tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82186166153045899072023-11-15T06:43:10.099-08:00Tara DerberXOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-3843575970045348752012-03-19T21:04:00.002-07:002012-03-19T21:04:43.364-07:00Social Media: Legal, Polices, and Ethics<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Social Media: Legal, Polices,
and Ethics<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">"Social Networking Law Blog" is all about the connection
between social media and the law. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">A New Jersey woman created a FAKE FaceBook profile
pretending to be her ex-husband in hopes of hurting his reputation. (Did that
grab your attention, like it did mine?) This lady went as far as to make
remarks about him having an STD, calling prostitutes for sex and using illegal
drugs. These statements are obviously defamatory and can clearly hurt someone’s
reputation. Once she was discovered to be the person behind the profile she was
taken to court.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">"The New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice defines the
offense of impersonation/identity theft to include "impersonat[ing]
another or assuming a false identity and do[ing] an act in such assumed
character or false identity . . . to injure or defraud another."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">After many attempts to get her case dismissed by stating that
there is no mention of electronic communications, the presiding judge has
decided to go forward with it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Its mind
boggling to me that she knows it’s ILLEGAL to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">say</span></b> defamatory
statements, but believes because she made those statements over the internet
and not in person there shouldn’t be the same consequences.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">I wish this woman was feeling remorse, instead of trying to
manipulate her way out of it. She should have thought twice before making a
FAKE FaceBook. I hope they throw the book at her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">The problem is that Law based on the internet is still a
very new concept so many people are unaware the consequences that come with it.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Social Media Policies for Legal Types is a great article
that gives great advice as to what is legally appropriate/not appropriate when
it comes to social media in both the business as well as professional world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">A question that is often asked nowadays is: Are
professionals allowed to have a personal life on the internet? My answer to
that is, “If you don’t want your boss to see it, it should be out there.” My
dad always reminds his employee that they as well as their Facebook’s are a
reflection on his company. However, what do we know? Below are Harvard's Law
Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Harvard states:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">“As a general matter, you may post content freely to your
blog and to those of others, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene,
defamatory, threatening, infringing of intellectual property rights, invasive of
privacy or otherwise injurious or objectionable."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">I am the first to admit there is so much for me and the
world to learn when to comes to social media and the law. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-20450919774823958002012-03-19T20:33:00.002-07:002012-03-19T20:33:22.188-07:00APPS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">So Sorry- Want a FREE
App?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">RIM says sorry in the form of Apps</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Apps” are, without a
doubt, the greatest thing to happen to this world since sliced bread! They are
the sole reason that nearly everyone has a smart phone in their hands these
days! From checking Facebook to playing words with friends, mobile devices are
a great way to pass the time and stay connected! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">When the IPhone 4S was released customers in US, Europe,
Middle East, and India experienced some of their services being shut off for their
BlackBerrys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure many people were
angry. For one they didn’t have the new cool IPhone and two their current phone
wasn’t working. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In an effort to make up for their poor service
and to do some damage control Rim decided to offer free apps to their customers.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These FREE APPS include:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">DriveSafe.ly Pro<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">iSpeech Translator
Pro<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drive Safe.ly
Enterprise<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nobex Radio Premium<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shazam Encore<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Vlingo Plus: Virtual
Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Sims 3<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bejeweled<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">N.O.V.A.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Texas Hold’em Poker 2<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bubble Bash 2<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Photo Editor Ultimate<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">I don’t exactly see how getting a free app would make up for
the lack of cell phone service, but RIMS gets an A for effort. After all,
everyone loves getting something for free.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Words with friends, is without a doubt, one of the most
popular Apps on smart phones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People literally
spend hours competing against one and other in hopes of beating out their opponent
with their clever words. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought this
game would be boring, but after one game I was HOOKED! If you haven’t played
it, I dare you! You WILL become addicted too!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-57624522183796796672012-03-19T20:02:00.000-07:002012-03-19T20:02:05.501-07:00Search Engine Optimization- The taggers AKA JC PENNY<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">JC Penny- Shady Business.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">The New York Times
published a story last February regarding a serious SEO no-no and a JC Penny
Scandal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">JC Penny has become a house-hold name and seemed like the go
to place for just about everything from luggage to the “little black dress”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JC Penny quickly became the number one search
for hundreds of items such as, comforter sets, clothing, and home décor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Investigations soon began of the strange search engine results.
