Do privacy settings work in the age of online reputation management?

TheConversation published my article about online reputation management.

Never the twain shall meet. Dave Makes

A UK employment tribunal recently ruled that posting derogatory comments on Facebook merited a gross misconduct dismissal for one Apple Store employee. [... the ruling] establishes some worrying issues for users, social network sites, and the public relations practice of reputation management.

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Rintel, S. (2011, November 4). Do privacy settings work in the age of online reputation management? The Conversation (Online).

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Unthink rethinks online identity – and fronts up to Facebook and Google+

Nov3

TheConversation published my article on the new social network site Unthink.

On October 25, Unthink invited public beta users to put aside their YASNS (Yet Another Social Network Site) fatigue. [...] But Google+ is experiencing roller-coaster metrics and Facebook’s metrics are levelling out or even falling. So what does the Orwellian-sounding Unthink have to offer that’s different?

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Rintel, S. (2011, November 3). Unthink rethinks online identity – and fronts up to Facebook and Google+. The Conversation (Online).

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The piece was also commented on in another Technology Spectator post:

Adhikari, S. (2011, November 3). Social media superheroes. Technology Spectator (Online).

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