January 31, 2012
Teens Migrating to Twitter… for Privacy?
First published on Technorati by Adrianne M. P. We all know teenagers in general since all of us have been in that age period. In every generation, they are an easy target when it comes to introducing items and concepts … Continue reading
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January 30, 2012
Twitter’s Country Specific Censorship May Be Good for Human Rights
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. Twitter announced a new censorship policy recently that would allow the company to block Tweets on a country by country basis. If, for example, Germany wanted to block a Tweet it believed violated … Continue reading
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January 27, 2012
Google, Facebook and the Question of Privacy
First published on Technorati by Leslie Kossoff. Google recently announced that it’s changing its privacy policy. This is big news. Sure, there’s lots of legalese involved (although they’re promising that the new policy will be more ‘transparent’) and they’re consolidating … Continue reading
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Investing in Social Media Means Keeping a Careful Watch on Accounts
First published on Technorati by Lisa Stephens. Financial advisers can draw a wealth of information from following clients and leading edge businesses on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. These advisory firms typically keep secure features such as … Continue reading
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January 24, 2012
Will Twitter Better Protect Its Tweets Acquiring Antimalware Company Dasient?
First published on Technorati by Carole Ditosti. A week ago one of the Linked In writer’s groups that I belong to and support was hacked. Our busy, unwitting group member who shares my first name, unconsciously clicked on a link … Continue reading
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The Social Media Mind Needed for Online Success
First published on Technorati by David Amerland. Social media is more than just a presence in social media networks and it’s more than just a continuation of some of our traditional ‘broadcast’ media forms of communication. It has become the … Continue reading
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January 23, 2012
Why Facebook’s New Timeline Apps Will Change The Way Brands Use Facebook
First published on Technorati by George Guildford. Last week saw Facebook announce the launch of more than 60 new integrated partner applications within the Facebook Timeline, once more bringing about a promise for a new social media experience to users. … Continue reading
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January 18, 2012
List of Sites Going Dark Today Over SOPA, and How Yours Can Too
First published on Technorati by Steve Woods. Just as they’ve been warning for a few weeks now, a variety of websites, some small and others large in scope and influence, have shut down their virtual doors today in response to … Continue reading
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January 17, 2012
IBM Adds to its Social Business Tools with New Analytics
First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. Lotusphere 2012 launched last week, with Big Blue solidifying their position as leaders in the social business software space. The event has seen IBM unveil a ranch of new software and services to … Continue reading
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Obama, Cantor: SOPA Stalled Until We Have Consensus
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. The controversial piracy legislation, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has met some strong resistance over the last few days. The White House has come out against a one-sided solution to piracy in a … Continue reading
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January 12, 2012
Facebook Shuts Down Nevada History Project
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. University of Nevada Special Collections Director Donnelyn Curtis and staff spent considerable time researching the lives of two UN alumni, Joe McDonald and Leola Lewis, with financial support from the McDonald family. McDonald … Continue reading
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Reddit Declares War on SOPA
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. Social news aggregator Reddit has announced their plan to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, SOPA, by blocking access to the Reddit service on January 18th from 8am – 8pm Eastern Standard time. … Continue reading
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January 9, 2012
Social Discovery Sites, Next Big Thing?
First published on Technorati by Geoff Simon. You might of heard buzz about the new social discovery site Pinterest recently, how it’s the next big social media site, poised to take off. Recently the site broke the top 10 social … Continue reading
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The 4 Questions: Social Media and a Strategic Plan
First published on Technorati by Bruce Newman. A January 1st, 2012 article in the New York Times discussed the four questions that IBM’s outgoing president, Samuel J. Palmisano, developed and strongly adhered to during his highly successful tenure. These four … Continue reading
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The London Olympics are the Twitter Games (Except for the Staff)
First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. The British Olympic Association chief Andy Hunt wants this summers Games to be the very first Twitter Olympics. He told the BBC recently that he wants athletes to use Twitter and other social … Continue reading
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January 6, 2012
Social Networks Think Outside the Box
First published on Technorati by Lisa Stephens. Gartner, an IT analyst and business development research firm, recently released the latest report in its series of future predictions for 2012 and beyond it calls Gartner Predicts 2012. This latest report in … Continue reading
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BitTorrent Launches a Social File Sharing Service
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. BitTorrent, the company responsible for developing the BitTorrent protocol that claimed over 100 million monthly active users, has launched a new file sharing application called Share on Thursday. Designed to compete with DropBox … Continue reading
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The New Social in 2012 Promises Variety
First published on Technorati by Lisa Stephens. Social media, indeed, has gotten more social. Only five days into the new year and your online persona already has new services which beg to get a turn. With so many ways to … Continue reading
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Wikileaks Supporters Must Disclose Twitter Records
First published on Technorati by Craig Blaha. A U.S. District Judge in Alexandria Virginia will require Twitter to disclose account information of three Wikileaks supporters in support of a U.S. investigation into the disclosure of secret government documents. Wired News … Continue reading
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January 5, 2012
Leading Manager Forced out of his Job Because of his LinkedIn Profile
First published on Technorati by Adi Gaskell. Professionals around the world use the social network LinkedIn as part of their job and to advance their career. For a manager in the UK however this usage has led to them leaving … Continue reading
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