Technology and the Internet By the Numbers
Back in the 1990s, there was talk of the coming "information superhighway." Now we are traveling at warp speed on that highway. Take a look at some of these jaw-dropping stats: Facebook Facebook now...
View ArticleLong Live Tech In 2012
Happy New Year! We're just a week into January, but 2012 seems to be firing on all tech cylinders. The other night, I went to a shopping mall with my family. While most of the traditional retail...
View ArticleFBI's Social Media Monitoring Plan Must Balance Privacy, Security
A few weeks ago this blog pointed out that the Department of Homeland Security's command center regularly monitors social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, popular sites like Hulu,...
View ArticleDon't Fall Prey To Facebook "Timeline" Scams
You may be either "pro" or "con" when it comes to Facebook's new Timeline feature. If you are in the "con" category, you may wish for a solution that will cause the service to revert back to how it was...
View ArticleHow Many Millions of Children are on Facebook?
Many web sites prohibit children under the age of 13. It's not necessary out of altruism, but because the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) contains various provisions and requirements...
View ArticleHigh Tech Replacing Familiar Favorites, But Low Tech Will Live On
Technology is advancing at warp speed, and the way we live is changing constantly. Indeed, what was once lifestyle bedrock is now going the way of the dinosaurs.For example, when I backpacked in Europe...
View ArticleThe Legal Ethics of Social Media and the Cloud
Social media no longer is the province of only those who are college-aged or younger. Indeed, businesses of all types now seek to capitalize on social media connections, and law firms are no exception....
View ArticleIs Homeland Security Watching You Online?
Are George Orwell's fears of a governmental "Big Brother" from his novel 1984 coming true now? Well, let's hope not, but read on.Recent press has reported on a particular government document: a Privacy...
View ArticleWorker's Firings Over Facebook Complaints Were Improper: NLRB
In the case Design Tech. Grp. LLC d/b/a Bettie Page Clothing, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that employees of a clothing company were improperly terminated based on comments they...
View ArticleThe Social Media Teen Generation
Today's teens certainly constitute the social media generation. And a recent study titled "Teens, Social Media and Privacy" by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project sheds light...
View ArticleThe Low-Tech U.S. Supreme Court
Gone are the days of non-electronic, hard-copy communications, right? Not so fast! According to The Associated Press, the Justices of the United States Supreme Court are still very low-tech -- almost...
View ArticleFTC Investigates Facebook's Proposed Privacy Policies
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an inquiry to determine whether Facebook's recently announced privacy policies violate an agreement to obtain express consent before revealing users'...
View ArticleFacebook Allowing Greater Sharing of Teen Posts
Facebook has decided to let teenagers share their posts even more broadly.According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook users between the ages of 13 and 17 will be able to set their posts as "public,"...
View ArticleIs Facebook a Marriage Killer?
If you are married, you may wish to pause and consider how you behave on Facebook and other social media outlets. Why? Because as much as one-third of divorce filings in 2011 included the word...
View ArticleWhat's Up With Facebook's Acquisition of WhatsApp?
WhatsApp, a messaging service that is often used for international texting and other services, is about to be gobbled up by Facebook, right?Well, that is Facebook's plan. Indeed, Facebook intends to...
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