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The CIA is Watching Your Every Tweet

Freelance Social Media

According to Wired.com , the CIA is investing in Visible Technologies, a software firm that specializes in social media monitoring. I already assumed the CIA was monitoring all of this, sounds like they are trying to stay ahead of the game. .&# About the author Jacinta wrote 70 articles on this blog.

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5 Ways To Become Social Media Relevant

Jason Yormark

The fact is I don’t have time to manually do what it takes to achieve this, so I find nothing wrong with using software that helps me free up time to do more important work. The top 3 that really come to mind are LinkedIn , Foursquare and FriendFeed. Of course I’ve had to back it up with some actual knowledge, and in most cases I do.

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5 Ways To Become Social Media Relevant | jasonyormark.com

Jason Yormark

The fact is I don’t have time to manually do what it takes to achieve this, so I find nothing wrong with using software that helps me free up time to do more important work. The top 3 that really come to mind are LinkedIn , Foursquare and FriendFeed. Of course I’ve had to back it up with some actual knowledge, and in most cases I do.

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AT&T Files FCC Complaint Over Google Voice

Freelance Social Media

.&# Furthermore Google went on to state the differences between Google Voice and traditional carriers like AT&T: Unlike traditional carriers, Google Voice is a free, Web-based software application, and so not subject to common carrier laws. I don’t think the FCC will think much of this complaint.

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Google Wave for the Virtual Office

Freelance Social Media

I know that you can do this through spreadsheets, email or time tracking software but again having all of this in one place… are you seeing a trend here. This is only a sample of what this new medium can be used for and it certainly will constantly change.

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How the 'traditional' world punishes social networking

The Way of the Web

And in a related privacy matter, a school appears to have been using anti-theft software on laptops issued to students to spy on them. I really can't see most crime happening because a petty criminal researches your identity, tracks your on foursquare and then monitor your activity to know hen you're not home.

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Ignore Foursquare at Your Peril - An Analysis of Potential.

Convince & Convert

Now, I’m not suggesting Foursquare will ever approach Twitter’s level of ubiquity, much less Facebook’s. Because Foursquare makes very little sense unless you’re in a physical location like a store, restaurant, etc. At least it is for me.