Social Media

Google+ company page for Bank of America “Brandjacked”

November 15, 2011 Online Reputation

Someone has created a Google Plus Page for Bank of America, trashing the nation’s largest bank with a series of mocking photos, images and other posts, Full Story: Bank of America’s Google Plus Page Appears ‘Brandjacked’ The Google + page is still visible here. So, can just anyone setup a Google+ page for another business? [...]

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Tweets can be deemed libelous and form the basis for a defamation lawsuit

August 24, 2011 Online Reputation

In an excellent piece entitled What journalists need to know about libelous tweets at journalism website Poynter.org, the author cites a legal expert who warns that tweets and other twitter postings are not being treated any differently under the law. “Statements on Twitter can form the basis of a defamation lawsuit just as much as any [...]

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Facebook seduction – dozens of members of business network Ecademy duped into friending fake account

July 18, 2011 Online Reputation

An attractive young lady going by the name of Jenn Collins is in the process of friending hundreds of people on Facebook, many of them members of the UK based business network, Ecademy.  A few days ago she had 488 friends, today 553. Jenn says she lives in Miami Florida and speaks multiple languages. She [...]

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Disabling Geo-Tagging on smartphones

September 8, 2010 Privacy

Did you know that your iPhone, Android phone, Blackberry or other smartphone records the exact location that each photograph was taken at? And stores that detailed info in the photograph? It’s called Geo-Tagging and it’s a feature, not a deficiency or backdooor for spying or tracking. Geo-Tagging can be fun and can enhance the social [...]

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