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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks. You couldn’t join Facebook unless you had a college email address on a particular school’s domain, much to their prospective advertisers’ chagrin.

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Facebook Places Explained

Mindjumpers

Blog About Clients Cases Tribesourcing Video People & Contact Bloggers « Spacebook and Danceroulette Music Video Flowtown – an Interesting Social Marketing Tool » Facebook Places Explained Posted by Anne Herngaard Aug 30th, 2010 Tweet Are you wondering what all the talk with Facebook Places is about?

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Facebook Eavesdropping Patent and Congress Questions

Laurel Papworth

Why does Facebook have patents to listen (eavesdrop) through the microphone for ambient sound if they are only using it for uploading your video? Mr Zuckerberg Facebook submitted a patent 7 years ago to listen to background noise (ambient waveforms) for the purposes of delivering content. Facebook Eavesdropping Patent #1.

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Why Facebook and Twitter are Old News

Ari Herzog

As long as you have a mobile device with GPS identification and the ability to visit a website, you can play. You are never asked to like the company on Facebook or follow them on Twitter. The social networking icons are not flashed on the screen. Are Facebook and Twitter less important in 2011 as they were in 2009?

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How Social Media Has Become a Tool For Clinical Research

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The effective implementation of social media has the potential to overcome these challenges. Powerhouse networks like Facebook and Twitter can be used to promote specific trials to targeted demographics while significantly lowering the cost per patient. Additional recruitment costs. Termination of the trial.

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10 Tips For Taking A Vacation From Social Media

SocMed Sean

Believe me, it’s difficult to resist the temptation to check your Facebook feed, especially when you have your phone out to search Google Maps for the closest coffee shop. In fact, I kinda failed which is what prompted me to write down my tips for taking a vacation from social media, both for myself and anyone else that might benefit.

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10 social media sites, blogs and links you might have missed

Direct Marketing Observations

I’ve been writing and talking a lot about Facebook and children and parents lately, and the site Togetherville is at least a step in some direction. I don’t know if it’s the answer but at least someone is doing something. - Social Media Marketing GPS: A New Media Roadmap For Creating A Social Media Strategy.

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