tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19468356268766564992011-11-27T17:09:10.092-08:00Facebook PrivacyFor those concerned about their privacy on social networksRuslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-23569116168482525532008-01-17T00:29:00.001-08:002008-01-17T00:29:48.984-08:00DAILY DIGESTMore people worried about Net privacy, study finds Privacy concerns stemming from online shopping rose in 2007, a new survey finds, as the loss or theft of credit card information and other personal data soared to unprecedented levels. Sixty-one percent of...From: www.sfgate.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-57785732518832944342008-01-16T22:06:00.001-08:002008-01-16T22:06:33.907-08:00Safety guide to social networkingSecurity vendors provide tips to allow employees to access sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and still keep corporate networks safe. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.comFrom: www.zdnetasia.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-24627225009499951912008-01-16T19:53:00.001-08:002008-01-16T19:53:28.999-08:00Your brain on the BookFrom your parents to your professors to your old preschool playmates, more than 55 million people have claimed their page of Facebook, and according to the Internet marketing research company comScore, each user is getting in an average of 20 minutes of Face-time per day.From: www.kansan.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-64740374121577984912008-01-16T19:10:00.001-08:002008-01-16T19:10:53.525-08:00Staying Private on FacebookHow much information from my Facebook profile can random people find out about me with a regular Web search?From: www.nytimes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-56968714078986164472008-01-16T13:52:00.001-08:002008-01-16T13:52:36.294-08:00A British firm has a way to measure your importance on the InternetA digital rating system factors in criteria like popularity, impact and activity.From: www.iht.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-43188322859042413722008-01-16T11:12:00.001-08:002008-01-16T11:12:45.387-08:00Scrabble, Facebook face offA face-off between old-school Scrabble and high-tech Facebook could spell the demise of a popular diversion for millions of game players worldwide.Toymakers Hasbro and Mattel have asked the popular online social networking Web site, Facebook, to remove its Scrabulous game, saying it infringes their copyright to Scrabble, The Daily Telegraph said.Scrabulous is a miniature version of the classic ..Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-57212113971006027172008-01-16T03:42:00.001-08:002008-01-16T03:42:45.723-08:00FanbookDitch your Web site. Facebook and MySpace are eager to help small businesses find friends.From: www.forbes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-12686294404035672112008-01-15T10:27:00.001-08:002008-01-15T10:27:34.420-08:00Under scrutinyAcademics use Facebook to fathom relationshipsFrom: news.bbc.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-42993038435700997572008-01-15T06:43:00.001-08:002008-01-15T06:43:41.112-08:00McCollum: Deal will fight online predatorsThe Web site MySpace.com agreed to rules about privacy for teens with all states except Texas. MySpace.com, the huge Web site popular with teens, has agreed to add protections for its underage users and carefully monitor content to help prevent sexual predators from misusing it, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Monday.From: www.orlandosentinel.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-81347206969629112762008-01-14T21:39:00.001-08:002008-01-14T21:39:43.056-08:00Be the first to comment on this storyA little more than a year ago, Facebook decided to expand beyond college and high school students. At the time, the planned change was met with stiff opposition from many users.From: www.pittnews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-24231488038228217492008-01-14T04:51:00.001-08:002008-01-14T04:51:01.987-08:00Facebook Used To Railroad StudentValdosta State University sophomore T. Hayden Barnes protested a multi-million dollar garage construction project by the school. College president Ronald Zaccari responded by expelling him. read moreFrom: www.webpronews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-52150811859029206402008-01-13T17:50:00.001-08:002008-01-13T17:50:50.252-08:00The Face Behind FacebookMeet Mark Zuckerberg, 23, said to be worth $3 billion for founding the second-most popular social networking Internet site, Facebook. Lesley Stahl talks to the young man whose $15 billion company could be the next Google.From: www.cbsnews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-8489221307981790682008-01-13T03:53:00.001-08:002008-01-13T03:53:10.437-08:00Facebook snooping nets second athleteNetworking Web sites are effective, controversial tools for policing studentsFrom: www.burlingtonfreepress.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-15772349021819931602008-01-10T20:21:00.001-08:002008-01-10T20:21:44.822-08:003 Ohio teens settle case over Facebook entry aimed at teacherCINCINNATI (AP) -- Attorneys say three teenagers who called a teacher a pedophile on a Facebook page have reached a settlement in the federal lawsuit against the school district that suspended them.From: www.daytonsnewssource.