Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:30:12 +0100 As detailed by a Sophos Security post earlier today, the IT security blog conducted a poll of over 4,000 Facebook users in order to determine a general consensus regarding Facebook’s new Timeline feature rolling out to profiles over the next few weeks. Over 50 percent of respondents claimed to be worried about Facebook Timeline and an additional 32 percent responded “I don’t know why I’m still on Facebook.” Only 8 percent declared positive emotions towards Timeline and another eight percent stated that they will have to get used to it. (Source: Digital Trends)
Weekly Rewind: Facebook makes Timeline mandatory, Foxconn employee leaks iPhone 5 details, and the Megaupload saga continues
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:10 +0100 Didn’t have time to keep up with every ripple in the technology pond this week? We’ve got you covered. Here are some of the most noteworthy stories from the last week.The mandatory Facebook Timeline rollout is here (Source: Digital Trends)
Arctic ice melt lifts hopes for Russian maritime trade
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:30:09 +0100 SEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - When severe snowstorms prevented life-sustaining fuel supplies from reaching the frozen Alaskan town of Nome, U.S. officials turned to a Russian company for help. The relief mission through perilous, ice-choked seas was the first mid-winter fuel delivery to western Alaska, capping a year of pioneering shipping as oil and gas development and climate change increase traffic along northern trade routes sought by centuries of Arctic explorers. ... (Source: Reuters)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:00:13 +0100 It’s time to accept it: Facebook is hitting the Timeline switch and the new format is coming. There is no use arguing, if you want to keep using Facebook you’re going to have to get on board with this monumental change. (Source: Digital Trends)
The mandatory Timeline update is upon us, says Facebook
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:30:07 +0100 We’ve been on our guard, waiting for the fully launched Facebook Timeline since September. Once it became clear that Facebook planned to replace the profile with this new format (which wasn’t made explicit initially), the panic set in. Nobody likes change, especially Facebook users, and anti-Timeline sentiment was strong. (Source: Digital Trends)
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