Two social media platforms have been involved in controversy this week. One of them has done the right thing. Read →
Social media now accounts for 22% of all the time that we spend online. So how did we spend that time in 2011? And how will that change in the next year? The top stories to watch in 2012 include the intersection of social, local and mobile, the changing role of marketers, privacy issues, and the elusive social media ROI… Read →
Technology in the age of social media is creating new types of relationships that didn’t exist before. And it is creating new ethical challenges about which the social media industry as a whole should be leading the debate–but is not. Read →
Announcing The Realtime Report’s Guide to Online Influence Measurement Tools — a guide for brands, agencies, developers and anyone interested in understanding the rapidly evolving, innovative, controversial and potentially very disruptive field of influence measurement. And asking for your help to make sure that we’re creating something truly useful! Read →
A new study by Harris Interactive – commissioned by Posterous – reveals that 61% percent of social networking users will share more if they can control who sees what they share. Examining social network user preferences for privacy, particularly regarding photo sharing, the survey found that one in five respondents (20%) currently share photos by email instead of via social networks as a result of privacy concerns. Read →
Klout has made some concrete changes to protect the privacy of unregistered users. The company is no longer creating profiles or scores based on unregistered Facebook users, and has removed any that were created from the system. Are these changes enough to address users’ concerns about privacy? Read →
Klout is creating profiles for people you’re connected to on Facebook. People like your mother-in-law, and your kids. Here’s the scoop. Read →
A February 2011 survey by Harris Interactive and TRUSTe reveals significant concerns about privacy and data security for US smartphone owners. 38% of US smartphone owners list privacy as their primary concern, while 26% list security as their primary concern. Read →
TRUSTe has released a report focused on the privacy habits and preferences of teens and their parents. The research was conducted between June 24 and July 1, via email to 4,000 of Lightspeed Research’s MySurvey Panelists at socially-networked households who reported having a teenager in the house. For the most part, parents feel in control: Read →
Martha Stewart, Founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is interviewed by David Pogue, Columnist for The New York Times. Martha and David discuss the productivity loss and privacy issues associated with Facebook and other forms of social media. Martha suggests that there should be school courses teaching children/teens how to use social media correctly, and [...] Read →
