by Brad Friedman | Social Media |
Take four minutes out of your day to have a look at this video describing the power of social media. This is why we formed The Friedman Group, but more importantly, it's why we need to stop thinking social media is a fad. It's time we took social media seriously. It's time we took advantage of all it has to offer, while recognizing there are things we need to be aware of, like guarding our privacy. Watch the video, then leave a comment letting me know your initial reaction to what you saw. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media |
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…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
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…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
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…)
by Brad Friedman | Social Media
I will likely write more on this later, but wanted to put up a link to Mark Zuckerberg's blog post entitled Making Control Simple as well as a link to Facebook's new Privacy Guide. Frankly, these are pretty big changes made in a short period of time. Of course, it took an uproar from users to make it happen, (more…)
