Spring Cleaning Your Online Profiles

Now that it’s finally heating up, pools are beginning to open, and everything is no longer blanketed by allergenic pollen , it is time to do some spring cleaning. Once you have finished a deep clean of your house, focus on your online profiles. Whether you are a recent graduate who is embarking on a [...]

Broches: Reputation Management for High Profile Individuals and Brands

In our last post, we had the chance to speak with “Internet Man of Mystery” Alex Broches about using a surge in buzz to boost your positive reputation. Today we take a look at the flip side of the coin: what does an individual or business do once they have built a strong online presence [...]

Alex Broches: Building a Reputation Amid Increased Attention

Reputation911 has spoken in our other blog posts about the importance of using reputation management to build a strong, positive reputation so that when the spotlight is on you or your business, you will not suffer reputation damage. Yet a crisis is not the only time when a spotlight shines on you or your business. [...]

How to Protect your Privacy and Security when Using Social Media – Part II

Two days ago I gave you 6 tips on how to protect your privacy and security on social media. Today I will give you 9 more. The world of Social Media can be exciting and frightening at the same time.  The power of “real-time” communication has enriched our lives and connected us instantly and inexpensively with people [...]

Hayley Kaplan: How to Protect your Privacy and Security when Using Social Media – Part I

Social Media use has increased dramatically and it’s hard not to be aware of the decrease in general privacy or the challenge of keeping our privacy intact. Intentional or accidental sharing of personal information and photos can be frustrating or devastating and I have a growing list of stories to prove it. My stories include [...]

Privacy and Facebook Facial Recognition

Back in June, Facebook shocked the world when it announced its acquisition of Israeli-based facial recognition software startup face.com. The company’s technology was already used by Facebook to help suggest photo tags but the acquisition led to many questions from Facebook users and privacy advocates. Users want to know whether people who aren’t friends will be [...]

3 Reasons Google Plus Local has Changed Reviews Forever

When Google transitioned Google Places to Google+ Local, it sent shockwaves through the industry as business owners scrambled to get ahead of competitors by getting set up on the new reviews site. However, many still have not grasped the scope of the change and why it matters to businesses. If you are still looking for [...]

“We Know What You’re Doing” Website Will Help you get Fired

Yesterday the web exploded with chatter about a new social networking privacy experiment taking place at WeKnowWhatYoureDoing.com. If you are unfamiliar with the site, it is a tool that collects and displays publicly shared Facebook statuses in four categories: “who wants to get fired,” “who’s hungover,” “who’s taking drugs,” and “who’s got a new phone [...]

5 ways to get the most out of Google Plus Local

We recently blogged about Google’s big announcement regarding online reviews and local search (Google Places Replaced by Google+ Local). Savvy business owners who want to stay ahead of their competitors have already created pages for their businesses. If you have not yet created a page for your business, you should take a look at our [...]

SnapChat Checker

Several weeks ago we blogged about a popular mobile app called Snapchat that allows users to send a photo to someone else’s phone and set the photo to automatically delete itself after a set period of time specified by the sender. Last week we followed up that post with a discussion of the Snapchat Screenshot, [...]