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-79021280484096710792008-01-10T13:14:00.001-08:002008-01-10T13:14:12.399-08:00Rumor: Facebook to get 3 new features in Q1 2008A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details three new features that may be making their debut in the first few months of 2008.From: www.news.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-53770109860498786602008-01-10T10:01:00.001-08:002008-01-10T10:01:35.671-08:00Facebook futuresBill Thompson on what 2008 will mean for the social networking siteFrom: news.bbc.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-2823318044662696002008-01-10T08:52:00.001-08:002008-01-10T08:52:36.855-08:00Hot Topic: FacebookGoogle and Facebook have signed up to an alliance, DataPortability, which aims to unify identity and data management across various social-networking platforms.From: www.zdnet.com.au Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-22663941683964072042008-01-09T13:16:00.001-08:002008-01-09T13:16:44.089-08:00Can Google And Facebook be Friends After All?The drive toward platform interoperability continues as Facebook, Google, Plaxo announce support of DataPortability Workgroup.From: redir.internet.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-53782589638670442472008-01-09T09:31:00.000-08:002008-01-09T09:30:45.104-08:00Photos on Facebook get some Eden Prairie students in troubleSome Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photos of students who appeared to be partying, several students said.From: minnesota.publicradio.org Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-71039792571658227262008-01-09T07:06:00.000-08:002008-01-09T07:07:00.207-08:00Google & Facebook Join Support For Social Content: DataPortabilityGoogle and Facebook, two of the sites that contain the most social content on the web announce they have joined the DataPortability Workgroup. DataPortability is a company which is dedicated in creating ways to share user-generated content and personal information created on social networks. Computerworld reports, ?The move by the two firms, which together [...]From: www.searchenginejournal.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-48963092387719090232008-01-09T07:05:00.000-08:002008-01-09T07:06:29.613-08:00Students suspended after photos appear on FacebookEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Some Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photos of students who appeared to be partying, several students said.From: www.grandforksherald.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-88141929150879603372008-01-09T06:07:00.000-08:002008-01-09T06:06:29.352-08:00Some Eden Prairie students disciplined after Facebook party photosSome Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photosFrom: www.kare11.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-52998547645915230952008-01-09T06:05:00.000-08:002008-01-09T06:06:01.286-08:00Students Punished For Facebook Drinking PicturesSome Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photos of students who appeared to be partying, several students said.From: wcco.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-71672028722256728692008-01-09T04:23:00.000-08:002008-01-09T04:22:46.348-08:00The Ownership Metaphor Can Be Misleading In Privacy DebatesLast week we had a bit of back-and-forth between Julian and Tom over the Scoble/Facebook controversy.From: www.addict3d.org Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-10991318037481837452008-01-09T04:21:00.000-08:002008-01-09T04:22:05.226-08:00Some Eden Prairie students suspended from activities after Facebook party photosSome Eden Prairie students have been suspended from sports and extracurricular activities after school officials saw Facebook photos of students who appeared toFrom: www.kare11.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-40109524634020746752008-01-09T02:12:00.003-08:002008-01-09T02:13:09.574-08:00Google, Facebook join social-network sharing groupFocusing on a joined-up Web 2.0 Google and Facebook will join Yahoo, Dow Jones, eHub, Zoomr and the BBC as members of the DataPortability Workgroup, an organisation dedicated to creating ways to easily share user-generated content created on social networks.From: www.pcadvisor.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-49003890676898631272008-01-09T02:12:00.002-08:002008-01-09T02:12:38.259-08:00Google and Facebook join data portability groupBig players team up to share data. Google and Facebook have joined the DataPortability Workgroup, an organisation dedicated to creating ways to share user-generated content on social networking sites.From: www.techworld.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-57294731177415899312008-01-09T02:12:00.000-08:002008-01-09T02:11:58.036-08:00Google and Facebook team upGoogle and Facebook Tuesday said that they have joined the DataPortability Workgroup, an organization dedicated to creating ways to easily share user-generated content created on social networks.From: www.macworld.