It was found that JC Penny had found a new niche to the online dark-side to
market their company. Leave it to JC Penny to be shady! What JC Penny didn’t know
was that Google sorts their results in accordance with many factors, and one of
those being the number of outside links that filter into any given site. What
does this mean for JC Penny? Well come to find out JC Penny had tagged more
than 2,012 sites with a direct link to their site. The bulk of their tagged
websites were out of use meaning that the sole purpose was purely to boost JC
Penny's search ranking. WAY TO GO JC PENNY! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">New York Times reported
that tags were found off topic sites:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">New York Times reported that JC Penny had attached the
phrase “black dress” to the bottom of a website titled nuclear.engineeringaddict.com.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">What else did they find, you may ask? “Evening dresses” was
on a site called casino-focus.com while <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Cocktail dresses” showed up on
bulgariapropertyportal.com. ”Casual dresses” was on a site called
elistofbanks.com and “Semi-formal dresses” was pasted on usclettermen.org. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JC Penny seemed to cover all their types of
dresses…… (Good thinking, JC Penny!) The list seems to go on and on as the
links to JCPenney.com’s dresses are on sites about, cameras, dogs, travel,
snoring,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>online games, jewelry stores,
ADOBE flash, and even dentist. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>JC Penny was
clearly targeting a wide audience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">The links were quickly taken down, however it did shed light
on how effective their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>scheme was. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">"At 7 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, J. C. Penney was
still the No. 1 result for “Samsonite carry on luggage.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two hours later, it was at No. 71." Sorry
about your bad luck JC Penny.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-22614847326221323362012-03-19T19:27:00.001-07:002012-03-19T19:27:10.113-07:00Collaborative and Distance Communication Tools<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Skype and a Webcammm PARTY!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">If you have been reading my blog lately you already know
Skype is sweeping the nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Skype is a
great tool that allows people to communicate with one and other <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>through video chat. This type of communication
can even happen when those people are continents apart! Crazy huh? There are
countless benefits when it comes to Skype including many reasons why one would
use Skyp. Some of these include: personal, educational and professional.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you read my previous entry you know that
younger grades are starting to Skype with schools across the Atlantic. Seems
amazing right? Well not so…according to some teachers who note that unless education
stays the main topic of conversation Skype can become just another distraction. (Who would have
thought?!) SKype also allows people to stay in touch with friends and family. Last, but not least Skype is helping the business worlds, and saving it TONS of money. Skype is also great for interveiws! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Another social media outlet catching the world by storm is
called clubbing from home via Ustream or Boiler Room. I have never heard of
this, however I think it’s VERY sad if you and your friends sit at home and
watch people party, or if you have the time to “see if the party is worth going
out for.” Can you say lazy?????????? No wonder Americas obesity is up! Oh and
one more thing-Is anyone else freaked out that people can tune in and see whos
at a party? I think that sounds like a murders/psychopaths dream.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-66702887949618964152012-03-06T12:52:00.002-08:002012-03-06T12:52:42.071-08:00Viral Video<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Viral Video Star Hits Big Screen by Nina Metz, was the first
article I read.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">This article addressed how a viral video can make someone
famous, over night! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">This is exactly what happened to Jack Rebney when he had a
video go viral. He was an overnight sensation when outtakes of a commercial he
filmed more than 20 years ago were posted to Youtube and became a huge hit! As
a result many film directors are interested in making a documentary of his
life. Now at 80, Redney is still surprised that those crazy out takes give him
so much attention.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">I loved reading this article. It got me thinking of how
crazy it would be to be in his position! It also reminded me that Paris Hilton
and Kim Kardashian both became famous, virtually overnight as well, after their
sex tapes went viral. (Does it seem like more now than ever people are becoming
famous for nothing?)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">The second article I read was by Dan, author of The Secret
Strategies behind Many "Viral" Videos. His article states that almost
all videos with over 100,000 views did not get that many viewers on their own.
