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Google’s new privacy policy

Sherrilynne Starkie

Most Gmail users will have received at least one message from Google this week (I received ten) explaining the company’s new privacy policy. The company has more than 60 privacy policies tied to its various products and services and so, in March 2012, it will be streamlining this all down into one policy. Related articles.

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The 2012 Social Networking Privacy Policy

Webbiquity SMM

If you were to do a Google search for some of the top social networking sites , you’ll almost certainly stumble across a news story concerning privacy issues with user data. After an intense user backlash and a decline in numbers, Instagram pledged to readjust its terms to tighten up privacy.

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2012 in Recap: The Year of Visual Social Media

Mindjumpers

But 2012 was also characterised by being the year when visual content came into focus, as Sara predicted. In 2012, the photo sharing platform Instagram became immensely popular, which proved that users are increasingly visually focused. Facebook Timeline. Facebook & Instagram: success and turbulences.

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8 Marketing Trends to Implement in Your 2012 Marketing Plan

yMarketingMatters

So here are my 8 marketing trends to implement in your 2012 marketing plan. I think these marketing trends are a must for your SMB this year, following how the landscape “ended” in 2011 and are going to be very powerful in 2012. Although this has raised privacy issues, I think these will be sorted out. So there you have it!

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Podcast Playlist: A blast from the past

Sherrilynne Starkie

A client asked me for my opinion on this 2012 episode of Terry O’Reilly’s epic podcast. Online privacy issues have changed since 2012, but this episode gives a valuable foundation to help explain how we got where we are today. Under the Influence: Hypertargeting. And finally, a blast from the past!

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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Any tracking of information of consumers without the consent of your consumer is a breach of privacy, right? Some privacy advocates might argue that this is a matter of simple semantics. " Creepy invasion of privacy or awesome use of technology at the physical retail level? breach of privacy. breach of privacy.

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Thinking Aloud in 2012

Net-Savvy Executive

It's the same for 2012: only one of the top 10 posts in 2012 was something I wrote in 2012. Why Government Monitoring Is Creepy The meaningful distinction between private and public spaces is changing faster than our sense of privacy, both online and in the real world.

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