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-71327496384630711702008-01-08T18:37:00.001-08:002008-01-08T18:37:58.084-08:00Google, Facebook add support for social content portabilityGoogle Inc. and Facebook Inc. Tuesday said that they have joined the DataPortability Workgroup, an organization dedicated to creating ways to easily share user-generated content created on social networks.From: www.computerworld.com.sg Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-80316350338746002692008-01-08T14:25:00.000-08:002008-01-08T14:26:21.892-08:00Google and Facebook Join DataPortability.orgtechnirvana sends us to ReadWriteWeb for the scoop on the announcement this morning that representatives from Google and Facebook are joining the DataPortability Workgroup. Quoting: "The group is working on a variety of projects to foster an era in which users can take their data from the websites they use to reuse elsewhere... Good bye customer lock-in, hello to new privacy challenges. If ...Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-36883221087048489762008-01-08T07:42:00.001-08:002008-01-08T07:42:02.813-08:00Bilawal tells media to back off, respect privacyYoung Pakistani leader asks the US to stop supporting dictators.From: www.ibnlive.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-51009362874708885032008-01-08T06:03:00.000-08:002008-01-08T06:02:45.376-08:00Bilawal tells media to respect his privacy at OxfordYoung Bilawal Bhutto, thrust into the political spotlight by the recent assassination of his mother, handled a nosy world media today with aplomb as he appealed for "privacy" when he resumes his studies as an undergraduate at Oxford University later this month.From: www.outlookindia.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-81165579591657537232008-01-08T06:02:00.001-08:002008-01-08T06:02:14.324-08:00Sears sued over privacy breachSears Holdings is facing a class-action lawsuit after making the purchase history of its customers public on its Managemyhome.com Web site.From: news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-73829914695388026852008-01-07T17:18:00.000-08:002008-01-07T17:19:38.271-08:00Technology | Online Ads Come of Age, or Maybe NotThe rise of social networks such as Facebook and wireless gadgets such as the iPhone has set off a small stampede of companies hoping to build on or replicate their success. Many are counting on advertising to pay the bills.From: www.washingtonpost.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-5351634232611660932008-01-06T19:07:00.001-08:002008-01-06T19:07:03.515-08:00Targeted Advertising Online Faces Privacy ConcernsPitfalls await tech giants as they attempt to engineer the great leap forward into "targeted advertising" ? marketing pitches that key off what individuals say and do online.From: www.gigalaw.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-43831188580111208572008-01-06T08:34:00.000-08:002008-01-06T08:43:14.719-08:00Widespread Facebook Application Installs Adware Secret Crush Leads to Unwanted AdvertisingFacebook users are sent invitations to add the Secret Crush application by other users.From: www.infozine.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-25518240888245389522008-01-06T04:10:00.001-08:002008-01-06T04:10:45.540-08:00Privacy fears mount as ads hit cell phonesNEW YORK ? Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.journalgazette.net Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-6859212469674622392008-01-05T23:52:00.001-08:002008-01-05T23:52:10.356-08:00Privacy concern over cell phone ads, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.news-journalonline.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-85472828587747881852008-01-05T17:18:00.001-08:002008-01-05T17:18:26.252-08:00As advertising arrive on cell phones, privacy concerns growNEW YORK -- Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.pantagraph.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-77134224169026081502008-01-05T16:16:00.001-08:002008-01-05T16:16:40.654-08:00Why Facebook wants to corner the market in personal infoJohn Naughton: Robert Scoble is a celebrity of the kind only the internet can createFrom: www.guardian.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-70291221829156998112008-01-05T11:11:00.001-08:002008-01-05T11:11:38.813-08:00Facebook Widget Installs Zango SpywareBaCa writes "A malicious Facebook Widget actively spreading on the social networking site ultimately prompts users to install the infamous "Zango" adware/spyware. The tremendous success and lightning fast expansion of Facebook empowered the social networking giant with an impressive user base. Needless to say, in a digital world where web traffic equals money, such a user base attracts spammers, Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-51852840408741786202008-01-04T19:01:00.000-08:002008-01-04T19:02:04.404-08:00Media Alert: Check Point Cautions Consumers against New Malware Threat Targeting Facebook UsersCheck Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, is today warning consumers of a new, rapidly emerging malware threat targeting users of popular social networking site, Facebook. ...From: www.finanzen.net Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-285048452166643052008-01-04T01:02:00.001-08:002008-01-04T01:02:17.199-08:00Online privacy?If I were in a hiring position right now, I would definitely be checking out the profiles of prospective new employees on Facebook and MySpace.From: ottawasun.