Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

But with more and more monitoring platforms gobbling up big data, and as individuals become increasingly concerned about their personal privacy rights online, social media privacy training and social media surveillance training have become equally critical. Let’s focus on employee privacy in the workplace.

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Social Media Privacy Training Policies 240

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 19, 2011

I’ve been conditioned by my use of Facebook to treat most social networks like a variation of Facebook. New social networks come with the opportunity to revaluate why you have the people you do in your orbit. Has your presence on other social networks dropped off? Image: Meer via Flickr, CC 2.0.

Google 172

Google Facebook Flickr Social Networking 172

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Last Wednesday, it was social networking app Path ’s day in the hot seat. Apparently there are better ways to handle this, as Matt Gemmell explained in the post that initially revealed the privacy breach. We spend so much time talking about when the companies we know and love make a mistake.

Apple 185

Apple Privacy Startup Applications 185

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. But more than anything, I was inspired by the overwhelming opportunities social media presents for transforming healthcare.

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Health Care Social Media Insurance Education 279

Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 24, 2013

Attending the session “A Dr, Patient & Insurer Walk into a Social Network“ at SxSW last year really opened my eyes to the social media obstacles healthcare professionals face. But more than anything, I was inspired by the overwhelming opportunities social media presents for transforming healthcare.

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Health Care Social Media Insurance Education 192

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Think about it: what possible incentive would there be to cede the autonomy that other social networks offer? If I were a teenager now. there is absolutely no way I would be on Facebook, or if I was I would never update it.

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Facebook Tumblr Yahoo Flickr 263

Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

I asked why, and of those who answered, they all said basically the same thing: that they were protective of their privacy, they wanted to separate personal from professional, they wanted to control the “spam” that showed up in their streams. I think this is a really bad idea , particularly if you are a communication professional.

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Twitter Exercises Flickr Privacy 234