Ari Herzog

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago.

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Facebook LinkedIn Twitter in 2013

Ari Herzog

Of the three largest social networking sites in the United States, I plan to use Facebook the most, LinkedIn the second-most, and Twitter the least. Facebook in 2013. I continue to use Foursquare, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Yelp, and other platforms. That is the order of my priorities in 2013. Twitter in 2013.

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How to Manage Facebook Relationships: Reciprocal Friends and 1-Way Subscriptions

Ari Herzog

I write this sentence with 653 Facebook friends, 183 subscribers, and 38 people to whom I subscribe. Tamar Weinberg nailed these questions in a January 2010 blog post about her similar Facebook evolution : Facebook is about real relationships, and when I look at your name, I want be able to justify that friendship.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. Are Facebook and Twitter less important in 2011 as they were in 2009? There is no denying Facebook and its ilk are important but when are 600 million users too many to stay on one website? Syndicating FourSquare to Twitter. Not last week.

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Stop Your Smartphone From Telling Burglars Where You Live

Ari Herzog

Did you know that every photo and video you take — and share on Facebook, Instagram, and other apps — from your smartphone is also sharing the exact latitude and longitude of the location where the photo was taken, enabling hackers, burglars, and pedophiles from knowing where you live? Photo by Pieter Vieu. Used with permission.

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Top 10 Articles From AriWriter in 2010

Ari Herzog

Got a Facebook Fan Page? Why I Want to Delete My Facebook Account. Why I Deleted My Foursquare Account. 5 Ways to Foster Community on Your Blog – Guest Post by Frank Dickinson. Got Community? If you haven’t read any of the below, I encourage you to click away. 5 Ways To Foster It On Your Blog.

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How Glympse Can Track Your Friends

Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog provides communications services to the nonprofit and public sectors, and encourages you to join his Facebook community. Related articles you may enjoy: 3400% Foursquare Growth Not Notable. If you are inspired to add a comment with your thoughts, please visit How Glympse Can Track Your Friends in your browser.

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