Does a domain registrar have to reveal personal information to anyone who claims to have an interest? Namecheap explains their position in their fight with Facebook over this type of demand for personal information. I believe Namecheap is in the right on this and that the issue is important.
Twenty years ago, I might have told someone to refuse to listen to gossip, and to check any stories they did hear carefully. “You need to get to the source,” I would say. There’s a reason that Paul puts gossip on so many sin lists: It can tear up a church. But readers of this…
I think one of the questions we should ask about politicians seeking office is whether they have a grasp of modern technology and its impact on society. By this I don’t mean that they can identify a few social media sites, but rather that they understand how these things work. Obviously, different skills are needed,…
I posted on March 23 about how security and convenience conflict. I just found some numbers on one of my favorite sites, FiveThirtyEight.com. Their article The Trouble With Leaving Facebook Is That We Like Facebook explains the data.
More than a decade ago I was called in to do some work on the computer used by an office receptionist. After hearing the explanation, I sat down for what would be a rather easy job. Moments later, the receptionist interrupted me and said, “I guess you’ll need my password.” Problem was, I was already…
I intensely dislike fake news or, for that matter, slanted news. I do believe that the term “fake news” should be limited to things that are totally made up, not things in which the reporting is slanted, or in which poor conclusions are drawn. People were and are justified in mistrusting the media. Personally, I…
WebProNews quotes a long answer to the question many advertisers are asking about organic reach via their pages on Facebook. Facebook spokespeople have been trying to answer this question for a long time, and advertisers just aren’t satisfied. I have a number of problems with Facebook, which I will outline below, but the way they’re…
Top 3 Myths about Hackers on Facebook from thatsnonsense.com provides some good information, though in my experience trying to explain to people the difference between being hacked and having installed rogue software is usually futile. All they know is their computer is doing something they didn’t plan, and they want it to stop. It’s difficult…
I haven’t posted here much lately, but many more businesses are using Facebook pages, including some of the authors for my other company, Energion Publications. One problem with Facebook pages is that you can change your identity. You can post on your page as the page, which means using your business (or public figure) identity….
I have no use for them. They are worthless. They are ubiquitous on Facebook, and now I see them on Twitter as well. If you’re a friend, and you send me one of these sorts of messages, don’t be surprised that you receive no answer or acknowledgment. I get them by the dozens, and even…
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