Ari Herzog
MAY 30, 2018
Mastodon, Pleroma, GNU Social, PeerTube, Friendica, and Hubzilla are among the more popular social networking services that collectively form the Fediverse. The larger services have corporate investment, advertisements, and privacy concerns. Mashable applauded privacy controls and community standards.
Ari Herzog
MAY 21, 2020
If you don’t trust a person in your social network, why are you connected? I suggest the following actions on the top three social networks. P.S. Edit your privacy setting to not display your name before visiting someone’s profile that you might remove. If you don’t respect, like, or (gasp!)
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Ari Herzog
JUNE 1, 2012
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.
Ari Herzog
APRIL 22, 2014
I’m straying from writing about social networking, digital marketing, cloud computing, and internet tools; and toward societal issues around online privacy, security, and overall open government. If you subscribed to my blog to learn insights and strategies about the digital landscape, you may notice a change in focus.
Ari Herzog
JANUARY 19, 2011
When you consider Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was featured as TIME magazine’s person of the year, not to mention ‘The Social Network’ film success, is the top honor a surprise to you? How Bloggers and Webmasters Violate Your Privacy With Google Analytics. Care to guess this year’s top website?
Ari Herzog
OCTOBER 3, 2010
I need to tell you why I refused your friend requests over the past two years on social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn. I want to say I am sorry for reading your messages and requests to be my friend, for me to join your networks and for you to join mine. 40 Days and 40 Nights Without Social Networking.
Ari Herzog
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Social Implications. Social networking allows us to stay as up-to-date as allowing us to “check in” at our current locations. Where’s the privacy? When it comes to sharing your life via social networking, how much is too much? Let’s start with everyone’s favorites: Facebook!
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