Don’t censor the web. Please. On January 24th, the Senate will begin voting on the Protect IP Act (PIPA), which is opposed by millions of Americans. While the stated intent of the Protect IP Act is to fight online piracy, the net effect will be censorship of the web. There are other and more effective…
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Social media marketing is more than Facebook and Twitter.
This guest post is written by Michael Dolen, founder and CEO of the popular online forum, CreditCardFroum.com. What’s social media? Most of us think of Facebook, Twitter, and maybe even LinkedIn. However there’s something else that falls into this category: forums/message boards. Because they’ve been around since the dawn of the internet, they’re not nearly as…
What Do You do If (When) Your Facebook is Hacked?
I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed last night when I saw an update from B.L. Ochman, a social media friend and colleague whose account had just been hacked. She clicked on a link, which unleashed the Trojan Ramnit on her Facebook account. While this worm has created untold headaches for the Facebook account holders…
Social Media: Leaving 2011 and Heading Into 2012
How will we remember 2011? A year filled with huge change on a global, local and personal level. Social media played an integral part and continues to impact our lives–in ways we don’t always stop to think about. Social media tools are developing and evolving at breakneck speed, presenting incredible opportunity and risk at the…
