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.

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Foursquare Lurker GPS Embedding 155

Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

With a merge in Facebook and Instagram Messengers, I will no longer have to out myself as a negligent Facebook lurker. Though the merge will bring a new level of convenience to messaging across platforms, it also raises important concerns—namely, security and privacy.

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Instagram Brands API Facebook 200

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

I’m sure there are examples on the other side of this, but thriving communities on B2C or B2B have large populations of lurkers that are largely there for transactions (they want an answer, knowledge, expertise, learning, examples, etc) and don’t really engage in the community itself. advertising. blogcouncil. bookmarking.

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Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 16, 2010

Kevin Barenblat presentes a taxonomy of social media failure types, including “canned responders,&# spammers, lurkers and serial re-tweeters. David Lavenda supplies five rules here (such as “Respect people’s privacy online, even if you don’t have to&# ) to help you stay on the positive side of those word pairs.

Social Media 200

Social Media Tools Strategy Tips 200

Hootsuite

MARCH 31, 2020

When Instagram wanted to shut down the shady “growth-hacking” apps people were using to grow their audience artificially, they shut down their old API and launched a new one with much tougher privacy controls. Use the privacy setting on each social network for better control over who sees each of your posts. Related: Mute, Troll.

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