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Being Safe On Social Networks
Jul 21st
Being safe and smart when using the Internet is an issue that has been around since the rise of chatrooms and the exploitation of naive individuals by social predators. In other words, forever. The emphasis on being safe and not giving away details has always been young children or teenagers, since they’ve always been regarded as more trusting and the natural prey of social predators. It was assumed, of course, that adults would be more practical and less naive. As usual, we took for granted the processing power of the human brain.
While social networks like Facebook can give you access to invitations to parties and special online contests, it also opens you up to other things, such as:
Observation of Facebook vs. Twitter Users
May 5th
Facebook and Twitter are two completely different types of web sites. Facebook is a full-featured web-based service, offering a wide ranging set of capabilities – it is the epitome of a social networking service. On the other hand, Twitter merely offers the ability to update your status and nothing else. It seems each site appeals to a specific subset of users and for particular reasons. What is it about each site that makes it appealing and what types of users engage each site?
Ashton Kutcher – Ascent To ‘Twitter’ Stardom – 1 Million And Rising
Apr 18th
While the rest trudge through Following and being Followed on Twitter, Ashton Kutcher rolled out a full-on Tweet assault and became the first Twitterer ever to rack up 1 million Followers.
Kutcher attained his coveted Twitter status just a few thousand Followers ahead of runner-up @CNNBrk who [even with Larry King] couldn’t rally the Twitter world to a million in time.
Did Kutcher (known as @aplusk on Twitter) pull off a rerun of President Obama’s grassroots campaign?
New Facebook Layout is a Challenge for Management
Mar 24th
Unless you have been on the run from the police for the past couple weeks, you are already well aware of the radical layout changes to the Facebook home page. Most people have had an opportunity to test drive the new features, formulating an opinion on whether or not the modifications are worthwhile. Regardless of your thoughts on the new layout, it is important to point out that drastic layout changes of this nature are a huge challenge for the company managing the web property. Contrary to popular belief, most changes are not done on whim!
Government Must Embrace Social Networking, Not Ban It
Mar 21st
President Barack Obama was the first candidate to make extensive use of social networking tools during his campaign for the presidency. His campaign used these tools so the average user benefitted from visiting Obama’s various web sites and social networking profiles. With Obama at the helm of the United States, one would expect the President to force a bureaucratic culture change, ushering in a new era of governmental use of social networking and embracing the web. Unfortunately, the government has both embraced and banned social networking in the same breath.
Facebook And Twitter Harming Our Brains?
Feb 28th
Not quite your brain on crack cocaine, but it may come close. As David Derbyshire’s coverage points out on research by neuroscientist [and Baroness] Susan Greenfield — Ms. Greenfield would have you believe social networking is “infantilizing” the human brain.
Control Of Your Online Content – Think Again
Feb 19th
By rough estimates, the number of rioters over Facebook’s sudden change in ‘terms of use’ amounted to less than 1% of the entire Facebook community. And all the blogs (including ours) that reported the Facebook hoopla have ignited nothing more than a small containable dumpster fire.
Regardless of the final legal wording – Facebook and many other [free and paid] online services will continue to get away with murder for the unforeseeable future. These services ‘will’ effectively co-own your online stuff for as long as you let them.
Facebook Relents on Terms of Service Updates Thanks To Community Pressure!
Feb 18th
After all the ill will surrounding the recent modifications made to Facebook’s Terms of Service, the company relented thanks to the community pressure, reverting the document back to the September 2008 version while continuing to study how best to move forward. Each and every Facebook user has the community to thank for this move because it was the very community Facebook relies upon which allowed this crisis to be at least temporarily averted.
Facebook’s New Terms Of Service – Trust Us Because We’re Not Evil. No, Really!
Feb 17th
Ever since Facebook launched their updated Terms of Service (TOS) roughly two weeks ago the world has been turned upside down. The very vocal minority has been pretty actively articulating their opinion against the most recent modifications, and for very good reason – Facebook seems to think they now own your data forever!
New York Times Issues Facebook Gag Order – Ethical Dilemma With Social Networking
Jan 22nd
What could be perceived as a gag order, the New York Times laid out its knee-jerk ground rules in an effort to neutralize its staffers activity on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. PoynterOnline reported on a policy letter sent in from NY Times assistant managing editor, Craig Whitney.
Whitney writes:
If you have or are getting a Facebook page, leave blank the section that asks about your political views, in accordance with the Ethical Journalism admonition to do nothing that might cast doubt on your or The Times’s political impartiality in reporting the news.
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