Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 3, 2011

It looks as if Facebook has gotten its hands slapped. The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that a settlement has been reached in regards to Facebook’s privacy practices. Facebook will now have to conduct privacy audits every two years for the next 20 years.

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Privacy Facebook Reputation Social Networking 93

Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 6, 2011

It wasn’t long ago that Facebook surpassed Google in being the most visited website online. That’s because there are a lot of people who just want to socialize with their friends and not use the Internet like a library. 1 social networking website online? 1 social networking website online? 1 social network.

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Google Facebook Instant Messaging Privacy 180

Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 13, 2011

While everyone’s talking about Google Plus being some type of game-changer well before it’s even had wide release, many are already asking if it’s going to be the Facebook killer. After all, when Facebook came out, Myspace was the preferred social media forum and, in the space of a few years, it took over.

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Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

There’s an interesting article on TechCrunch which, while discussing privacy issues related to Google+ and Facebook, also had this to say: Google’s PageRank algorithm is seriously out of date. Those smaller messages are references to Facebook, Twitter and many other social media sites, forums included.

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Content Forums Privacy Small Business 93

Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Google+ is borrowing a page from Facebook. Either way, social sharing through Google+ just got a lot better. Google+ has made the sign-up feature very simple, and they seem to have addressed privacy issues fairly reasonably. Is everyone going to be signed in to Google+ or Facebook? Does this make social media better?

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 22, 2011

With Circles, you have greater privacy and targeted marketing abilities than you have with any other social networking service. Google+ allows you set the privacy setting for each aspect of your public profile. You can’t do that on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Google+ is easy to use.

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Picasa Google Privacy Social Networking 175

Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 12, 2011

A few days ago I made some comparisons between Google+ and Facebook. Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. Twitter slowly declines into a niche social media tool aimed at the mobile market.

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Google Twitter Comparison MySpace 98