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How Facebook Could Become Irrelevant

Waxing UnLyrical

After surpassing 1 billion users this past month, Facebook has become an institution that appears to have some staying power. But there is a lingering issue that threatens Facebook’s dominance even more than advertising revenue and stockholder discontent. I’m a grown-up and I’m on Facebook. And so is my mom.

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Instagram Does the Two Step - And Steps In It

Social Media Marketing

It didn't seem possible just eight short months ago when Facebook announced that it was acquiring the fledgling hipster photo sharing app for $1 billion. But with yesterday's announcement of pending changes in its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service , Instagram is quickly falling from grace. It was the photo sharing site of choice.

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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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Getty Images vs Creative Commons and Privacy: What Bloggers Need to Know

ProBlogger

Embedding services like Youtube and others (like the embedding of your image) and even a like button open up another legal field: data privacy. The first being the tracking by Getty’s embedding window, the other one caused by the social sharing buttons by Twitter and Tumblr, both also part of the Embedded Viewer. Google Search.

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This Week in Social Media – 5/22/2013

Social Media Marketing

Yahoo gets with the program, Google makes some major overhauls, Nutella goes nuts on a fan, teens know how to use privacy settings (and Twitter!), A big Monday in fact, when the portal announced that it was acquiring social network/blogging hub Tumblr for $1.1 Image credit: cenz (Flickr). The Platforms Yahoo has had a big week.

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Flying Viral: What Businesses Can Learn from the Flappy Bird Saga

The Realtime Report

Image via Flickr. From Twitter to YouTube and Tumblr to Facebook, many users found it difficult to escape the game’s grasp. In addition, the same frustration factor further pushed the buttons of competitive players, boasting their scores on Twitter and Facebook, thus creating a community and conversation of competition.

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This Week in Social Media – 6/5/2013

Social Media Marketing

While Facebook and Twitter receive the bulk of attention, other networks such as Pinterest, Google+ and Foursquare also rank well. Now, with a special Chrome browser extension, you can avoid seeing TV spoilers on Facebook and Twitter. The sponsored posts on Tumblr have begun - and so have the complaints.