With the boom of social media, privacy has been pushed aside in our lives. But Sgrouples believes that privacy is coming back, and in a big way. Many online companies claim to protect our privacy, but new evidence shows that many popular sites have been negligent to uphold their policies. Google has been penalized millions of dollars [...]
Continue reading... June 10, 2013
Connect to LinkedIn from Sgrouples
Sgrouples has updated its service to integrate with LinkedIn along with Facebook and Twitter. Users can now see their LinkedIn newsfeed from within Sgrouples, making it easier than ever to share, re-post and reply to co-workers and business partners. For inexperienced users, using Linkedin from the Sgrouples platform is easy. Simply login, click the “+ social [...]
Continue reading... June 5, 2013
Sgrouples CEO to Participate in Landmark Privacy Debate
Sgrouples CEO Mark Weinstein has been invited by NY Professor Arthur Miller, a premier privacy expert, to be a key panelist in a milestone debate about individual privacy in this era of big data. The debate, which is entitled “What’s the Right Balance of Public and Private in a World of Big Data and Internet [...]
Continue reading... May 29, 2013
Top 5 Social Media Sites to Maintain Your Family’s Online Protection
Is your family safe online? If you’re like me, you might restrict your family’s access to your online social accounts. It’s not unusual. In fact, it probably the norm. And just as likely, they might be restricting their information from you. So you may not have a clue in what your family is sharing online. [...]
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Sgrouples CEO Talks Online Privacy, NSA Spying at Important Debate
On June 8, Sgrouples CEO Mark Weinstein participated in an important privacy debate, moderated by NYU Professor and privacy expert Arthur Miller. The debate “What’s the Right Balance of Public and Private in a World of Big Data and Internet Superpowers?” offered insights on balancing technology and privacy in a world where our lives are chronicled online, in job applications, and just about everywhere.
Mark made several key points as he highlighted the importance of restoring privacy to its previously hallowed place in democracy. He mentioned the stark contrast of the past “when we looked at communism, fascism, and authoritarianism and their privacy intrusions as an affront to civilization. And now technology is making privacy an endangered species in democracies, and that is wrong and dangerous.”
Weinstein Keynote to Teens: Pursue Your Dreams
Mark took the stage Friday, June 14, as a keynote speaker at the 2013 Youth Conference entitled “Dream It, Live It” at the San Jose City Hall. He spoke to approximately 300 awesome teens (ages 14-20) about living their dreams, while also excerpting important thoughts from his award-winning Habitually Great book series. Weinstein shared his vision about social networking fifteen years ago when he built SuperFamily.com and SuperFriends.com and his new creation of the privacy-centric social media site Sgrouples, despite the naysayers who did not have the foresight to recognize that the issue of privacy would re-emerge for people around the world.