Posts Tagged ‘privacy’
4 tips for avoiding getting fired for Facebook
This post is by Jessica Miller-Merrell, a leadership blogger at Blogging4Jobs. She is a digital strategist with a passion for recruitment, human resources, training and social media and is the author of “Tweet This! Twitter for Business,” a how-to business guide for Twitter. Social media has arrived and has seeped into every facet of our [...]
This week’s most clicked
What you can learn from REI’s social media strategy; how to liven up your brand; and details of Facebook’s recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media: How to build buzz for a boring brand Facebook, FTC settle privacy charges 3 ways [...]
This week’s most clicked
Why Google+ and Google Latitude would make a great pair; how to get over your social media boredom; and why developers think Facebook might have met its match. It’s all in this week’s top five most-clicked links in SmartBrief on Social Media: 6 ways Google+ could shake up social media Tired of social media? You’re [...]
Are search engines on the social track?
This post was written by Mirna Bard, a social media consultant, speaker, author and instructor of social media at the University of California, Irvine. SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues. Last week’s poll question: Can you see [...]
From #SXSW: Can you demystify privacy and empower your digital identity?
This post is by Shaun Dakin, founder of @PrivacyCamp and fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum. Data privacy is hot right now. With the rise of social media and Facebook at the center of the “social layer,” we are just starting to think about data privacy. Consumers are confused, and the regulators are concerned [...]
Technology and politics after the midterms
This post is written by SmartBrief editor Adam Mazmanian. The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives is expected to lead to an about-face in the way Congress approaches much of the Obama administration’s technology policy. A key panel to watch is the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet. This is the panel [...]
How to put customer data to work — and get away with it
This post was written by SmartBrief’s Doris Nhan. Privacy policies are long and confusing and, more often than not, your customers aren’t reading them. So you shouldn’t be surprised when negative backlash follows after your customers find they’re being tracked via cell phone usage, Twitter activity or Facebook posts. Data collection is key to tracking [...]
Forget about the Next Big Thing: 6 little social networks to watch
One of the most common search terms that leads people to this blog is some variation on “What’s next after Facebook” or “the Next Big Thing after Facebook.” That’s understandable. Social media moves like a cheetah on rocket skates, and for some social-media marketing professionals, being able to predict the Next Big Thing can mean [...]