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-34116440757967853742008-01-03T13:42:00.001-08:002008-01-03T13:42:09.752-08:00Experts Discuss Facebook AdvertisingA firestorm of explosive debate erupted on this blog recently as a record number of comments were posted to a discussion on new abuses from Facebook relating to its Social Ads and Beacon advertising offerings. read moreFrom: www.webpronews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-91350260705636025802008-01-03T01:49:00.001-08:002008-01-03T01:49:26.457-08:00Pranksters sign in as Bhutto son on FacebookPranksters are making merry on the social networking website Facebook by signing up as Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and issuing messages.From: www.expressindia.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-41947846438426500942008-01-03T01:48:00.003-08:002008-01-03T01:48:55.480-08:00Could 2008 be the year of the social networking backlash?First Facebook, and now Google: the giants of Web 2.0, it seems, are determined to share every aspect of your life with everyone you know ? whether you want them to or not.From: www.contractoruk.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-85145960966872298182008-01-03T01:48:00.001-08:002008-01-03T01:48:23.803-08:00Pranksters impersonate Bilawal on FacebookThough his father Asif Ali Zardari, who is co-chairman of the PPP, has admitted that his son has an account on Facebook, the quotes attributed to Bilawal by media organisations are the handiwork of pranksters.From: www.rediff.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-28727652904011664922008-01-02T22:55:00.001-08:002008-01-02T22:55:57.017-08:0003-01-2008: JWT forecasts 2008 watch listBLUE will be the new green, video gaming will be further recognised as a ?sport?, eco-awareness and the aversion to privacy ? these are some of the trends for the near future as forecast in a recent report released by advertising agency JWT?s department of trend spotting.From: www.theedgedaily.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-29990336334576178202008-01-02T10:30:00.001-08:002008-01-02T10:30:57.027-08:00As advertisements arrive on cellphones, privacy concerns growNEW YORK - Your cellphone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: ca.news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-70140261902030675552008-01-02T08:41:00.000-08:002008-01-02T08:42:25.535-08:00Ads arrive on cell phones, privacy concerns growNEW YORK - Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.marionstar.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-13280296372777497592008-01-01T22:59:00.000-08:002008-01-01T23:00:23.291-08:00Will ads, privacy collide?Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.charleston.net Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-43551529938793586272008-01-01T14:38:00.001-08:002008-01-01T14:38:52.907-08:00As advertisements swamp cell phones, privacy worries multiplyYour cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.indianexpress.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-60851289780784983702008-01-01T00:18:00.000-08:002008-01-01T00:19:03.348-08:00Moving targets Privacy concerns grow as ads arrive on cell phonesYour cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: deseretnews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-67365982120341092922007-12-31T12:49:00.001-08:002007-12-31T12:49:08.039-08:00Sharing information on FacebookThe well-known ?social utility? Facebook.com was created by Mark Zuckerburg, a 2006 Harvard graduate, and it was launched on February 4, 2004, says Wikipedia.From: www.trftimes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-80111040298425578092007-12-31T08:59:00.001-08:002007-12-31T08:59:30.670-08:00As ads arrive on cell phones, privacy concerns grow with targeting opportunitiesNEW YORK ? Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: www.mddailyrecord.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-42874377296070280882007-12-31T05:35:00.001-08:002007-12-31T05:35:00.928-08:00UK shamed in world privacy leagueWe beat China though! Go team! Former world power and current CCTV capital of the universe the UK has been fingered as the worst place in Europe if you fancy a little bit of privacy.?From: go.theregister.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-7351476227949710832007-12-29T21:39:00.001-08:002007-12-29T21:39:59.895-08:00As ads arrive on cell phones, privacy concerns growNEW YORK -- Your cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like. ... - By ANICK JESDANUN The Associated PressFrom: www.nashuatelegraph.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-69928670377007402402007-12-28T22:22:00.001-08:002007-12-28T22:22:14.937-08:00Privacy, schmivacy"Privacy is dead; deal with it." So said Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy in the year 2000. McNealy...From: www.normantranscript.