Love on the net and on the phone – is it serious?

    Love on the net and on the phone – is it serious?

    The Internet and increasingly, the mobile internet, plays an important part in our social lives. Anytime, anywhere, mobile Internet users deal all sorts of things. Naturally enough a  smartphone will  allow you to talk with friends but you can also shop, window shop, send flowers, pay bills, book tickets as well as work and study. As…

  • Unsociable through technology!

    Unsociable through technology!

    Social networks such as Facebook, Twitter have  completely changed the way some people discuss and interact with their family, friends, the friends of their friends and all the people they are likely to encounter. Indeed, people communicate more frequently, at any time and from anywhere in all manner of ways  including  the exchanging of pictures,…

  • Why are we spending more time on social networks with our smartphones than on our computers?

    Why are we spending more time on social networks with our smartphones than on our computers?

    If you are a Facebook user and have a smartphone (Blackberry, Android or iPhone) it’s likely that you have forgotten that you also have a PC in your home or office. The reason is that most Facebook  users spend more time connected with their cell phone than on their personal computers according to a study…

  • Spotted, You’re on Highlight!

    Spotted, You’re on Highlight!

      A lot of people are worried about how Smartphones are now being used. Their worries come  especially from localization and personal data saved on the Internet. In fact, one cannot be sure of what the internet has saved about a user, and what data can be used by who. Take Highlight, for example. It…

  • SMS… What is that?

    During the last years, the mobile phone users have changed their behaviour and the way to send information to other people. Ten years ago, the mobile operator clients only had two main options to exchange information: they could call each other by phone or just send a SMS. As you know, this situation is completely…