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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Stop Your Smartphone From Telling Burglars Where You Live

Ari Herzog

Because today’s smartphones are preinstalled with GPS technology (that power your maps and Foursquare apps so you always know where you are), that technology is also added in the form of metadata that is attached to every photo or video your device records. Cheers to JO Social Branding for the reminder.

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Facebook LinkedIn Twitter in 2013

Ari Herzog

As I seek out more teaching , community management, and consulting opportunities, LinkedIn is where I will share my thought leadership and build relationships with colleagues and peers. I continue to use Foursquare, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr, Yelp, and other platforms. Twitter in 2013. Concluding Thoughts.

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Top 10 Articles From AriWriter in 2010

Ari Herzog

Why I Deleted My Foursquare Account. 5 Ways to Foster Community on Your Blog – Guest Post by Frank Dickinson. Got Community? Got a Facebook Fan Page? Why I Want to Delete My Facebook Account. Why Social Media is Dangerous for Your Brain. Why Many Blog Posts Die Quick but Some Live Forever. 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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910 Blog Comments You Wrote Here

Ari Herzog

140 is the number of comments about my Foursquare account deletion , proof that you want to know where and what I eat. 163 is the number of comments about a guy named Bill Dorman , driving home the value of standing up to lead your community. Here is a short list of some older blog articles that are popular for a reason.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog provides communications services to the nonprofit and public sectors, and encourages you to join his Facebook community. Syndicating FourSquare to Twitter. But it seems that the need for this type of information was not needed, at least in the DC Nonprofit 2.0 Not last week. This was refreshing.

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