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Yep, I called it: Foursquare fires a privacy shot across Facebook’s bow

Yesterday we all got word that Facebook is announcing something Wednesday and that the something was going to be some location services like Foursquare. My gut told me that if Facebook did announce a location/checkin system that privacy would be … 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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Walking a line of publicity and privacy. Where do you stand?

Public or private. Tell the world, tell a few, tell no one. This is one aspect of social media that I constantly struggle with in my life. This evening Raul, Guacira Naves, and I were chatting about this very topic … 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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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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How safe is your email?

Do you encrypt your email? I didn’t think so. I don’t either. Not that I don’t want to, I would but it’s too freakin’ hard.  Hard? Come on there are tons of ways to encrypt your email, right? Sure, but … Continue reading

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