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THE SOCIAL MEDIA
PRIVACY FLAP(FLOP?)
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JUNE 2010
Privacy is an ever-nagging issue online: Many aggregators allow individuals or
companies to edit, add or remove listings for a fee.
Reverse cell phone directories are now available.
Other information readily available (either free or for purchase) includes: Court Records, Driving Records, Criminal
Records. Resident history, household members,
relatives, and neighbors. Public Records, such as bankruptcies, liens,
judgments, and property records.
People searching for info on other people continually…
4 of the Top 10 search terms in the category of IT and Internet searcheswere related to finding info on people:
Source: clickz.com
While people are also searching for privacy solutions daily…
For the word “privacy,” Google provides close to a billion & a half results: (as of 5/29/10)
People searching for privacy solutions every day…
Other common searches reflect related online privacy concerns:
Privacy obsession affects us subconsciously…
PRVCY (Privacy?) even now a new name in designer jeans!
Specialized search engines help anyone to data-mine:
Privacy: ever-an-issue
http://www.dirtyphonebook.com/
For better or worse,
Taggable.com: Allows users to Tag Facebook friends anywhere on the Web.
a wise move…
Make a pre-emptive strike; create your own positive buzz before disaster strikes.
Proactively build & maintain your own “social proof” online.
Check resources for “Do It Yourself” ORM (online reputation management)
“Dilution is the solution to the problem”
34 Online Reputation Management Tools
Reasons for Quitting Facebook
Source: Mashable
MANAGE your Facebook
Go to Facebook’s Social Plugins & Instant Personalization page:
Reasons for Quitting Facebook Openbook “finks” on whoever
doesn’t guard their privacy settings... Boasts 5,280 searches
per hour of people looking for dirt. (5/29/10)
Read more & weep:
Top 11 OpenBook Facebook Searches
Attitudes Toward Facebook?
In 2009, the term “unfriend*” was chosen as the Oxford Word of the Year. * Defined as the action of removing
someone as a 'friend' on a social networking site such as Facebook.
Source: Pew Report
Facebook Alternatives cropping up
whsper.com
diaspora
Online Special Interest Communities enter the fray…
Examples Govloop.com
a Facebook-like application for government workers
Ning.com social platform for thousands of networking site for various
special interests including music, sports, causes, art, etc.
ActiveRain.com networking site for real estate professionals
User shift to Geo-specific Sites
Foursquare – appeals to ego & game players (point-gathering, collecting badges & becoming “Mayor”), and connecting with locals.
Gowalla - another location-based social networking game
Ideas, thoughts?Please share your feedback…
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