Benjamin Franklin said, “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” This will be a short post because your time will be better spent reading the attached article and giving it some serious thought. (more…)
Another couple of Facebook scams are spreading quickly today. These scams are similar to ones we have seen in the past, Facebook users are still falling for them and giving up personal information to the scammers.
Here's how the scams work: Facebook users will see an eye-catching link in another user's status updates. When the user attempts to follow the link, the user will be asked to complete several surveys, which do nothing but require you to give up personal information. (more…)
Yesterday, Facebook rolled out a feature requiring outside applications and websites to make it clear to users which parts of their profiles are being shared. (more…)
Are you looking for your first job, changing careers, or do you just want to set yourself up to succeed in the future? Social media websites have become important venues for building that all-important network of connections, show the world who you are and what you’re passionate about, and, quite possibly, enabling you to get the job you’ve always wanted. There are many examples of people obtaining various types of work through social networks. (more…)
Facebook's new “Open Graph API (application programming interface)” was created to enable Facebook and other sites to take information they know about their users and automatically personalize the experience people have online. And I thought Google was the only company that could invade our privacy in this way. Silly me. (more…)
