Here’s a great article by Derrick Harris about the right to privacy, social media, and why we should care.
“Now’s the Time for a Web 3.0 Right to Privacy.”
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Here’s an interesting follow up to our post on September 12th – “Is Twitter Ready to Replace the News Release?” This site offers to help you make your own Social Media News Release. The site also provides a way to get that News Release out to the right audience. As always, our post is not an endorsement, but you can view the site here.
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Even Nielson, a household name in television ratings, is turning to social media. It’s not surprising that consumers and marketers alike are looking for statistics and guidance on what’s “hot” in this quickly changing landscape.
Here’s a link to the Nielson Social Media Q3 2011 Report.
And here’s an article by Stuart Elliott that appeared in The New York Times discussing the results:
“Report Details Rise of Social Media”
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A new social networking site, OnlyMeWorld, is claiming to provide a “social network with some anonymity & privacy.” Because this new site never asks for a real name or email address, it provides increased privacy protection for users.
Read the entire article here:
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Here’s another interesting article on Police Departments incorporating Social Media, like Facebook and Twitter, into their arsenals: to catch criminals, to inform the public, and to build good relationships with the public. All of these uses may have future impact in courts.
“Law Enforcement Turning to Social Media” by Joni Berg
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A recent article by Ameet Sachdev in the Chicago Tribune discusses a report issued by the National Labor Relations Board “detailing the outcome of investigations into 14 charges of unfair labor practices involving social media.” Once again the discussion centers around the issues of free speech and determining how previous guidelines (in this case workplace rules) can be applied to the new forms of communication provided by social media.
The entire article can be read here:
“Social Media Emerges as Battleground for Protected Speech at Work”
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Social media has played an important role in recent riots in both Canada and Great Britain. Laurie Penny considers the moral neutrality of social media in light of the recent British riots in “Keeping speech free is one way to rebuild our society.” Read the entire article here:
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The NYPD has announced plans for a special unit to monitor social media for criminals who post about crimes they have committed or are planning to commit.
Julie Gottlieb posted “NYPD Establishes ‘Social Media Unit'” on Social Media Law News. Read the full article here:
http://socialmedialawnews.com/2011/08/12/nypd-establishes-social-media-unit/
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By: Lisa Macklem and Michael Kernan
With over 500 million Facebook users, chances are either you or members of your company are on Facebook. Facebook is a great tool for business; it allows you to better sell to your customers as you get to know them better. You also get to know what is important to them, and it’s an easy way for you to check in with customers. According to Facebook’s statistic page, people are spending in excess of 700 billion minutes a month on the social networking site.
However, we have all heard stories about the embarrassing post on Facebook that made someone look foolish. This article gives advice on how to better secure your Facebook, and take steps to prevent your company, or one of your employees, from looking foolish on Facebook.
Number 1
Change your privacy settings on your Facebook account to benefit your company.
Facebook has a profile privacy page that lets you change your settings to release only certain information to certain people. Review it to understand what is possible. You can change your settings so information is not available to anyone or only to some of your customers.
Here’s a link to a Youtube video on how to change your security settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0sPYcxSxqs
Number 2
Create friend lists from your customers.
Facebook allows you to create friend lists to treat people differently and allows you to set different terms as to what customers can see or do. Friend lists are a great answer to protect against what customers can see on your Facebook page. It takes a little time to set this up for all of your customers, but it is well worth the time to prevent that picture of you from college from being shown to your customers who follow you on Facebook.
Number 3
Always use HTTPS.
You can increase your security on Facebook by always using an encrypted channel. This is just one more way to ensure you know exactly with whom you are sharing information.
Number 4
Be aware of who your friends are.
Take control of what you put on your page, in case your friends are your competition. What your “Friends” display on your wall may harm the relationship with your customers or your image. Make sure to adjust privacy settings to craft what is and what is not available to your customers or competition.
Number 5
Get notified when you are “tagged.”
You can set your notifications to alert you whenever someone tags you in anything. It’s a good idea to know what is being said about you and by whom as well as anyone who may be using you as a reference or authority. You can receive notifications for anytime you are tagged in a photo, video, or post. You can also configure your Facebook page so that only you see when you are tagged in a photo or video.
Number 6
Keep up with Facebook because they frequently change privacy and security settings.
Make sure that you keep abreast of any changes to Facebook’s settings as they frequently change without warning. This could result in information being made available to everyone. It’s a good idea to double check all settings after there has been a change as older posts may not update automatically even when you do re-set privacy and security settings.
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