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9 New Social Networking Sites That Could Change the Game

Nick — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:47:54 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, the Facebook was recently the first social network to break the 1,000,000,000 users mark. That’s 1 billion…with a “B.” While Facebook in undoubtedly the king of social networking as we know it, over the past 2 years we’ve seen a plethora of new social networking sites jump on the scene. [...]

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Ashton Kutcher Talks Online Privacy at TechCrunch Disrupt NY

Nick Trenchard — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:42:52 +0000

Ashton Kutcher took a break from the small screen to introduce his new A-Grade fund with partner Guy Oseary at TechCrunch Disrupt NY in a panel discussion with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. The panel started off the interview by settling the rumor that Kutcher’s investment firm was raising a $100 million valuation for their future [...]

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Social Media News, Week of 4/1: No Need to Fear Monger Over The FireMe! Site, How to Spot a Social Media Poser, Facebook Ad Trial Privacy Fears, Fargo Arson Threats, and Reuters Social Media Insight.

sgrouplesbloggers — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:25:31 +0000

Stay tuned to the Sgrouples blog every Monday for your weekly social media news! A Fargo man got Facebook arrested over posting arson threats against his boss, Facebook’s new “retargeted” ad trials and the privacy risks that come with them, FireMe! fears dispelled, a nifty infographic about social media posers and a report by Reuters [...]

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Facebook Cracks Down on Instant Chat Security

Eileen Chu — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:39:19 +0000

Our new Intern Blogs series is brought to you by Sgrouples’ very own college internship program! Today we have a post on Chat Security and Online Predators from Jessica Montevago, Chico State University. This past summer, Facebook installed scanning software to its database that searches your private chats for any suspected criminal activity and reports [...]

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Social Media News, Week of 3/25: Children’s Online Privacy Concerns, Cop’s Racists Post, Safer Social Networking Tips, Data Scooping, and 5 Brands that Effectively Engage Through Infographics

sgrouplesbloggers — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:55:05 +0000

Stay tuned to the Sgrouples blog every Monday for your weekly social media news! The Associated Press and Reuters poses interesting questions on the state of social media data and our online privacy, a Florida got fired over racial slurs she posted on her personal Facebook page, PCWorld has 12 simple steps for safer social [...]

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Should Have Used Sgrouples: Fired for Facebook

Eileen Chu — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:29:02 +0000

A reader of the Anchorage Daily News recently submitted a question asking advice columnist, Lynne Curry if legal action could be taken against an employer for terminating her based off of a Facebook post. Her boss had created a fake Facebook account and added her as a friend, presumably to spy, and had seen the [...]

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What is Cyberbullying?

sgrouplesbloggers — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:51:42 +0000

Our new Intern Blogs series is brought to you by Sgrouples’ very own college internship program! Today we have a post on Cyberbullying from Jackie Mattern, San Jose State University. “Life is a ﬁght, but not everyone’s a ﬁghter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.” Most of us have been bullied at least one [...]

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Social Media News, Week of 3/18: Sneaky Facebook Firing, Prison Guard Makes Threats Online, Social Media and Student Privacy, and Social Media Usage on Mobile Devices Infographic

sgrouplesbloggers — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:06:08 +0000

Stay tuned to the Sgrouples blog every Monday for your weekly social media news! Another week of firings over posts on social media networks, a new hurdle in student privacy, and interesting statistics on the negative impact of social media usage on mobile devices summarizes last weeks top news in the digital arena. Read on [...]

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Privacy Concerns Over Net Neutrality: Which Side Are You On?

sgrouplesbloggers — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:01:27 +0000

Our new Intern Blogs series is brought to you by Sgrouples‘ very own college internship program! Today we have a post on Net Neutrality from Sarah Clews from Bournemouth University. Net neutrality is a tale of two halves. Those who want to keep cyberspace a public arena of free speech, and those who don’t. Why [...]

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Social Media News, Week of 3/11: Harlem Shake Fired, Fail List 2013, ASU Job Seeker Tips on Social Media Presence, and Statistics on Dwindling Facebook Engagement

sgrouplesbloggers — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:27:23 +0000

Stay tuned to the Sgrouples blog every Monday for your weekly social media news! Facebook fired (and Facebook divorced) have become common occurrences, sadly. But have you heard of Harlem Shake fired? In addition to a feature on this social media misshape, the Top 5 stories this week include the worst fails of 2013 so [...]

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