I started taking drum lessons in seventh grade. We were taught “rudiments” which are like scales for other instruments. Learning these rolls and triplets prepared me for band and orchestral music but not for jazz and not for improvisation. I didn’t realize I needed a different perspective, one with rhythm and passion. A friend who was a jazz musician …
Google Executive Chairman Schmidt Says He ‘Screwed Up’ in Social Media
Google Inc. (GOOG) Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said he “screwed up” in the area of social networking when he was chief executive officer of the world’s largest Web- search provider. “I clearly knew I had to do something and I failed to do it,” Schmidt said yesterday of his efforts to help the company excel in social media. “The CEO …
Facebook looks to cash in on user data
Just as you were thinking, Facebook won’t sell my personal information. Profiles, status updates and messages all include a mother lode of voluntarily provided information. The social media site is using it to help advertisers find exactly who they want to reach. Privacy watchdogs are aghast. Julee Morrison has been obsessed with Bon Jovi since she was a teenager. So …
Cyberattacks double in 2010, target social media and mobiles
Are you a Facebook addict? Or a mobile phone junkie? Or both? Look out: you may be one of the main targets of cybercriminals. With their growing popularity, social networking and mobile communications were among the top targets of online threats in 2010, Internet security firm Symantec said. In its recently released Internet Security Threat Report for 2010, Symantec noted …