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-3453563246858479602007-12-28T10:12:00.000-08:002007-12-28T10:21:15.579-08:00Privacy delays ad targeting on phonesYour cell phone is a potential gold mine for marketers: It can reveal where you are, whom you call and even what music you like.From: news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-57592451965701068652007-12-27T20:51:00.000-08:002007-12-27T21:13:59.590-08:00Google Reader Sharing Feature Raises Privacy ConcernsGoogle announced a small change to Google Reader back on December 14 which seemed innocent enough, and in line with their goals of making all the world?s content searchable. Nevertheless, users of the service have been none too pleased with the change, citing serious privacy concerns and raising hell over the holidays. The update to [...]From: www.searchenginejournal.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-66219203933162725832007-12-27T16:39:00.000-08:002007-12-27T16:40:14.045-08:00Google Responds to Shared Reader Privacy FurorGoogle learns from its Reader fiasco that sharing is not the same as caring.From: www.eweek.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-88925275409321972812007-12-27T11:56:00.001-08:002007-12-27T11:56:49.281-08:00Online Advertising vs. Personal PrivacyWith more than $11 billion in acquisitions this year aimed at reshaping Internet advertising, Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo are ready for the competition to pick up steam. But a funny thing happened on the way to the brave new world of online ads: Web users rediscovered a sense of privacy. Members of the social network Facebook howled this month after it launched Beacon, an advertising feature .Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-75662554079875470192007-12-27T06:39:00.001-08:002007-12-27T06:39:58.415-08:00Keeping It Private On Google ReaderAlmost two weeks ago, I wrote my Google Reader Gets Social With Friends Shared Items post detailing how disturbing it was that Google Reader was now sharing items with people it considered my friends, on an opt-out basis. Privacy concerns over this finally exploded this week, with Google Reader itself now reacting mainly to highlight how friend sharing can be enabled or disabled. ...From: Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-35362138609250586202007-12-27T01:40:00.000-08:002007-12-27T01:41:30.243-08:00Tech Predictions for 2008We predict good times for Linux, Windows XP, and green vendors, challenges for social nets and mobile technologies, and some surprises in the new year.From: news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-72518047893256264112007-12-26T22:23:00.000-08:002007-12-26T22:22:39.800-08:00Networking sites click with candidatesAUSTIN ? Call it the newest online hookup.From: www.dallasnews.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-21082859096410049612007-12-26T17:10:00.000-08:002007-12-26T17:09:53.543-08:00The Perils Of Social NetworkingIn November, more than 145 million people worldwide logged onto at least one of the 20 most-visited social networking Web sites, says Nielsen/NetRatings.From: news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-9105109094775461382007-12-26T15:24:00.001-08:002007-12-26T15:24:16.267-08:00Google Ruining Christmas? Get a GripSince I?m full of the milk of human kindness after a wonderful Christmas, I?ve been trying to remain calm in the face of all the Google Reader hysteria about shared items and so on ? but wiping out on some ice yesterday and landing on my ass has made it hard to stay serene (combined with gashing my hand playing Wii baseball), so I can?t help pointing out that much of the moaning about ...FromRuslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-50732771288125188522007-12-26T06:12:00.001-08:002007-12-26T06:12:15.030-08:00Targeted E-Marketing: Finding the Sweet SpotGet ready for new "controlled circulation" models on the Web, ones that target you based not on your preferences for music or soft drinks -- but on what you consume in your occupation. Think of it as B2B social networking. First, some set-up ... One of the great media inventions of the mid-20th century was the notion of affinity-based, controlled circulation publishing.From: Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-60895343034633656652007-12-24T12:47:00.001-08:002007-12-24T12:47:08.274-08:00U.S. study tracks racial trends in Facebook usersA new study that relies on data from Facebook finds students of African-American and mixed-race heritage are the most likely to have ethnically diverse social groups.From: www.ctv.ca Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-30264347441777456802007-12-24T01:49:00.001-08:002007-12-24T01:49:39.003-08:00The year in Canadian tech law, A to ZThe past 12 months marked another remarkable year in law and technology featuring business developments, policy decisions, lawsuits, court rulings and new legislation that will have a profound long-term impact on the Internet in Canada. From A to Z, there was rarely a dull moment in 2007.From: www.thestar.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-3479778643235902362007-12-23T00:00:00.000-08:002007-12-23T00:01:03.409-08:00Facebook users can opt out of public purchase reportsEarlier this month, the popular social Web site Facebook Inc. said it went too far in its pursuit of profit and reversed itself, allowing its 55 million users to permanently turn off its Beacon advertising program, which tracks their activities at other Web sites.From: www.azstarnet.