Prompted by the surge of new users to social networking sites like Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, an update was proposed to...

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With the announcement of the new Facebook Timeline came a lot of grunts, groans and privacy concerns. The new Timeline is all about sharing your life story, which means having it all out there on display. But what if you don't want to share your life story? What if you've been using Facebook for a ...

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mobile_geolocation.jpg Geolocation is certainly a hot topic, with everyone from social network operators to app developers looking to find ways to include location information and hopefully monetize it.  But geolocation information is also controversial, as not everyone wants this information collected, tracked and used for a profit.  You may have seen the outcry that erupted after an app revealed that Apple iPhones were collecting use [...]

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For all the time, money, and effort that corporations spend on securing their data, email, websites, etc., there’s a surprisingly small amount of consideration given to corporate social media accounts. Need I remind you about Scriptkiddies’ hack of Fox @FoxNewsPolitics that put a number of secret service agents on high alert? Whether it’s your organizations social media channels, or just your own personal rep on the line, taking the time to shore up your account against hackers is time well sp [...]

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