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MySpace: The OSINT Left Behind For Collection

Forbes Social Media

MySpace is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten Social Network." This article is a survey of what could be found. Users abandoning it in favor of other platforms does not mean that it is immune to information gathering.

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Paying Homage to the Social Technographics Ladder

Ignite Social Media

As I understand it, the trio at Forrester built the Social Technographics framework for their excellent book, Groundswell , and it was a helpful way for those of us in the space to explain how people were engaging with sites like Friendster, MySpace, Blogger and Facebook. Social Technographics Today . Why Do People Use Facebook? .

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FTC Releases Statement About Facebook Privacy #DeleteFacebook

Bill Hartzer

Here’s what actually happened: Someone set up a survey/poll/question web site. To take the poll/survey you had to log in with your Facebook account. Don’t take those polls and surveys on Facebook, even if they’ll tell you what celebrity you look like. That event was NOT a data breach. Separate from Facebook.

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FTC Releases Statement About Facebook Privacy #DeleteFacebook

Bill Hartzer

Here’s what actually happened: Someone set up a survey/poll/question web site. To take the poll/survey you had to log in with your Facebook account. Don’t take those polls and surveys on Facebook, even if they’ll tell you what celebrity you look like. That event was NOT a data breach. Separate from Facebook.

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Is LinkedIn the New Old Boys Network?

Adam Sherk

While MySpace continues to have a strong pull with younger demographics the age distribution is fairly even across the other social media sites, although users age 50+ prefer both Facebook and LinkedIn over Twitter: The Pew Internet study also takes a detailed look at specific activity on Facebook by age and gender that is worth checking out.

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

Socialized

MySpace Is Where the Young People Hang Out. Everyone knows MySpace is the social network for kids, but in truth, in October, 2006, comScore reported More than Half (51%) of MySpace Visitors are Now Age 35 or Older, as the Site’s Demographic Composition Continues to Shift. That was three years ago!

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Is SEO Better For Marketing Or Social Media

Small Business Mavericks

A recent Merchant Confidence Survey shows that 35% of small businesses use and are optimized by SEO over the social media marketing. Social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and others is standing at 16%. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is actually the better way to go for small businesses.

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