(No kidding?!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">According to this article there are nine key strategies that
professionals use to help make videos go viral.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">1. If a video goes viral, someone meant for that to happen.(Isn’t
that common sense?!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">2. Below are some key things that will help you in your
efforts to make your videos go viral:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Make it short<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>:</strong>
15-30 seconds is ideal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are more
attracted to bite-sized clips rather than long stories.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Make it shocking:
The shock effect makes a viewer want to investigate further, and viewers tend
to share shocking videos they see with their friends giving your video more
publicity.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Use fake headlines:
“Holy shit, did that actually happen?!” (Please use a classy headline like
that...)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Design for remixing:
Try to create a video that will be easy for others to remix. That will allow
others to "spread" your video as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t make an
outright ad: If a video seems like an ad, viewers are more likely to shut
it off and not share it. (Can you think of the last time you shared an ad? Didn’t
think so.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Calibri;">Appeal to sex: It’s
no secret, sex sells. So if all else fails, use sex appeal. Your video will,
without a doubt, get more views if you have an attractive girl or guy in it. (As
previously stated it worked for Paris Hilton.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Calibri;">3.The amount of views is the most important factor in making
a video go viral- So the most important part of this process is understanding
how to get people to view your video. It’s important to consider this question:
How will people find out about this video? The best way to do this is to know
your audience. What type of social media are they using? Reaching out to
various mediums is very important. The more attention you can get the better.
Whether it’s using facebook, twitter, youtube, ect it’s important that you get
your video out to as many mediums as you can.</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Calibri;">The rest of the steps address secrets on how to make your
video go viral with interesting ideas. Clink on the link if you’re interested
in learning more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">The article was very interesting and gave great information.
Before reading this article I had no idea of the process and hard work it takes
to make a video go viral.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-30921394486670826242012-02-14T13:34:00.000-08:002012-02-14T13:34:43.349-08:00Locating social media... A stalkers dream<h3 style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: magenta;">Locating social media </span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: magenta;">In today’s internet –crazed world one thing is clear, privacy is little. What does this mean? It’s only natural for location based social media to thrive and flourish. Users of sites such as Foursquare and Facebook's now have location options that allow users to share their whereabouts and swap information and happenings in their area. All done by a simple click. I know this because often times I go to dinner with my sorority sisters and within minutes if parking Im "checked in" to the resturant as well as my 20 sisters. Great Idea?!? If you ask me it’s so scary to think that thousands of my friends, which some I am not sure I even know, can know my whereabouts whether I want them to or not.<br /><br /> A new mobile app that is sweeping the nation is TagWhat. Tagwart is an application that allows users to upload mobile photos of landmarks around their location, adding personal comments to the image. Types Commentary can vary but usually include personal stories, random facts, historical information, deals, tips, anything others may find interesting. <br /> <br />Maps meet scrapbooking meets Facebook meets Groupon in TagWhat. WHAT A COMBO.The potential to share deals and helpful information based on your location could reshape social media. The application surly does have a ways to go, but it's of potential is hard to comprehend. I bet those psychos on that coupon show are filled with joy.<br /><br />Natalie Giddings, a well known blogger addresses the offers TagWhat provides in comparison to other social media sites by saying,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;"> "What differentiates </span><a href="http://tagwhat.tumblr.com/"><span style="color: #339900;"><span style="color: magenta;">TagWhat</span></span></a><span style="color: magenta;"> from Foursquare (and what makes it more like Facebook), is the fact that it eschews the formers' game mechanics and focuses on the user interaction and community building aspects of the latter. The basic use of TagWhat is that it lets users turn a view of any location into an engrossing, educational experience, as users provide interesting stories and entertaining information about every single thing that can be captured by your camera - think a diner and its history is interesting enough? I Love this examples they give on their website. Try to point the device at the tables, perhaps a user has tagged the exact table where a famous actor used to sit during his lunch breaks. TagWhat makes the world more interesting."</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta;">Youre right Natalie.. Thanks for letting me know that TagWhat does make the world more interesting... (Or not)<br /><br />Read more: </span><a href="http://technorati.com/blogging/article/augmented-reality-meets-location-based-social/#ixzz1a7bHNVet"><span style="color: #003399;"><span style="color: magenta;">http://technorati.com/blogging/article/augmented-reality-meets-location-based-social/#ixzz1a7bHNVet</span></span></a><span style="color: magenta;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif", "serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="color: magenta;">Traditional media outlets seem to be strung out across a range of emotion towards social media. Our traditional friends may want to thumb through an AA 12-steps-to-acceptance pamphlet next time they go to CVS, because social media is here to stay. