[Book-Thai] Facebook คืออะไร? ทำไม Facebook จึงประสพความสำเร็จ

“We’re utility. We’re trying to increase the efficiency to which people can understand their world. We’re not trying to maximize the time spent on our site. We’re trying to help people have a good experience and get the maximum amount out of that time.”--Mark Zuckerberg

ตัวตนของเราออนไลน์

จุดเด่นของ Facebook คือการใช้ตัวตนจริงๆของเรา อันนี้ก็ต่างจาก Social Network Services อื่นๆก่อนหน้านี้ซึ่งคนมักจะสร้างนามแฝงขึ้นมาใช้แทนตัวเอง อันนี้ไม่ได้หมายความว่าเราไม่สามารถใช้นามแฝงในการสร้าง Facebook Account แต่เนื่องจาก Facebook ถูกสร้างขึ้นมาเพื่อพัฒนาการสื่อสารระหว่างคนที่เรารู้จัก การใช้นามแฝงจะทำให้เราได้ประโยขน์จาก Facebook น้อยมาก

ตัวอย่างง่ายๆคือ ในสังคม Facebook เรามักจะยอมรับคนๆนึงเป็นเพื่อน ถ้าเรารู้จักเขาอยู่แล้ว หรือเขาเป็นเพื่อนของเพเพื่อนเรา (ซึ่งเราสามารถดูได้จากรายชื่อเพื่อน ในหน้า profile ของเพื่อนเรา) ถ้ามีคนที่ใช้นามแฝงเข้าไป เพื่อนๆอาจจะไม่รู้จักเขา และไม่รับเขาเป็นเพื่อนใน Facebook ก็ได้

Windows 8!, What a Nice UI!

I just have a quick view at Windows 8. I really like its user interface! It's like a whole new world. What do you think?

To My FB's Friend, It's time to change password!

I first heard about this from Security Now shows that Symantec discovered the tokens to access your Facebook account has leaked. 

Bad News:

If you use Facebook app  and you gave that apps an access to your profile, you might want to read this. Usually, such the apps need to access your profile from times to times (e.g., post on the wall). The apps do not use your password to access your profile. They use Facebook-issued tokens to access your profile. The bad news is these token are leaked. Now, hackers can do whatever your apps can do. 

Good News: 

The fix is simple just change your Facebook's password. Then, Facebook will reissue the tokens to all your apps. The old tokens that hackers might get a hold of would expire. 

Wanna know more?

You can read this link to find out the details. 

List of MAC OSX Command Line

I just find a very useful site which contains a list of MAC OSX command line. Check out [ here ].


Command Line Interface
Terminal is a useful utility, which allows advanced users to work with command line interface (CLI). A lot of programmers prefer this mode due to its flexibility to customize things.

Even for semi-advanced users, Terminal looks scary. One of the problems is that you don't know the command name and their syntax. Documentation is long and some time hard to read. But for sure, it require a lot of effort to comb through the documentation to get what you do using CLI. So a lot of users just give up using CLI.

List of MAC OSX Command Line

I just find a very useful site which contains a list of MAC OSX command line. Check out [ here ].


Command Line Interface


Terminal is a useful utility, which allows advanced users to work with command line interface (CLI). A lot of programmers prefer this mode due to its flexibility to customize things.

Even for semi-advanced users, Terminal looks scary. One of the problems is that you don't know the command name and their syntax. Documentation is long and some time hard to read. But for sure, it require a lot of effort to comb through the documentation to get what you do using CLI. So a lot of users just give up using CLI.

SS64

Recently, I find a useful site, which lists the most frequently used commands for various platforms, e.g., OSX, Oracle, Windows. The list is not too long and is accompanied with short description. In my opinion, it is a very good reference site. Check out [ here ].

My Personal Use: Copy file content to clipboard. 

Let me give you an example use. Do you know that OSX has a command "pbcopy"? To me, I would like to copy the content in a text file to the clipboard. Here is what I do:

1. Type "less myfile.txt | pbcopy" at the command prompt.
2. Press Command + V on the application that I would like to paste the content (Note: in Windows, press Ctrl + V).

Pretty cool isnt' it?

[Book] Why is Facebook successful? What exactly is Facebook?

“We’re utility. We’re trying to increase the efficiency to which people can understand their world. We’re not trying to maximize the time spent on our site. We’re trying to help people have a good experience and get the maximum amount out of that time.”--Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Key Differentiation Factor: Real Identity

What differentiate Facebook from other online social networking website is the true identity. That does not mean you have to use your real name. But you get little benefit from Facebook if you use a fake name. 

Facebook mimics this property from the real society. You wouldn't be friends with those you don't know. You tend to make friends through your friends. In Facebook, you would friend people up if you know that person (or you know friends of that person) in the real world. 

[Book Review] The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick

Rating: 4/5

Genre: Non-fiction

Book Review

It is clear from the title that this book is about FACEBOOK. The most widely-used social networking website in the world. Out of curiosity, I read this book after watching the movie “Social Networks”, which is about Facebook. In my opinion, the movie is not based on this book. But based on another book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” by  Ben Mezrich. So this book presents another point of view for Facebook, and unquestionably Mark Zuckerberg.