When Does Blocking Become Anti-social on Pinterest and Twitter?
I’m often asked about the privacy of using social media. The question usually goes something like this: “If I have a friend or acquaintance who I’d prefer didn’t see my posts, should I just block them?” I always respond with the statement, “Most social media is public.” I say most, because Facebook is definitely more [...]
Is Social Media a Serious Threat to Your Privacy? – Infographic
Privacy is something we all value, but some value it more than others. Social media has taken previously private conversations from offline to online. Facebook and Twitter have lead this charge onto an open and social web that reveals everything for all to see. Add a little bit of youth, inexperience and lack of self [...]
The Modern Executives Essential Social Media Toolkit Plus [INFOGRAPHIC]
Privacy on-line is fast disappearing as search engines and social networks publish information in an instant. Conversations about people and brands are searchable with granular advanced search functions that include dates and specific media such as images and videos. In the last century(as far back as the ancient web time of 1995) there was no Google or [...]
Potential Facebook Competitor That Offers Privacy and Control
If there was a social network that functioned like Facebook but boasted more privacy, would you make the switch? Dmitry Shapiro sure hopes you would. The former Myspace Music CTO recently rubbed elbows with investors like Draper Fisher Jurvetson in order to put wheels on the project he, for the moment, calls Altly. What is [...]
What Do Social Media and WikiLeaks Have In Common?
Wikileaks has gone off like a bull in a china shop around the world and has revealed government secrets from places as diverse as Australia and Afghanistan, the USA and Uzbekistan. The power of the social web to deliver information in real time has been displayed in a controversial way that has inflamed governments and [...]
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