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There is something different about Foursquare friends, methinks

Later today, because I’m still cogitating on chapter/lesson 3, I’m going to send the first 25% of Teach Yourself Foursquare in 10 Minutes to my editor. The reason that I didn’t send them yesterday as per the schedule is that … Continue reading

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Didn’t Quit Facebook Poll: People do care about privacy

As I talked about yesterday, there is some debate about whether or not Quit Facebook Day was a success or not. My take is, yes, if and only because it raised people’s awareness about privacy issues—Quit Facebook Day Didn’t Fail … Continue reading

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Quit Facebook Day Didn’t Fail It Acheived Its Goals: Discussion and Awareness

Yesterday was Quit Facebook Day (QFD) and according to reports about 30,000 people closed their accounts yesterday which is leading people to call it a failure—‘Quit Facebook’ protest day flops – Telegraph, but that is an entirely over simplistic view … Continue reading

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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Looking at Facebook, Again

Oh Facebook, you just don’t get it do you? I would think that after you’ve been made to sit in the corner by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner once, you would have learned your lesson. Guess not: The complaint addresses a … Continue reading

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Which Is the Easier Jump for Business, Cloud Computing or Social Media?

Hey did you feel that? That subtle shift? That was us moving into a new section of the tech bell curve, the section where more of tech moves from the early adopter section and into the mainstream. No, I’m not … Continue reading

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Zuckerberg’s Privacy Stance Ignores Being Chastised in Public by Canada

I try, as much as I logically and realistically can, keep Facebook at arm’s length from my world. I realistically can’t delete my Facebook account nor can I just eschew using Facebook as a powerful promotional tool within social media. … Continue reading

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Never say never–Facebook Fan Page and Adsense comes calling

Yeah, I’m a well known Facebook curmudgeon and haven’t had ads here on the site for years now, but yesterday that changed. Sigh. I’m willing to admit when I’m wrong, or at least when I need to wise up to … Continue reading

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Who are your social media friends, really?

How many “friends” on Facebook do you have? Twitter? Foursquare? LinkedIn? If you’re like me probably “lots” is a safe answer, but there’s a problem with the term “friends” or “connections” because we use these tools to define our personal, … Continue reading

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Social Media and Business–no different then versus now

Way back in 2005, when “business blogs” were pretty rare creatures, those of use who were pushing the boundaries and getting some of the first businesses to actively use blogs were telling businesses to start blogging only if they were … Continue reading

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What Does Your Social Media Footprint Tell Employers? The Facebook Test

This week I asked Chris Breikss of 6S Marketing to talk to my class about what he looks for in potential employees (and ostensibly interns as well). Beyond the standard resume and cover letter advice (check spelling and grammar), he … Continue reading

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Like All Things In Social Media, Facebook Fan Pages Aren’t For Everyone

It seems that a week doesn’t go by without receiving at least a few requests to be a fan of this or that on Facebook. Most of the time the requests come from friends, so I’m happy oblige, of course … Continue reading

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