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How I Network on Friendster, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn Â?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The Irony: MySpace Okay, so in my previous paragraph, I mention that you should be an early adopter of social networks. However, I joined MySpace in 2006 to network with individuals who refused to use Facebook and to return to my liberal ways of accepting a lot more friend requests than I normally would. > click.

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Besides major usability issues , duplicate stories submissions , and ads that literally scream at you , Digg has yet another issue to deal with: privacy. Plus, the privacy is only one way (incoming only). I was responding to Kelly who says that the privacy is still one way. Your friends can see them.

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Google Me – quick thoughts for and against…

The Way of the Web

With Google Me and the rumoured Google Music, perhaps picking up ex-Myspace users is a better first step. If it can pick up people leaving Myspace and Facebook, social networks become a two horse race, with Google in the game. Google Buzz being shoe-horned into Googlemail, and the privacy uproar it created.

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Social Media Insecurity: What to do When Online Activity Affects.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Just because my work includes strong involvement with social media doesn’t mean that I need to let everyone into my personal life… or for that matter… open my privacy so you can see all my posts. I kind of have an “old school&# approach but I also respect my privacy. Great post. Answers Yahoo!

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Social Media and IT Security: Adversaries or Partners?

Social Media Strategery

There are very real privacy, security, and policy barriers to social media implementation, and we must actively work with our IT counterparts to develop collaborative solutions. I know many IT professionals who are huge social media evangelists, and I know communicators who are terrified of losing control of the conversation.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Either way, it would make me double-check how I have the privacy settings set for photos on my Facebook page. link] PLR Ebook Store Privacy concerns around Facebook are still an issue for myself. They should in fact be blaming themselves for not learning the methods to control their own privacy. Or is this just creepy?

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Social Media Lawsuits Protect Yourself From Them | Guest Posts.

Convince & Convert

Companies must also uphold privacy laws. because the plaintiff’s wife learned about her husband’s infidelity directly from the online florist who, despite a privacy policy on its site, sent a card to their home thanking him for his business. Having a privacy policy or a social media policy is not enough.