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(Wall Street Journal) — When recent college graduate Bronson Chang wanted to renovate his uncle’s candy shop in Honolulu, he decided to tap his social network for the funds via a “crowdfunding” website, instead of seeking a loan at a bank. Crowdfunding sites—such as ProFounder.com, Peerbackers.com, Kickstarter.com and IndieGoGo.com—allow entrepreneurs to raise money collectively toward […]
(Gawker) — Everyone’s familiar with how businesses use our personal information to deliver targeted advertising online. But new developments inpredictive analysis goes far beyond that, allowing companies to use thousands of points of data to make startlingly specific assumptions about customers. Network analysis, also known as predictive analysis, uses data about your interactions with others in a […]
To find the hottest restaurant, bar or concert venue in town, many young adults are no longer checking in with their friends. They’re “checking in” virtually via Foursquare, a location-based social networking site. Participants log onto the site and “check in” via smartphone to let contacts who are fellow users know where they are. At […]
(AOL News) — A Justice Department document asks the simple question: Why Go Undercover on Facebook, MySpace, etc.? Then it goes on to explain: “Communicate with suspects/targets” … “gain access to non-public info” … “map social relationships/networks.” Read More…