Ari Herzog

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Approaching Strangers Through Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Using GPS chips embedded in your smartphone and latitude/longitude addresses, it is fairly easy for me to log into an app such as Foursquare , Loopt , or Google Latitude and (if your privacy settings allow me to) see who is proximate to my location. This privacy intrusion is why I deleted my Foursquare account two years ago.

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Guess Who is Back on Foursquare

Ari Herzog

Citing privacy concerns and not wanting strangers to know where I was every moment I checked in to a location, I deleted my Foursquare account 14 months ago. Is the concern of privacy real or imagined? There are many questions. Make no mistake I’m an early adopter of technology. What are the benefits to nonprofits ?

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Why You Need to Care About Tomorrow

Ari Herzog

Where’s the privacy? For instance, while the introduction of YouTube in 2005 opened us up to an audiovisual world that’s quick, easy, and free, it is coupled with copyright infringement, issues of privacy, and the fact that anyone can post anything… and anyone can watch it. Got a question? Contact Ari today!

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How Old-Fashioned is Online Anonymity?

Ari Herzog

This is not an attack on privacy, by the way, or the need to disguise who or where you are. This is a question whether or not you should mask your name regardless what you say or, in the shadow of Facebook, if you should bare all. Related articles you may enjoy: Blog Commenters: Question For You. by Delena Silverfox.

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Former Facebook User Explains Why He Quit

Ari Herzog

I pressed him for details and emailed Adriel a series of questions. The privacy/ “Like&# issues themselves were not huge for me; I’ve always had very public settings on my profile and I’m generally very open on the web. Here are his responses… Do you agree Facebook has gone rogue ? Facebook has gone rogue.

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3 Benefits for Small Business Cloud Computing

Ari Herzog

Concerns about privacy and security, proprietary formats, and access issues must be addressed by any company considering a significant shift to a cloud system. Got a question? There are, of course, potential pitfalls involved in the use of cloud computing. When he's not blogging, Ari helps brands improve their digital media marketing.