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Facebook Timeline Thrusts You into the Participatory Web. Be Prepared.

September 26, 2011
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Facebook has always pushed openness and sharing on its users and this latest innovation is bound to spark concern among users who wish to maintain significant privacy controls over their profile and presence. For users that embrace the increasingly open and social nature of the web, the distracting nature of Facebook is about to multiply exponentially. Below, an outline of what you need to know and tips to prepare and protect yourself.

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Facebook Timeline Gives Away Your Age in Spite of Privacy Settings

September 24, 2011
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Facebook Timeline revolutionizes profile as we know it, unfortunately at the expense of some pre-existing privacy settings and expectations.

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Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Irene via Social Media and Open Data

August 26, 2011
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A massive hurricane is swirling toward the eastern seaboard of the U.S. leaving 29 million people under a Hurricane warning on Friday night. Currently a category 2 storm, Hurricane Irene is forecast to straddle the coast before making landfall near New York City. Here in Southern California we don’t have many hurricane threats but then [...]

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Think LinkedIn is Free? You Got Sold!

August 11, 2011
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It seems every social network overextends its privileges with users once a year if not more. In the past the culprit has most often been Facebook, changing its Terms of Service and upgrading its platform to create just a bit more vulnerability for its users. It’s become an almost humorous pattern of overreaching only to retreat slightly in reaction to inevitable user outrage.

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Geolocation is a Two-Way Street Where Businesses Meet Consumers

July 21, 2011

As consumers become increasingly engaged with smartphones and other mobile devices, geolocation will have a growing influence on commerce. For most businesses and services, location — and circumstance — means everything.

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Interview: Bettina Korek, Founder of For Your Art

July 21, 2011
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“I hope that ForYourArt can be a resource for people to not only know what’s going on in L.A. but also to find that inspiring context that they can delve deeper into,” Korek said. Watch the video interview.

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