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  1. Online Privacy Is Making Headlines

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    Connecting to friends and family is an important part of everyone’s life. And doing so through social networks is easier than ever. But connecting with people close to you never included the idea that your messages and information might be made available and for sale to anyone and everyone. This is where many of today’s social networks aren’t aligned with what people really need. Social networks, especially the ones like Facebook that are publicly owned by shareholders, are under a tremendous amount of pressure to earn money and boost their stock price — and, of course, the “product” they have [...]


  2. How to decide what to share in your health journal

    What — and how much — to share in a Personal Health Journal

    Many people keep a journal, a place where they can write down everything from daily events to their innermost thoughts and feelings. It can be a very personal, even therapeutic exercise, especially when the writer is experiencing a health journey, or is a caretaker helping a friend or family member cope with a variety of health challenges. Sona Mehring, founder and CEO of CaringBridge, has unique perspective on this topic, since one of the many uses of the social media sites sponsored by CaringBridge is to provide a platform for personal health journals about your unique experiences of coping with [...]


  3. Does privacy exist on social networks?

    CaringBridge sites make protecting user privacy a priority.

    With all the controversy Facebook has dealt with regarding the use of personal information, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at privacy and social networks. How Facebook ran afoul of the Federal Trade Commission If you haven’t followed the news about Facebook, it ran into some trouble with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC accused Facebook of being unfair and deceptive in their privacy practices by sharing private customer data without the customer’s consent. Facebook settled this claim and agreed to 20 years of privacy audits. Read more about the about the settlement in the [...]