guilt by association? keeping your facebook friend list private
facebook’s privacy setting changes: my series on what they mean for users. this one is about hiding your friend list.
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selective status updates: facebook privacy
the privacy setting changes facebook was talking about have come to pass. first in a series of posts on the good, the bad and the ugly.
it’s privacy day at facebook (via mashable)
today mashable reports that the promised “pushed” privacy efforts are underway. that is to say, rather than waiting for users to go set their own privacy levels, the site is basically putting the options in front of users, offering recommendations, etc.
facebook ceo announcement on privacy 12.01.09
facebook acknowledges that basing privacy policy on shared networks is no longer adequate for its user and plans to (1) revamp its current settings; and (2) actively work with users to help them get the right settings for their needs.
twitter clients on the droid: head-to-head
looking at some leading developers of twitter apps for the droid, and the newcomer I like better
to sleep, perchance to dream
some of my favorite apps on the motorola droid put me to sleep. let me tell you about them.
getting stuff _back_ into facebook (via social media answers)
I showed you how to remove stupid stuff from facebook. kevin tells how to get it back when you realize it wasn’t really stupid after all.
twitter knows where you were last night.
twitter goes official with an opt-in feature that allows geotagging of messages. no changes on twitter.com yet, but developers are already telling people where you are…awesome!
droid released: new sheriff in town
verizon users finally get to tell iphone snobs where they can put their gently rounded corners as droid hits the streets.
double take: sharing and social media
the other week I noticed some roiling of the placid waters of social media love. some random blogger was “lifting content” from assorted web x.0 luminaries. when does sharing stop being social?