Ari Herzog

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

As long as you have a mobile device with GPS identification and the ability to visit a website, you can play. You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Are Facebook and Twitter less important in 2011 as they were in 2009? Related articles you may enjoy: Did Twitter Kill Blellow?

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Stop Your Smartphone From Telling Burglars Where You Live

Ari Herzog

Because today’s smartphones are preinstalled with GPS technology (that power your maps and Foursquare apps so you always know where you are), that technology is also added in the form of metadata that is attached to every photo or video your device records. Comments I am astonished at the naiveté of people who leave clues to.

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. Ari Herzog is currently seeking a full time position in social media.

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Cats and Social Media: Purrfect!

Ari Herzog

It also has outposts on Facebook and Twitter. Like the dog collar toy I wrote about to enable dog movements and barks to be sent to a Twitter page, the same is possible for cats. Catster, celebrating its sixth birthday next month, has a friendlier web design. Uploaded with plasq ‘s Skitch !