for references re social media & privacy, esp among young people.

interesting document with lots of stats & info from the big January storm. (I still think they do amazing stuff with Twitter etc.)

“We make friends with people we barely know!” And yet, that info could be used for virtual redlining? WTF?

"Nothing bad can happen in a new place if you're cracking jokes and 50,000 people are watching."

"Facebook promotes captive content on its network ahead of content on the web, prohibits users from bringing open content into their network, warns users not to visit web content, and places obstacles in front of visits to web sites"

"consult this handy graphic to help make those hard choices among Google+, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter" amusing, and yet, that's basically the heuristic I use. (substitute restaurant for bar, and remove FB as an option.)

"The truth about social-media sites is that they've never been particularly great environments for advertising. People immerse themselves in social media because they want to socialize."

bleak, but I can't argue with the conclusions.

"We get so upset with Facebook changes because they spark cognitive dissonance: I believe I do not trust Facebook but I act as if I trust Facebook by giving them my data." Brings to mind Zittrain's "The Future of the Internet (and how to stop it)"

lots to think about here.

Focusing on "Employer conduct that would be viewed as interfering with protected concerted activity" and "Where an employer acts “to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees” in the exercise of their Section 7 rights, which include the right to self-organize, form, join, or assist unions." You have the right to talk about your employer, to talk to your co-workers, and to generally be yourself online.

"Geofences are special locations that deserve their own geo privacy settings. Simply draw a circle on a map, choose a geo privacy setting for that area, and you’re done." very smart.

"According to a new study, Web browsing can actually refresh tired workers and enhance their productivity, compared to other activities such as making personal calls, texts or emails, let alone working straight through with no rest at all." And given the examples, possibly even more important for people doing routine work. (Which are those most often blocked from browsing!)

"Supporting your freedom to choose the name you use on social networks and other online services."

"No, I’m not talking about porn (for once). I’m talking about the huge amount of everything that falls between porn and G-rated (general, all ages) content."

also, how many people have tabs stacked in the background while doing other stuff?

"that line of inquiry is really pushing back against the myth that kids don’t care about privacy"

I found the "WordPress Meta Description" plugin helpful.

"I want you [librarians] to stop checking into your own library on Foursquare." valid comment for anyone working at a public location.

"Stock is a static value: money in the bank, or trees in the forest. Flow is a rate of change: fifteen dollars an hour, or three-thousand toothpicks a day." as a metaphor for media. strikes home very well for me.

been a flickr user since 2006; I've gone with Moby (in Seesmic) for posting photos to twitter. (I also have a setup to automatically repost my flickr photos to my blog, just in case.)

"As corporations we may be sociopathic, but even a sociopath knows that awkward questions aren't just uncomfortable, they're bad for business."

"In a neoliberal environment, individuals have become corporatized just as corporations have become people. The lines are getting increasingly fuzzy."

just showed Square to some folks at work, to much astonishment all around.

nice simple explanation!

I tried walking through it and was pleased with the results. very clear and straightforward.

"I'd rather host my data and live with such awkwardness in the open than be a sharecropper on so many beautiful social content farms."

some fascinating stuff here, actually. (altho, checked out list of CMSs in use in gov...holy jeebus that's a crazy quilt.)

Jeremy from WSDOT - they've got some great Twitter & Flickr stuff.

sounds fascinating, but $2k a MONTH? Uh, no.