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Could the Survival of Facebook Depend on Its Privacy?

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Facebook stock is not doing very well. Some are even beginning to question whether Mark Zuckerberg can continue as the leader of Facebook (somewhere, the Winklevoss twins are howling with laughter). In the past, I’ve made the argument that your privacy is not Facebook’s responsibility, and I still believe that.

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How Facebook Could Become Irrelevant

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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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Google+ v. Facebook: The Battle For Our Love

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But the ability to put people in them is not a big enough draw for me to entirely abandon Facebook if only a small number of my contacts set up Google+ profiles. are all still over at Facebook. And, more importantly, the audience my organization is trying to connect with is still on Facebook. So my focus is there. G+ is work.

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Smear Tactics: Great for BBQ, but PR? Not So Much

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A couple of days ago, The Daily Beast broke a story about Facebook spreading a smear campaign against Google. According to the article, Mark Zuckerberg and his team hired Burson-Marsteller , a well-known public relations firm, to plant negative stories accusing Google of being careless with Gmail users privacy.

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Being of Service During COVID-19

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The sail thingies you see are a privacy screen, but apparently they are also perfect squirrel trampolines 😉 I was never a “bird person” growing up. at 4 pm ET in the Social PR Posse Facebook group. .’s “ It’s the End of the World As We Know It ” running through my head…!

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The Ugly Side of Social Media Sharing

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After two days of searching, we believe the process went something like this: 1) Susan’s Facebook friend saw the image on Susan’s Facebook page and commented, “Can I share this?? ” Susan’s friend then shared it to her personal Facebook page with the privacy setting “friends only.”

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2020: The Year Data Saved The World

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As businesses increase their use of data, it is critical that they do so ethically, and proactively address the many significant, and valid, concerns around consumer privacy. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post 2020: The Year Data Saved The World appeared first on Shonali Burke Consulting.

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