Void Rage: Unable to Muster Facebook Anger

Void Rage: Unable to Muster Facebook Anger

Following is a guest post from Jon Loomer, offering a different perspective on Facebook's privacy changes: It took a few weeks, but internet rage over Facebook's Like button and latest privacy ramifications is in full swing. Bloggers swinging at Facebook's knee caps with aluminum bats seem to outnumber those who come to CEO Mark Zuckerberg's defense 20:1. And if a blogger does post a defense, duck and cover as soon as you hit "publish" because the rage will bubble up from the comments section.

Why I Don’t “Like” Facebook

Why I Don’t “Like” Facebook

Big changes are happening at Facebook, and they mean that what you do and say, on and off of Facebook, is now being more heavily tracked and more broadly shared. If you think that your Facebook data is somewhat private -- e.g., shared only with friends and people you specify -- you are wrong.

Google’s Creepy Profiles

Google’s Creepy Profiles

Google unveiled a bold new product last week; one of critical and compelling import to anyone who believes that their online reputation is important. I'm not talking about Google Buzz. I'm talking about Google Profiles. This isn't a new service -- Google introduced the profile pages a few years ago. But the release of Google Buzz has illuminated how important they are in Google's plans, and how important they can be for us. And if this profile is now a key pin in my personal branding strategy, I demand better tools to manage it than Google has provided.

What does OpenID mean to Non-Profits?

What does OpenID mean to Non-Profits?

Earlier this month, in the Q&A following my Managing Technology 2.0 presentation at the NTC, I was asked how OpenID.