In today’s episode, Molly explains why you won’t ever have more than 150 friends. Leave us a comment below telling us how you decide to cut your friends down.
Click here for show credits.
Follow us on Twitter: @rocketboom
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/rocketboom
Molly talks about appropriate student/teacher social media relationships, recycling chewing gum, censorship in Brazil, the end of war in Iraq and the month-long traffic jam anticipated in China. Headlines: Teachers asked to unfriend students on Facebook, calling it “inappropriate.”, Used chewing gum could be turned into polymer for toys and tires, Brazilian ruling bars comedians from political humor, outraged by censorship, South Africa is considering a law that allows government to muzzle press on items deemed to be in the best interest of the public, Despite last week’s declaration that all combat troops have returned from Iraq, Biden says this is not the end of long-term US involvement, Traffic jam lasts 10 days, expected to last a month, China Road Traffic, Flamethrower trombone. Follow Rocketboom on Twitter for the latest updates! Like Rocketboom on Facebook for behind the scenes pics and videos! Click here for show credits.
Rocketboom Spotlight on Nilo’s Story by Omar Khalifa. Nilofar Habibi, a presenter with Herat TV in Afghanistan, became a symbol of resistance for women journalists in the summer of 2008. In the face of death threats for working as a journalist, Habibi decided to keep working. This is her story. Created by Omar Khalifa assisted by Matthew Egan and Sara Kianpour (translation) with thanks to the Doha Centre for Media Freedom, Qatar. Music: ‘Twice’ by Little Dragon.
What will life be like in the Year 2008?, Steve Rubel: The End of Tangible Media is Clearly in Sight, Ji Lee’s Dead Bull, Space Shuttle Mission ST-126, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steve Bowen and Shane Kimbrough to spacewalk, Amazon Kindle & Sony eBook, Finger Forks, Hands Help, Macbook Pros and Playstation Controllers in Windows Vista Ads, Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect
Story links: Rob Malda a.k.a. CmdrTaco, Slashdot, Images Credits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Idle, New York Times on Wisdom of the Crowds, Digg changes algorithm, Cheeseburger in a can (via), Reddit, Hard road ahead for Fox News, They, Gamera, Andy Plesser of Beet.TV interview with Jim Diaz, head of strategy at Vuse, formally Azereus about his P2P user base vs. Joost, The Lonely Amoeba
