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 [...]

Alex 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. [...]

3 Reputation Management Lessons for Startups

Last week  Reputation911 was able to attend Raleigh, North Carolina’s Internet Summit 2012. Speakers addressed a wide range of topics including advanced SEO strategies, increasing engagement with mobile apps, and the rise of cloud computing. The Internet Summit also had a separate event for startups, Startup Summit, where we were able to network with entrepreneurs [...]

Protect Your Online Reputation this Halloween

Halloween is right around the corner. Do you have your costume planned? Have you stocked up on candy to appease kids in your neighborhood? While this American holiday is synonymous with free candy, wild costumes, and innocent debauchery, one Halloween mistake could affect your online reputation. Why is an online reputation important? When the individual [...]

You Are No Longer Anonymous Online

Social media has given individuals the chance to join global conversations and comment on any range of topics. However, some prefer to surf the Internet anonymously, and would rather protect their online privacy by hiding behind screen names or usernames when leaving comments on a blog, news article, forum, or video. While you might think [...]

Personal Branding

In the past, when individuals wanted to advance their careers, they made themselves better employees by practicing a number of self-help techniques. Today, the best way for individuals to get ahead is by marketing themselves in a process called personal branding. This entails using internet marketing tools to shape the way that others view you. [...]

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 [...]

Manage Your Online Reviews

Online reviews continue to grow in importance, and a recent study by Nielsen emphasizes that point. Earlier this year, Nielsen asked consumers to indicate whether or not they view various forms of advertising as trustworthy. Online banner ads, television ads, social media, and e-mails that individuals signed up for were all beaten by online reviews. [...]

Using Norton for Online Reputation Management

Norton sent shockwaves through the online reputation management industry on Tuesday when it announced a new product that allows customers to take control of the first result when someone searches your name on Google. While it is admirable to see a large company like Norton building awareness for the need for online reputation management, the [...]