Buzzword Chasers

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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Myspace joining forces with iLike?

Although it seems that there is not so much talk about MySpace in the media these days, they are still doing pretty well with their music path. There is talk from many sources that MySpace is close to signing a new deal with iLike later this week.  The deal, if it closes, will be the [...]

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At&t combines your favorite social networking sites in one Mobile App

AT&T has now combined all your favorite social networking applications, Facebook, MySpace and  Twitter, into one all inclusive mobile app. They call it the AT&T Social Net App, and its available to download for free. This nifty little app allows users to view and manage their social networking profiles through and easy to use single menu [...]

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Social Networks Do the Marketer’s Dirty Work

My profile is full of information which makes me ripe for marketers. I have a list of the music, movies, and books that I enjoy. I list the jobs that I have and post the groups I’m a part of, not to mention all of my interests. I put myself into a demographic; I spoon feed the marketing industry.

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