If you’re doing questionable things in your life, you might not want to discuss it on Facebook. Roughly half of the people who had July 2013 warrants against their daily musings on FB who were suspected of Social Security fraud were indicted. Now, there are a new batch of warrants for information, for the same […]

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It’s a fact: social media makes it easy to say what’s on your mind, but that doesn’t mean you should. Now you might not say something quite as disturbing as Utah’s Attorney General on Twitter, but what you say you could be damaging to your career and finances. Even just interacting with people you “shouldn’t” […]

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If you’re one of those who don’t think Twitter is a waste of time, a study that Sysomos did recently about popular Twitter users and the shape of their social graph might interest you. It seems that while celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Spears and Ellen DeGeneres have a lot of followers, the average […]

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People have said a lot of dumb or offensive things on Twitter, and some things just should not be tweeted — but where do you draw the line and who should decide? Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tweeted earlier that he’d given the go ahead to execute a convicted killer by firing squad. Then just […]

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Have you been using the professional social network LinkedIn and feel as if you’re not getting very much out of it? I’ve only recently started expanding my network, after a long period of dormancy, and finding I’m turning to it more often, especially after joining several discussion groups in a few areas of interest. If […]

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Just in the past week I came across a few articles variously stating that the average user has about 100-120 Facebook friends. That makes me above average then, though I actually know many thousands of people. They just don’t happen to be on Facebook, or their name is a bit too common to figure out […]

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If you’ve spent any time on the Internet lately, you’ve probably heard of Twitter. You might even be considering using this microblogging service to promote your business or consulting/ freleancing practice. Simple question: should you tweet for your business? The answer to that question is less simple. Just as not every business needs a website, […]

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Not familiar with microblogging? Either you haven’t spent much time on the Internet in the last two years, or you don’t watch Oprah’s talk show regularly. (Twitter.com was recently showcased, causing a backlash from some early adopters who resented the seeming commercialization – or other possible reasons.) That aside, microblogging is a means of communicating […]

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Facebook, one of the world’s most popular online social networks, is openly advertising new vanity URLs for users, come Fri Jun 12th. If you’ve ever tried to post your existing Facebook URL to a business card or exchange it verbally with someone, you know what a pain it is to do so. Vanity URLs will […]

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So, you’re sold on the idea of using a social network for an online project that you’re involved in. Question: would you rather use Facebook Connect to build a niche social network, knowing you’re giving up control of member information, or would you prefer to build a network from the ground up, thereby insuring that […]

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Have you been seeing odd messages or having weird conversations with your “friends” on social media sites? Aside from the possibility that your friend is a freak, it’s possible that their account has been hacked, possibly by Nigerian scammers asking for money. So the next time some “friend” asks for money online, double check with […]

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Despite the historic day in the USA today (i.e., the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President), Twitter managed to withstand the increased tweets. The Twitter blog claims that even before noon (PST zone?), there were 5x normal tweets-per-second. Despite this volume, Twitter managed to stay up. I noticed only a brief time when […]

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Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, has yet to monetize its popularity. There are rumors of upcoming business options – which makes sense considering Dell Computers claims twittering earned them an extra $1M in 2008. However, there’s only VC funds keeping Twitter going, and a relatively new entry in the micro-blogging arena, Identi.ca, just received funding […]

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Facebook, that most ultra-popular of social networking sites, seems to cause a love-hate relationship amongst some people. Some people swear by it (they usually have huge networks), and others’ lives are ruined by it. I suppose it depends on how you use it, how you set your security settings. My own use has been growing […]

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