Today Neal, Jody and I did a quick podcast over at A2SM.com entitled Spilling More Information than BP Does Oil. Be sure to take a listen and post your comments. There are also quite a number of interesting links there about the subjects we talked about on the show. Some topic we discussed were Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Social Media/Online Privacy. Enjoy!
A2SM Podcast #17 – Facebook…Like It or Not
May 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Over at A2SM.com our 17th podcast, Facebook…Like It or Not, went live. Along with my amazing co-hosts, Neal Wiser and Jody Raines, we discussed Facebook and the privacy issues and backlash facing the Social Media giant. We also have links to a variety of stories and resources on the subject of privacy and Facebook lack of it.
Be sure to check it out!
The Latest A2SM Podcast #15: The Web’s Socialgasm
April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest podcast from A2SM. Take a Listen! Topics include Ning, Twitter and Facebook. Also our picks. http://www.a2sm.org/6o
Bill Larson is Determined to Succeed and Help Others Succeed Too
February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My friend Bill Larson is an amazing guy… an inspiration. He has lost more than 160 lbs without surgery and is sharing how he did it with the world.
Bill is an avid tweeter and blogger. He has made a bunch of appearances on shows such as Dr. Oz and the New York Fox affiliate (video below). He really is a great role model for a country whose people struggle with weight on a daily basis. It really shows that something can be done. It’s never hopeless.
Bill points out something in the video embedded below: You have to love yourself enough to realize that you need to make a change for the better. You need to have want to lose weight. There are going to be good days and bad days. If you have a bad day, don’t give up, just do better the next day. The key is to not give up.
I am lucky enough to know Bill and have his support as I continue to fluctuate on the scale and fight with my weight, and for that I’m grateful. I am also very lucky to have the support from my friends and family. That and the love for yourself and your own well being is also so very important.
For daily tips, podcasts and inspiration, be sure to follow Bill on Twitter, Facebook and on his blog: DeterminedtoSucceed.com.
Let’s Shed the Weight America!
Before Bill lost the weight.
So apparently the CIA can follow you on Social Media… So can your Mom
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This just in! Extra Extra! Beware what you say on social media the Central Intelligence Agency can now monitor social media.
This was posted in The Next Web yesterday and today (thanks to @philbaumann) in MediaPost’s Online Media Daily:
United States intelligence agencies will have a tool to read blog posts, Twitter tweets and chatter across the Internet. In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment arm of the U.S. government, has infused cash into Visible Technologies with plans to make the platform available to all 15 agencies it supports, including the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
The decision represents a movement now underway by the United States government to become more familiar with emerging social media and Internet technology. In-Q-Tel also has made an investment in ThingMagic, a company deep in radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
Um, so what’s the news. Does anyone really think that the government has only now developed technology to listen to social media. That social media is so special that they need a whole new technology to monitor it? Oh come on. The NSA has been listening to everything you say and do, even counting times you yawn in the morning before your first cup of coffee, since the Internet came online.
Yes the the news that the CIA has developed a newer program of monitoring social media is news, but let’s not delude ourselves into thinking that they’re only starting and that your drunken tweet about how stupid some government policy needs to be abolished went unnoticed. I’m sorry to say that the government has that in their file on you.
And even more to the point, I hope to God that the intelligence community has been listening to the social media channel, because everyday citizens aren’t the only ones using Twitter. The Mumbai (Bombay), India attack used Twitter coordinate.
In the end, watch what you say on social media, less for the government and more for the fact that your mom can follow what you do on social media. That’s much more dangerous than any government agency.
What are your thoughts on this. Post your comments below!
