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- All We Had Was a Stick and a Button – now too much complication March 9, 2010
- Twitter opts your privacy in automatically March 1, 2010
- Visualize.us – social bookmarking for your favorite images February 25, 2010
- Tungle moves freetime widget out of beta and into public availability February 11, 2010
- Turning off Google Buzz – the guide and choices February 11, 2010
privacy
School provided laptops, should you expect privacy?
Recent news in Pennsylvania, from Lower Marion School District, has the school and officials under fire from parents and students claiming their expected privacy was compromised. We have an opinion right in the middle of this controversy.
The school provided the students these laptops with the understanding they
were to be used for school activity. Whether or… »
Can you be fired for Facebooking while not at work?
A recent trend of employers seems to be that they are allowed to have some input on your life outside of work if they feel it could misrepresent the company. Previously, you could only share your thoughts about your employer with friends over a dinner via verbal conversation or in writing to editorials in newspapers. … »
LIVE blogging: Someone hacks your Facebook account to get money from friends
I am typing this posting live as a hacker has taken control of a friends Facebook account. The ploy is the same that has been reported all over the place. Your friend pops up in a chat window on Facebook. They immediately say they are not well and are stranded overseas somewhere. Money and credit… »
Photograph technology and privacy
I ran across an amazing site that allows photographers to take 360 degree panoramic pictures. Amazing quality, production and time invested from every one of them. Some of the results are outstanding and give you a true sense of what an area, city or natural wonder would be like if you were standing there. However,… »
Facebook changed their security policy – what are your new settings?
The first question to ask yourself is if you have gone into Facebook and verified the security settings on your account. On my other blog, TheSocialNetworker, I did a quick 2 minute video showing you the changes Facebook has implemented to the default settings on privacy settings.
You should be aware that their attempt is to… »
Facebook phishing scams – were you hooked
Recently rash of the same type of phishing scam has been showing up on Facebook in numerous manifestations. They are all the same premise and I have seen the same people infected over and over by not following simple safety rules. Interestingly, people of all ages click it just the same, not just our kids.
The… »
Do Teachers Have More Responsibility on Facebook?
We hold school teachers to higher standards across not only their performance, but in their social appearance both in and out of school. Throughout history, teachers were looked upon as role models. In today’s society, the retiring rate of older teachers is upon us and younger ones are entering the workforce. With this comes advancements… »
Your school district might be forcing your kid to share too much information
Recently, many school districts in many states have reached agreements with a company to assist kids, and in some states adults, in taking online assessments to tell them what types of jobs they should have. All have different names but perform the same function. It is geared to help adults and students understand their interests… »
Facebook privacy combinations leave data open to search engines
A recent article on TheNextWeb spotlighted a possible data leak for Facebook Notes to search engines. The original report showed how using a simple Google query would bring up Notes from Facebook even with profiles set to private.
Facebook soon responded that yes, the user profiles are private, but the Notes section for the users was… »
Facebook friends might be hackers
A recent rash of hackers have decided that emailing you and asking for money is just not the way to go. Now, hackers are getting into the social networks and assuming identities of others and asking for money.
One of the common ploys now is to pretend that the person they are imitating is out of… »