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Judge Confirms: You Have No Privacy. Get Over It.

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Brown points out that from a legal standpoint, this statement is both puzzling and unnecessary, but it is nonetheless indicative of a general sentiment that there is no longer any reasonable expectation of online privacy. Tags: Online Privacy Social Media Facebook Google privacy Google Buzz.

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Facebook: Too Big to Fail

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Regulators are still mostly uncertain as to how current laws apply to social media/networking. In June, 1990, the FTC launched a probe into allegations that Microsoft and IBM were colluding to corner the PC software market. They will both experience ups and downs in user sentiment, and revenue.

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McLuhan, Socrates and Edith Wharton On Social Media

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In an effort to better understand the social media phenomenon, it often helps to turn to experts in the field. But I’m not talking about social media gurus or mavens, or people with 20,000 followers on Twitter. Social media adoption has certainly been fraught with “innumerable confusions” and despair.