Hacking for Dummies

According to a Wall Street Journal article, there is one thing to assume about the Internet.

The Internet isn't safe.

As secure and complicated as we may think it is, everything can be compromised. When we talk about everything, we mean Twitter, Facebook and even our private e-mails.

Most of us have experienced the frustrating hack on our e-mail and Facebook. What's worse is getting our information back and private.

With issues surfacing regarding the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), David Petraeus, we are learning how insecure we really are.

Caught in the middle of a extramarital scandal, Petraeus' private life has been brought to light through a series of e-mail hackers.

With great amounts of our information stored on Google databases, it has become much easier for organizations and the government to find information without seeking warrants or permission.

This issue has really put Google and other major companies on the line. Holding so much information, they are responsible for maintaining the privacy of the individuals they represent. Also, they are responsible to withhold any information they store. Nobody knows who all has access to the oasis of knowledge on Google and this has provided a major security and privacy threat.

What steps do you take to ensure your information is private? Do you trust Google and other online databases to keep your information safe?

 

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President Romney

 WOW, The election results are in and the new President is.... ROMNEY! Or so his campaign declared. Romney staff prepared in advance a transition website in the case that he should win presidency. For just a few moments on election day, the website went public. Not for long, but long enough for some to get screen shots. Some are ragging on Romney saying that he was cocky in assuming his win. But was this just good business?

Do you think Romney was just being prepared for what very well could have happened? Or should this site not have been created until he knew he had won?



 

The Pinfluence of Pinterest

Pinterest has created a buzz among women to share their recipes and craft ideas.

How can the blog of recipes, crafts, sayings and other little snippets be used for businesses?

People have found a great use for Pinterest using the repin feature. This way of circulating data online has drawn the attention from businesses from all sorts of markets.

Perhaps the simple statistic, "1.4% of Twitter tweets are "retweeted" 80% of Pinterest pins are "repinned"" will help explain why companies are jumping on "board" with Pinterest.

With the capabilities to have corporate boards where they can sort material to their liking, companies are now placing the iconic "P" next to the Facebook "F" and the Twitter "T".

While women primarily drive the popularity of Pinterest, it is only a matter of time before men will find their stake on the growing site. MLB and other male-driven companies have already established their boards. Stay pinned to see more postings from these companies.

What companies have you seen utilizing the Pinterest interface? How could you see your company or organization use Pinterest to help communicate better?

The following links may help you learn more about Pinterest:

How Pinterest Can Help You

How Pinterest Can Help Your Business

"Pinfluence" on Businesses

We are so not Facebook friends...

With the election going on, social media has blown up with people voicing their opinions. Facebook and Twitter posts were consuming the web the night of the election. I personally checked my Facebook page that evening and almost every single status I saw was about the election. But did you know that many people took their political views to the next level? Statistics show that 47% of Facebook users “unfriended” someone because of the results from the election. How crazy is that?! Unfriending someone just because they have different political views that you do…

Have you or someone you know, “unfriended” someone after the elections possibly because of a status or Tweet they shared? What are your thoughts on this link between social media and politics? In 4 years at the next presidential election, how do you see social media coinciding with politics?

Facebook & the Election

#vote

Instagram is the new hottest trend in social media. We all use Instagram to keep our friends updated on how cool and hipster our lives are. We enjoy sharing our pictures through this easy to use app that allows users to view, like, and comment on other user pictures.

This is great to keep up to date on the best restaurants, local activities, and other fun times, but it also creates a problem with sharing too much information. Especially in this election season, Instagram is posing legal issues. Today already, there have been over 500,000 #vote pictures listed on Instagram. These pictures include posts of individuals actual ballots.

 

This has been deemed illegal by several states, but is this a real problem? Is it important to keep this information private? What are your opinions?

View the full story here: http://mashable.com/2012/11/06/instragram-voting-illegal/

@hurricannesandy

As we all know, Hurricane Sandy has been utterly destructive around the world today. Thousands of people have suffered loss as a result of this storm. There is great reason to be concerned about this storm and to keep up to date on the status of it. Social media has offered a great solution to the question, "How do we keep the world updated on this storm?" Facebook, Twitter, News Websites, etc. have proved to be very effective in sharing news with a wide variety of individuals.

One individual, however, may have taken this too far. Twitter account @hurricannesandy continuously posts updates on the storm. But these are not objective statements of fact- they are silly comments that can even be interpreted as inappropriate.

Tweets such as "I HOPE RIHANNA'S UMBRELLA IS BIG ENOUGH FOR YOU ALL"

and

"I BROKE UP WIT MY HURRICANE BOYFRIEND SINGING WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER DESTROYING CITIES TOGETHER... LIKE EVER."

 are some of the quotes.

 

How do you respond to this? Do you think this is funny or terrible?? Would you follow @hurricannesandy?

https://twitter.com/hurricannesandy

Movie Theater Blunder

A theater in England this past week was scheduled to show the new children’s movie, Madagascar 3. Tons of children with their parents filled the theater in excitement for this family friendly movie filled with penguins, giraffes, lions, zebras, and many other animals.

Just as the movie was about to begin, BAM! A corps was hurled on the screen. Screams of terror filled the theater as parents rushed their traumatized children out of the theater. What happened? Instead of a showing for Madagascar 3, these innocent children endured the beginning of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4!

Parents were outraged at this mistake made by the theater. How could they mistakenly air a children’s PG movie with a rated R movie? A spokesman for Nottingham’s Cineworld apologized for the incident saying it stemmed from a “technical error with the projector”. A refund and complimentary tickets were offered to the moviegoers and a chance to see the real Madagascar 3 later that same evening.

How could a mistake like this even happen? Should the theater be checking the films each time before sending people in?  Have you ever endured this mistake? Check out the articles below and give us your thoughts.

Paranormal Activity 4 instead of Madagascar 3

Paranormal Activity 4 or Madagascar 3?