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif", "serif"; font-size: 9pt;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;">Now that we've excepted that the rise</span> of social media has finally caught up with traditional views of marketing and business; we can move past of fragile, scared state and be welcomed into the world of media relations.<br />Clearly, now more than ever, social media is working to redefine business and politics. In Liberal Democrats' View: It Was Traditional Media That Did It by Mark Pack, liberal representative's social media sites were monitored during a British political debate. After the debate finished, the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg's Facebook following had risen percent, while his</span> Twitter following rose 23 percent. <br />This information gave voice to the face that social media is not just for twenty-something’s posting pictures of themselves in the mirror anymore. Social Media is a real time representation of what is happening in our world. Twitter has supplied an opportunity for politicians to communicate their position with a mass audience.</span> </span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-64563470734088285882012-01-24T19:30:00.000-08:002012-01-24T19:30:07.160-08:00Social Media: Organizational Uses<br />
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social media tool that I chose to focus on for this blog entry. Skype is a
social media tool that is being utilized by all types of organizations. I read
an article that focused on classrooms, organizations job interviews and how
Skype was benefitting both of them. The invention of Skype has opened new doors
to many opportunities for our society.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff3399; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By David Nagel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff3399; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skype was foreign to me
until a month ago, so I am going to assume it may be a new concept for those reading
my blog as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To simplify it Skype is
a live video chat which allows users to converse with one and other free of
charge. This is very appealing considering the cost to text or call
internationally. Besides the attractive price video chat is a much more
personal way of communicating with someone compared to texting or calling. With
live video chat you are able to see the others persons face, emotions and
setting. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ff3399; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Teachers are taking
advantage of Skype and using it to broaden their students’ knowledge of the
world. It doesn’t stop just there either! According to this article, many
teachers are using Skype to share lesson plans, compare classroom success and
develop new ideas.“Skype in the classroom is an amazing resource to find
teachers to collaborate with and to bring people into your classroom that you
would never have been able to.” Teacher, Kara Cornejo<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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allowing students to use Skype as well. Kids in all grades are encouraged to
learn how to use Skype to speak with other classmates. Some teachers have taken
it as far as to have “Skype dates” with other classrooms in other parts of the
world to give students the opportunity to have discussions back and forth about
their different cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cousins will be seeing Kids face to face in other places of the world, when at
their age I was seeing pictures in a textbook. However, I think it is a great idea.
I believe by doing so students will be more eager and interested to learn about
different parts of the world if they are able to see it with their own eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Interview Process<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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anything more nerve-racking than an interview? What about an interview in front
of a camera? I cannot think of anything more stressful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact this adds a whole new level of
stress. Not only do you have the normal stress of what to wear now you have to
think how to sit and what kind of background would be best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Skype has now taken long distant interviews,
which used to be conducted via telephone, cyber. Most long distance interviews
will now be conducted over Skype through a live video chat. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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story of a professor who had to do three separate interviews over his computers
web-cam. Like I would be, he was initially worried about that fact that the
interviewers would all be staring at him on a wide screen.( I didn’t think guys
worried about stuff like this???) Come to find out he actually felt it was more
relaxing than he had originally predicted. He felt comforted when they smiled
at his answers and made notes when he spoke which was promising.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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eliminating unnecessary traveling expenses that come from traveling to
interviews is great. Skype has saved countless organizations a great deal of
money in airfare and long distance phone calls. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-70495681816012604752012-01-23T12:16:00.001-08:002012-01-23T12:16:54.379-08:00Blogging businessIn an article published in 2005 Bloomberg Businessweek , Stephen Baker and Heather Green address a new social media outlet that was quickly taking over the internet: Blogging.
This article addressed the potential that blogs could have when it came to the opportunity for a consumer to write about what they thought about you, the product you are selling, your business, your brand, and anything else they would like. In 2005 when "Facebook was still an Ivy League sensation" and Twittering was an “activity dominated by small birds”, this article addressed a topic that had yet to be put on the social media map, blogging. This was, of course, back in the day before everyone and their mom blogged about every aspect of their life. (Hard to believe, I know.)
The writers quickly realized that this communication outlet was a foreshadow of great things to come. With over 40,000 new blogs being published daily adding to the already 9 billion blogs out there Blogs continue to be a force to recon with.
