Blog Publishers integrate new Foursquare features Article SB Nation: Turning fan bases into media brands eMedia Vitals Life Beyond Print.™ While publishers choose to utilize aggregation and curation platforms in a variety of ways, the main point is clear: Many media companies see benefits in collecting content from around the Web. Publishers find curation can attract and retain readers by offering the best of all content, rather than the best of just their own content. The amount of curation versus staff content varies by publishers. Some news sites (e.g. MORE >>

This, coupled with increased privacy concerns, has made the move to Twitter easier for teens. In a sense, Twitter is the privacy from Facebook. As much as I trust her, she says that she wants to have some privacy with her own friends. Make sure you get the latest article delivered to you as soon as it's published by subscribing via RSS or Email (emails are usually sent out the morning after the post goes live). We respect your privacy and will never spam you. Is Facebook Losing the Teen Privacy Battle to Twitter? She never tired of it. Despise it. MORE >>

?. This week, Google’s new privacy announcement caused international outrage, as countries cried foul contending the search giant didn’t take the proper steps to consult or inform consumers prior to issuing this new policy. Here’s the essence of the change: Google announced its privacy policy changes January 24, vowing to decommission the product privacy rules from some 60 Web services, such as search, YouTube and Google Maps, in favour of a single umbrella policy. Our new privacy whether you like it or not! about you: where you go on the web. MORE >>

You can't throw a rock and not hit a concern about privacy and the use of our data online. From newer media initiatives (think Facebook Beacon ) to cyber-attacks (see what Sony has been dealing with ), not a week goes by that some sort of privacy breach or plans for a corporation to do something funky with consumer's data isn't in the news. The other side of privacy. The other side of privacy is knowing and understanding that whatever you put online is now in the public domain. The truth is that you decide how much data you're creating and your own level of privacy. MORE >>

Sixty-seven percent of women orchestrated their profiles so that only their “friends” can view them, while 48 percent of men did likewise; Younger users were just as likely to utilize privacy controls as their older counterparts, with 62 percent of teens and 58 percent of adults limiting access to their profiles to just friends; Young adults were more apt than older individuals to remove unwanted remarks. As the report points highlights, social science researchers have long focused attention on a major disconnect in attitudes and practices around information privacy online. MORE >>