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Facebook’s Face-Recognition Tagging Spurs European Probe
Europe is suddenly all in a tizzy over something they should have seen coming. Namely, Facebook’s latest privacy failure — automatic photo tagging through face recognition. Of course, it’s not like people had no idea it was coming — the feature has rolled out about six months ago in the U.S. to howls from privacy […]
YouTube’s Foray Into Creative Commons Licensing
As of June 1, YouTube offers the option for its contributors to upload videos under Creative Commons licensing. In the past, site contributors were limited to the Standard YouTube License, which Jason Kincaid of TechCrunch describes as “fairly restrictive.” Users can now mark their videos with a Creative Commons license that lets others know they […]
Hiring a “Guru,” “Ninja,” or “Maven”? Get a Pro Instead
One really important thing to keep an eye out for when contracting someone for social media training or services is overblown language. “Guru,” “expert,” “ninja,” and “maven” are only a few of the self-consciously hip titles adopted by many who wish to work in the field. All of these words are warning signs. They generally […]
Cell Phones, Cancer, and Marketing
You’ve probably all heard about the recent study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — part of the World Health Organization (WHO) — that has just classified cell phones as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” According to Fox News, the study “reviewed possible links between cancer and the type of electromagnetic radiation found in cell […]
Super Controversy Over Super-Injunctions in the U.K.
For the first time, Twitter has given in to a British court action attempting to unmask one of the site’s anonymous users. The tweeter, who calls himself Mr. Monkey, posted allegedly libelous messages on the San Francisco-based site. The subpoena ordered Twitter to release the name, contact information, and computer address behind five accounts, including […]
White House Adds Director of Progressive Media & Online Response Position
The Internet-savvy Obama administration has added a new post to its White House communications department. Here is the text of an official memo shared with us by The Huffington Post blogger Sam Stein: ‘This week, Jesse Lee will move from the new media department into a role in the communications department as Director of Progressive […]
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