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-27406511367551507602007-12-22T14:13:00.000-08:002007-12-22T14:14:30.921-08:00Intimate ShoppingShould everyone know what you bought today?From: www.nytimes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-42451857509190780572007-12-22T13:01:00.001-08:002007-12-22T13:01:44.093-08:00The Facebook way of lifeLindsay Wilkes-Edrington is a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. I tried to commit Facebook suicide once. It was mid-November 2005. I was a sophomore at MU and ...From: columbiamissourian.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-38846707204813246852007-12-20T15:54:00.001-08:002007-12-20T15:54:53.622-08:00The "New Privacy")Growing up online, young people assume their inner circle knows their business. The "new privacy" is about controlling how many people know--not if anyone knows.From: www.huffingtonpost.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-12069888442182309462007-12-20T11:07:00.001-08:002007-12-20T11:07:47.924-08:00Should you get paid to Facebook?A social networking site is paying users for signing up and inviting friends.From: news.bbc.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-75470671610062411062007-12-20T06:59:00.001-08:002007-12-20T06:59:47.209-08:00FacehookedSocial networking site Facebook has got an estimated 50 million members and is valued at £7.5bn. Can it last?From: news.bbc.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-37202825487197672132007-12-20T02:25:00.001-08:002007-12-20T02:25:41.582-08:00Researchers use Facebook to study friendshipIT IS USED to share photos with friends, to post messages to old acquaintances and to exchange virtual cocktails and kisses with users around the globe.From: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-55455361421042428042007-12-19T05:47:00.000-08:002007-12-19T05:48:13.989-08:00Facebook tries to save its BeaconSOCIAL networking giant Facebook has marshalled its army of software developers to create ideas for the lucrative electronic commerce world, potentially tipping the company beyond its$US15 billion ($17.4 billion) valuation.From: theaustralian.news.com.au Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-16196876094536221512007-12-19T01:24:00.001-08:002007-12-19T01:24:56.793-08:00US web users snub Facebook privacyStudy points finger at irresponsible consumers Most internet users are unconcerned with the repercussions of sharing personal information online and do nothing to protect their ID, according to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in the US.From: www.pcadvisor.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-64962282620919479452007-12-19T00:43:00.001-08:002007-12-19T00:43:23.715-08:00Facebook backs off marketing toolSaying it went too far in its pursuit of profit, the popular Internet hangout Facebook Inc. is allowing its 55 million users to permanently turn off a new marketing tool that tracks their activities at other websites.From: betalive.denverpost.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-58700143628728235612007-12-18T18:57:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:56:35.393-08:00Facebook explores payment schemesSOCIAL networking giant Facebook has begun exploring ways to introduce payment systems on its website.From: australianit.news.com.au Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-90475765236288555162007-12-18T18:56:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:57:13.302-08:00Know your privacy rights when using online social networkingThe Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has entered the privacy debate surrounding social networking sites announcing a new FAQ section on its website that helps minimise risks associated with the activity.From: www.itnews.com.au Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-63390012107535760222007-12-18T08:34:00.000-08:002007-12-18T08:54:15.667-08:00Experts: Update privacy lawsMENLO PARK -- Privacy? What privacy?From: redding.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-11076416134698946882007-12-18T06:33:00.000-08:002007-12-18T06:59:18.773-08:00BigString Corporation Launches Facebook Application Enabling Users to Send Self-Destructing VideosBigString Corporation (OTCBB: BSGC) has launched an application for Facebook that enables users toFrom: www.wallstreet-online.de Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-24173940807048423552007-12-18T06:31:00.000-08:002007-12-18T06:32:31.747-08:00Power of Facebook affects lawInternet law professor Michael Geist looks at how the power of Facebook can effect legislationFrom: news.bbc.co.uk Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-88470523830475480242007-12-18T04:01:00.000-08:002007-12-18T04:37:01.615-08:00Facebook and computer privacyFacebook turns off Beacon program Earlier this month, the popular social Web site Facebook Inc. said it went too far in its pursuit of profit and reversed itself, allowing its 55 million users to permanently turn off its Beacon advertising program, which tracks their activities at other Web sites.From: www.newsday.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-34380247310112400002007-12-17T22:46:00.001-08:002007-12-17T22:46:24.941-08:00Facebook Maps NetworksIt seems that birds of a feather do flock together. A new study by members of Harvard?s Sociology Department and a UCLA sociology professor using Facebook to analyze the social habits of undergraduates shows fairly homogenous friend networks among college students.From: www.thecrimson.