Buzzword Chasers

Privacy, Predators, and Bullies

Part II: Measuring SocialShield Against Its Most Critical Users: Parents A few weeks ago, Buzzword Chasers ran a post about SocialShield, the software that helps parents monitor their children’s social networking site activity. Now it’s time to measure the initial success of the software. The Good News Not only has SocialShield been supported by [...]

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Geo-Location: Twitter and Facebook… Promising but Murky Future- Part II

Geo-Location: Twitter and Facebook… A Promising but Murky Future- Part 2 To Tell-All or Not to Tell-All, That is the Question In part I, the great marketing and business potential of geo-location was discussed. However, this promise hinges largely on the willingness of people to continue to broadcast their lives in great detail on social [...]

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Privacy, Predators, and Bullies

Part I: Social Shield Provides Online Protection for Children A few years ago, Sun Microsystem’s CEO Scott McNealy sparked the online privacy debate with the statement: “You have no privacy. Get over it.” Since then, social networking sites like Facebook have come under fire for disregarding users’ privacy concerns. Recently, both [...]

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Get Organized: Outlook Social Connector

As more and more communication takes place online, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep track of everything we do through email and social networking sites. However, Microsoft is introducing a social connector that will help individuals save time and energy. Outlook Social Connector: What You Need to Know What is the key to organizing social networking? [...]

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A Happy Medium

The rising amount of reports on social media as an avenue for advancement on others’ identities has become a serious concern. So serious, in fact, that Facebook has created a Safety Advisory Board as part of a commitment to increase awareness and improve online safety. As the user base has expanded to young children and the [...]

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