Seems like hardly a month goes by without news about somebody’s social network profile getting them in trouble either with their school, with work, or with the court system. The two most recent cases come out of Canada, where a college student was put on probation for badmouthing a professor online, and a litigant may have to divulge information on his private Facebook account.
Navel Gazing At LinkedIn
It may be worth mentioning Barack Obama may be the first President with an active LinkedIn account. It’s a bit surreal to look at what is essentially an online resume and see listed as current occupation: President at United States of America.
Everything’s in first person as though he maintains the account himself:
Some Consumers Willing To Pay For Online News
A new report suggests some consumers may be willing to pay for online news content.
J.D. Power and Associates has released a report "Online Commentary Indicates Consumer Willingness to Pay For Online News" which is based on a survey of blogs and message board postings.
Is Brand the Key to Ranking on Google?
A recent SEOBook article highlights a good deal of evidence that Google is placing more emphasis on brands than ever before. Author Aaron Wall takes an in depth look at how Google’s algorithm has evolved over his own SEO career, and points out some hints Google has provided in the media as to where its headed before answering a few questions from me for this article.
Fighting a Bad Online Reputation & Keeping a Good One
In this age of fast-moving information and technologies, it is extremely important for businesses to protect online reputations. Currently, that means getting involved with social media and real-time search.
Twitter is the Fastest Growing Community
Nielsen online is sharing some interesting data about Twitter. For one, it was the fastest growing community destination last month, experiencing 1382% growth from last year. Trailing behind it were Zimbio, Facebook, Multiply, and Wikia.
Why Bloggers (All People) Need To Count As Journalists
Recently Murdok readers fired off a couple hundred comments regarding the US House of Representatives’ definition of journalist in the Free Flow of Information Act, a law shielding journalists from having to reveal their sources. A new development in Virginia involving a citizen journalist shows why this definition needs to be broadened to include bloggers, and any other type of journalist.
Noteworthy Tidbits About Facebook
There are a few interesting Facebook-related stories out there at the moment. The first comes from Inside Facebook, where Justin Smith asks "What do I do if someone has already created a Facebook Page for my brand?"
Bloggers: How Much Excerpting Is Fair Use?
Fair use is back in the news courtesy of a New York Times article on publishers being unhappy with the use of excerpts of their content. The main focal point of the article is Henry Blodget of Silicon Alley Insider, who recently quoted a WSJ columnist.
Google Docs List View Not Just for Mobile Anymore
Google Docs users may recall last month when Google improved the mobile version by adding list view for spreadsheets, which allows you to view, edit, sort, and filter them. Before that you could only view them.
Google has now made the same list view available for working on spreadsheets from desktop and notebook computers. It can be found in the View menu.