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Facebook Groups: Privacy Bait and Switch?

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There was a little get-together for tech reporters at Facebook headquarters today. Whenever Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, summons an audience because he’s got something to announce about Facebook, life as we know it grinds to a halt. Some friends and I took the new Facebook Groups for a test-drive to find out.

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Dear Ex-Facebook Friend… | Almost Savvy

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It was inspired by a very real exchange with someone on Facebook and the excerpt from my email below is verbatim, but please take this for what it is – an example which highlights how we have different ideas about how best to use social media and how we define what type of conduct is appropriate for members of our own networks.

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Why I’m Over Declaring Tech Tools “Over”

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With the launch of Google’s new social network, Google+ , there are many who have rushed to publish opinions about the demise of other networks, most notably Twitter and Facebook. Some have even gone as far as to shut down their accounts on these other networks to move their entire online network to Google+.

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I Don't Care Where. You. Are. Right. Now. | Almost Savvy

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Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Social Media , Tips , Twitter on March 31, 2010 | 16 responses Hey, you! We’ve been connected for awhile on Twitter and Facebook. The results of my absolutely unscientific poll on Twitter and Facebook were unanimous. We need to have a word. I like you, really I do.

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8 Tips for Using Social Media for Political Campaigns

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It’s not all about you): Don’t just publish. This can range from posting photos on Facebook from an offline event to holding live events online allowing a large group the opportunity to interact in real-time, and everything in between. The fish are on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube; not on your website. Engage (a.k.a.

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Blogging for Tickets. Am I Selling Out?

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To receive the free ticket, the caveat was that I would need to publish a post promoting the event – right now. Before it appears that I’m aiming to set myself ethically above others who may have agreed to publish a promotional post, I need to share that I have done this before. It just didn’t feel right.

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Ready for Yet Another Social Platform? Here Comes Google Buzz

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Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? You will be able to connect with Twitter, but only to pull in content, not to publish tweets (at least, not yet). Facebook is absent from the list.

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