A Christmas Story: OpenID, OAuth, My Home, and Your Privacy
Here it is, Christmas Eve, almost time to celebrate Christmas in all the traditions it brings in our household. We usually go visit my wife’s family, and then follow it up with telling the Christmas story out of the Bible and then we sing Christmas songs and each of us opens one present from another […]
Read more...Zuckerberg’s No Fool – He Only Shows What He Wants You to See
I’ve seen a few articles tonight gawking about all the information people are able to see on Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s profile due to the new Facebook Privacy settings being “more open”. Of course, Facebook wants to be sure everyone knows what they’re getting into, and they’re also wanting to encourage each and every […]
Read more...Twitter Keeps Fighting While Facebook Continues to Grow
Ev Williams was quoted recently saying, “The world is big enough for both Facebook and Twitter”, almost as though we were supposed to think Twitter wasn’t trying to be a competitor. Don’t be fooled though, Twitter’s recent lists feature is just one step towards providing the privacy controls Facebook itself is known for. Before we […]
Read more...Make the Most of Facebook With Fox 13’s New Series
A few weeks back I was interviewed by our Local Fox station, Fox 13 KSTU about Facebook. I was interviewed by Arikka Von, Katy Carlyle, Nicole Hunter, and Nineveh Dinha about topics such as why you should join Facebook, Facebook Privacy, Security, and even Strategy on Facebook. The series ran all last week (now all […]
Read more...How Do I Only Allow Certain Friends to See (insert feature here) on Facebook?
I was interviewed on our local radio station, KSL News Radio (1160 AM and 102.7 FM) about Facebook etiquette recently, and the article aired today. I get asked frequently how you can separate your professional and personal life on Facebook. Paul Nelson (@paulthereporter on Twitter) was kind enough to take a video of me showing […]
Read more...Be Careful What You Post on Facebook. It Could Get You Killed!
In an amazing act of rage, a South London man appears to have killed his wife over a simple statement she made on Facebook about her and her husband splitting up. According to the BBC, Emma Forrester, mother of two, had posted an entry on Facebook (no word on where and how), stating she had […]
Read more...The iPhone Needs Privacy Controls
The iPhone seems to have created a huge security and privacy problem recently that I think many more people should be watching. By launching a developer platform and SDK, Apple has essentially created one of the largest social network platforms in existence, bringing even more powerful and personal data than ever before to the developer. […]
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