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-42240424750817428142007-12-17T21:58:00.000-08:002007-12-17T21:57:46.614-08:00On Facebook? You?re being stalked onlineThe faster version, developed by two Kolkatans, uploaded on the Facebook that sees half a million daily users of the Scrabble-like game.From: www.hindustantimes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-42439431156934407392007-12-17T10:01:00.001-08:002007-12-17T10:01:40.993-08:00Facebook sues Ont. porn company over alleged hackingFacebook is suing a Toronto-based porn company and 17 people for allegedly trying to hack the social networking site for the personal information of its users.From: www.cbc.ca Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-73737028495029880592007-12-17T07:23:00.001-08:002007-12-17T07:23:52.747-08:00World News: TeleNav?s Whereboutz? connects Facebook friendsTeleNav?s free application, Whereboutz, is available on more than 100 types of cell-phones and also on the Facebook platform. (12/17/2007)From: www.telematicsupdate.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-63016579309138726722007-12-17T03:29:00.001-08:002007-12-17T03:29:32.355-08:00Facebook doubles as sociological petri dishAbout 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com every day to accumulate “friends,” compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research.From: www.signonsandiego.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-46740168284976352522007-12-17T03:28:00.003-08:002007-12-17T03:28:59.711-08:00Social scientists see Facebook as a petri dish for young adultsEach day about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate "friends," compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses.From: www.heraldtribune.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-52690094571445451382007-12-17T03:28:00.001-08:002007-12-17T03:28:28.676-08:00Researchers mine data in FacebookEach day, about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate "friends," compare movie preferences, share videos, and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research.From: www.boston.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-35550766829173641732007-12-16T21:25:00.001-08:002007-12-16T21:25:54.603-08:00Facebook Studied For Academic ResearchEach day, about 1,700 juniors at an East Coast college log on to Facebook.com to accumulate "friends," compare movie preferences, share videos and exchange cybercocktails and kisses. Unwittingly, these students have become the subjects of academic research.From: www2.tbo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-22827736979386278002007-12-16T20:26:00.003-08:002007-12-16T20:26:36.350-08:00On Facebook, Scholars Link Up With DataA team of researchers is using the Facebook habits of students to study how personal tastes, habits and values affect the formation of social relationships.From: www.nytimes.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-37526742774293193052007-12-16T20:26:00.001-08:002007-12-16T20:26:03.094-08:00Add a few more friends to your Facebook page: Social science researchersThe social-networking site, a petri dish of personal interaction, has become a holy grail for those who examine human behavior.From: www.startribune.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-51736473245786018182007-12-16T10:22:00.001-08:002007-12-16T10:22:23.451-08:00Facebook suing Canadian porn siteCompany allegedly hijacked servers of popular social-networking siteFrom: www.theglobeandmail.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-45240000011985905282007-12-14T12:38:00.001-08:002007-12-14T12:38:27.615-08:00OpenSocial Faces Off with FacebookFollowing the announcement by Facebook that it would make its platform available to other sites, the application-sharing environment for social networking is moving quickly and picking up steam.From: news.yahoo.com Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-54753462306393593582007-12-14T11:13:00.001-08:002007-12-14T11:13:33.981-08:00Can Blockbuster be Sued Over Facebook/Beacon?An anonymous reader writes "A professor at the New York Law School is arguing that Blockbuster violated the Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 when movie choices that Facebook members made on its Web site were made available to other members of the social network via Beacon. The law basically prohibits video rental outfits from disclosing rental choice of their customers to anyone else without Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1946835626876656499.post-46237610506555505712007-12-14T06:40:00.001-08:002007-12-14T06:40:32.171-08:00TRUSTe and Facebook Announce Disclosure Enhancements and Model Privacy Policy Language for New Web Sites That ...TRUSTe and Facebook today announced enhanced disclosures around the Beacon program in the Facebook privacy policy, and unveiled recommended language for new Beacon Web site partners to use in their own privacy policies. As a result of recent changes implemented by Facebook, Beacon now requires an affirmative opt-in and user control over whether activity is made available to friends and networks .Ruslan Abuzantnoreply@blogger.com0