12.15.09 | posted by btrandolph

guilt by association? keeping your facebook friend list private

facebook’s privacy setting changes: my series on what they mean for users. this one is about hiding your friend [read more...]

12.14.09 | posted by btrandolph

selective status updates: facebook privacy

the privacy setting changes facebook was talking about have come to pass. first in a series of posts on the good, the bad and the [read more...]

12.09.09 | posted by btrandolph

privacy gets all in your facebook

today mashable reports that the promised “pushed” privacy efforts are underway. that is to say, rather than waiting for users to go set their own privacy levels, the site is basically putting the options in front of users, offering recommendations, [read more...]

12.01.09 | posted by btrandolph

facebook ceo announcement on privacy 12.01.09

facebook acknowledges that basing privacy policy on shared networks is no longer adequate for its user and plans to (1) revamp its current settings; and (2) actively work with users to help them get the right settings for their [read more...]

11.20.09 | posted by btrandolph

twitter knows where you were last night.

twitter goes official with an opt-in feature that allows geotagging of messages. no changes on twitter.com yet, but developers are already telling people where you [read more...]

10.19.09 | posted by btrandolph

foursquare.com: how soon is now?

strange and wonderful things happened this past friday night. I indulged in a rare upscale treat. I qualified for a meaningless award. and I saw evidence that the future of marketing as I envision it is coming to [read more...]

08.19.09 | posted by btrandolph

and the walls came down: leveraging social media & affinity

the case for stirring some personality into your (or your organization’s) social media [read more...]

07.02.09 | posted by btrandolph

facebook privacy to "evolve" again? oy.

facebook announced today that testing was starting on testing new privacy settings (in addition to the new publish-to-everyone-not-just-your-friends feature). net net – it will be easier to control who sees what from your facebook [read more...]

05.29.09 | posted by btrandolph

facebook knows what you (and marketers) like

last year, mark zuckerberg and the crew at facebook took a sow’s ear of a product launch and produced a silk purse with facebook connect. here’s how, and why the timing is better this time [read more...]

04.29.09 | posted by btrandolph

public ptomaine? avoiding mal de share

we have seen oversharing can be harmful to one’s career aspirations or even lead to arrest. it behooves you to learn about and use available tools and settings so you stay in charge of what various people in your life see about you. as one historical figure notes:
“so long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in public.” – marquis de [read more...]

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