Category Archives: social media

Google’s new privacy policy – one interesting viewpoint

robinna/ February 23, 2012/ social media/ 0 comments

The Center for Digital Democracy sent a complaint to the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday asking it to find Google in violation of a 2011 consent order, conduct an investigation and request the search giant postpone the rollout of its new privacy policies. In the 16-page complaint, the CDD says Google failed to accurately and honestly inform users of the real

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Facebook kills library’s historical profiles

robinna/ January 11, 2012/ Libraries, History of Technology, social media, watch.see.hear/ 0 comments

Sooo… Facebook has already killed the historical profile accounts which were written about well… just about everywhere (Google Joe McDonald)  although it seems like they also killed a potentially great PR and marketing campaign.  “While McDonald and Lewis initially only had friends who were distant relatives, their lists of connections swelled from just over 100 each to more than 1,000.

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Preorders of Semantic Web Technologies available

robinna/ December 31, 2011/ social media, semantic web/ 1 comments

Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians (THE TECH SET® #20 [Paperback]Robin Fay (Author), Michael Sauers (Author), Ellyssa Kroski (Editor) There are trillions of bytes of information within the web, all of it driven by behind-the-scenes data. Vast quantities of information make it hard to find what s really important. Here s a practical guide to the future of

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New Book on Semantic Web and Social Searching for Librarians

robinna/ December 21, 2011/ social media, semantic web, my projects/ 0 comments

Look what is featured over at semanticweb under industry news… http://semanticweb.com/new-semantic-web-book-for-librarians_b25441 “You’ll learn how to start and track trends using social media, find hidden content online, and search for reusable online content, crucial skills for those looking to be better searchers. The authors explain how to explore data and statistics through WolframAlpha, create searchable metadata in Flickr, and give meaning

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Facebook privacy settlement & an overview of some of the privacy breaks

robinna/ November 29, 2011/ social media, privacy/ 0 comments

Article about some of the egregious breaks in privacy at Facebook as well as the conditions of the proposed settlement against Facebook (– still the WORLD wide web, though!)—————-Facebook has agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s eight-count complaint in which the FTC charged that the social networking service, which is widely used by libraries, had deceived consumers by promising

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..so, how do you *do* twitter? Advice & thoughts on getting started with twitter

robinna/ November 10, 2011/ social media, question of the day, twitter, tutorials/ 0 comments

Question of the day: …so, how do you *do* twitter? It seems different than fb. Any words of wisdom? A:Twitter is different from facebook for me.Twitter is a very dynamic sharing, learning, and network tool. Facebook can be that, too, but it’s more a mashup and convulated (imho). So how do I do it? Use ‘tweet this’ buttons. When I

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Connecting with me in social space

robinna/ October 7, 2011/ social media, twitter/ 0 comments

Hey there,Want to connect with me at facebook?Please visit http://www.facebook.com/RobinFayArts – I share a weekly photo, technology news and more. I’d love to start a conversation with you there! I don’t accept friend requests to my PERSONAL account unless I tell you to friend me. we’re close friends in real life. we already have a relationship at another social media

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