Business week used an online article to target white collar Americans that blogs and online forums are something to utilized and appreciated, and not ignored. (Whew, glad white collar Americans got the memo. I lost sleep over it.)
The article addresses the gossip-y, scandal train stigma that came along blogging and online messaging.
The overwhelming majority of the information the world spews out every day is digital—photos from camera phones, PowerPoint presentations, government filings, billions and billions of e-mails, even digital phone messages. With a couple of clicks, every one of these items can be broadcast into the blogosphere by anyone with an Internet hookup—or even a cell phone. If it's scandalous, a poisonous e-mail from a CEO, for example, or torture pictures from a prison camp, others link to it in a flash. And here's the killer: Blog posts linger on the Web forever.
HOWEVER….
Ideas circulate as fast as scandal.
Potential customers are out there, sniffing around for deals and partners. While you may be putting it off, you can bet that your competitors are exploring ways to harvest new ideas from blogs, sprinkle ads into them, and yes, find out what you and other competitors are up to.
Something unexpected happened in 2005 that pertained tot his article. Bloggers had linked this article which then created traffic from business men to blogs and vice versa. It then became somewhat of a middle ground between the tech and blog savvy and the “white collar” CEO’s.
Read the UPDATED article at http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/feb2008/db20080219_908252.htmXOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-32730507914599523852012-01-19T12:14:00.001-08:002012-01-19T12:14:24.085-08:00<br />
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million can make you famous, this website goes by the name of Twitter . Nearly
every business has taken to twitter as its means of communicating with their
public. The days of privacy and silence have come and gone and the
user-friendly welcome wagon bearing tweets and information as well as freebies
has strolled in. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Twitter has proven itself to be a force to reckon with. TechCrunch
recently reported that there are now 200 million tweets a day, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>65 million this day year ago. What does this
mean? Companies as well as individuals are expected to communicate through
twitter relentlessly just to keep up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Bodnar gives scary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>statistics on just
how quickly social media is becoming mainstream communication. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">To be completely honest the majority of information being
sent into cyber- everywhere is noise and useless information. Sorry freshmen
girl, who randomly is following me, but I could care less how many times your
crush said “Hi” to you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Up: How to be Heard on Twitter by Andi Putra at
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less unfollowings. Unfollowing typically happens due to rubbish being thrown from
your account, that no one cares about. Here are some tips-Be kind, recycle,
have something of importance to say. (They call those tips? )<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">What did I learn that’s most valuable? To truly make it in
social media today, you need something to</span><span style="color: magenta;"> say as well as something that you
audience would want to actually hear. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Twitter has given us the opportunity to build a relationship
with one and other while allowing us to share our common interests. Through
using twitter as a networking tool we can build our reputations and provide
chances for success. However negative relationships can burn bridges and take
awau opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Tweet Wisely : ) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: magenta;">Tara <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8218616615304589907.post-90590620339027448512012-01-14T14:57:00.000-08:002012-01-14T15:05:10.374-08:00Skype<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif";"><span style="color: magenta;">Recent research that was conducted by the Polytechnic Institute of New York University have found some major glitches in Skypes privacy settings. What does that exactly mean? Is means that these glitches could expose half-billion Skypers location and movements <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>world wide. Scary Huh?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif";"><span style="color: magenta;">By making partial calls (to any Skype user) hackers are able to steal IP address where they are able to gain access to all personal files, downloads, movements and physical address. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif";"><span style="color: magenta;">The concern with this particular glitch is more dangerous than most computer hackings, because ANY person can gain access to any Skype user. The hacker does not have to be in full contact with the victim considering they can gain all the information they need through partial calls. Many users never know the call was ever received. It makes me wonder if any of my friends have been hacked and they don’t know it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif";"><span style="color: magenta;">A researcher by the name of Keith Ross points out the potential risks of terrorist groups using this glitch to their advantage to gain knowledge about government officials, or employees of target organizations. <br /><br />Karen A. Frenkel a well known blogger quotes Skype’s Chief Information Security Officer, saying: "We value the privacy of our users and are committed to making our products as secure as possible. Just as with typical internet communications software, Skype users who are connected may be able to determine each other’s IP address. Through research and development, we will continue to make advances in this area and improvements to our software." </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Droid Serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: magenta;">His statement makes me very confident using Skype…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NOT. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></span>XOXO, Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08988423510486619950noreply@blogger.com0