Comments for CommuniKate: Social Media Musings - KateDickman.com http://katedickman.com CommuniKATE: Social Media & Other Musings Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:10:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on 20 Semi-Productive Activities I Do Online by Twitted by ladybug885 http://katedickman.com/20-semi-productive-activities-i-do-online/#comment-263 Twitted by ladybug885 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:10:35 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=371#comment-263 [...] This post was Twitted by ladybug885 [...] [...] This post was Twitted by ladybug885 [...]

]]> Comment on 20 Semi-Productive Activities I Do Online by Derek http://katedickman.com/20-semi-productive-activities-i-do-online/#comment-261 Derek Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:07:53 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=371#comment-261 1) Read http://www.Aintitcool.com 2) Read Sportspyder.com 3) Play WOW (hello? Bueller?) 4) Play around on http://www.grooveshark.com 5) Google Labs rules 6) Facebook friends and family- post a semi weekly thoughts post 7) Obsess over the making of The Hobbit 8) Widgetbox 9) Hulu 10) Netvibes 1) Read http://www.Aintitcool.com
2) Read Sportspyder.com
3) Play WOW (hello? Bueller?)
4) Play around on http://www.grooveshark.com
5) Google Labs rules
6) Facebook friends and family- post a semi weekly thoughts post
7) Obsess over the making of The Hobbit
8) Widgetbox
9) Hulu
10) Netvibes

]]> Comment on Silent Plans of a South African Genocide? by Chr. Roos http://katedickman.com/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-137 Chr. Roos Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:59:35 +0000 http://dimwittedmusings.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-137 Henk, The period between 11th to 20th of July is a heightened alert time. Not saying attacks over and above nortmal levels on whites WILL occur but this time is one of the possible "triggers". My advice is to avoid especially Johannesburg and Pretoria during that period. Preferably all major urban areas. As at all other times in SA be aware of the mood around you if you move about, if it feels wrong or looks unusual then get out. Most of the time you will be safe most places, you can trust the locals in terms of a given situation or given area. Beware though of bravado and a significant UNDERestimating of the general worsening situation by them. The are decensitized in order to pshycologically cope with the stress of living in a permanently unsafe existence. In so many ways it is a great country, enjoy it! Just keep your wits about you and avoid major urban areas. Henk, The period between 11th to 20th of July is a heightened alert time. Not saying attacks over and above nortmal levels on whites WILL occur but this time is one of the possible “triggers”. My advice is to avoid especially Johannesburg and Pretoria during that period. Preferably all major urban areas. As at all other times in SA be aware of the mood around you if you move about, if it feels wrong or looks unusual then get out.
Most of the time you will be safe most places, you can trust the locals in terms of a given situation or given area. Beware though of bravado and a significant UNDERestimating of the general worsening situation by them. The are decensitized in order to pshycologically cope with the stress of living in a permanently unsafe existence.
In so many ways it is a great country, enjoy it! Just keep your wits about you and avoid major urban areas.

]]> Comment on Silent Plans of a South African Genocide? by Henk http://katedickman.com/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-136 Henk Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:56:03 +0000 http://dimwittedmusings.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-136 I just received an email this morning about the coming disaster in South Africa. I've browsed throught a few websites also just to try and get a feel of what everyone was thinking. apparently is it roughly about 7 days away - Uhuru, that is. I'm just wondering how many times does someone cry wolf, before the real wolf is at the door. It seems to get more frequent now also. What is disturbing though is that some of the black officers of the SADF in Bloemfontein - De Brug, has allowed the black troops to paint in really big letter - UHURU on one of the hills. This was in the Volksblad -roughly mid May 2010. The meail that I've received this morning confirm some of this stuff. My motto would be in this day - prepare for the worst, and hope for the best and always remember, the boer Afrikaner, were planted here by the grace of God, He did not abondon us, we thought ourselves really clever and abandoned Him. What we sow - we shall reap... I just received an email this morning about the coming disaster in South Africa. I’ve browsed throught a few websites also just to try and get a feel of what everyone was thinking. apparently is it roughly about 7 days away – Uhuru, that is. I’m just wondering how many times does someone cry wolf, before the real wolf is at the door. It seems to get more frequent now also. What is disturbing though is that some of the black officers of the SADF in Bloemfontein – De Brug, has allowed the black troops to paint in really big letter – UHURU on one of the hills. This was in the Volksblad -roughly mid May 2010. The meail that I’ve received this morning confirm some of this stuff. My motto would be in this day – prepare for the worst, and hope for the best and always remember, the boer Afrikaner, were planted here by the grace of God, He did not abondon us, we thought ourselves really clever and abandoned Him. What we sow – we shall reap…

]]> Comment on Silent Plans of a South African Genocide? by Dewald http://katedickman.com/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-135 Dewald Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:28:59 +0000 http://dimwittedmusings.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/silent-plans-of-a-south-african-genocide/#comment-135 Sal, thanks for the laugh. When you wake up, it is going to be quite painful. My thoughts are with you. Sal, thanks for the laugh. When you wake up, it is going to be quite painful. My thoughts are with you.

]]> Comment on Facebook – Mixing Personal With Business by Manda http://katedickman.com/facebook-mixing-personal-with-business/#comment-157 Manda Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:36:41 +0000 http://dimwittedmusings.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-157 According to Facebook policy it violates the terms of agreement for anyone to maintain more than one page and all of the offenders pages will be removed. According to Facebook policy it violates the terms of agreement for anyone to maintain more than one page and all of the offenders pages will be removed.

]]> Comment on Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One by AJ in Nashville http://katedickman.com/facebook-impeding-on-my-privacy/#comment-245 AJ in Nashville Wed, 19 May 2010 16:18:35 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=395#comment-245 Sadly, it's all about profit. After building this dynamo of social media from nothing more than the love of it, Mark Zuckerberg has gone the way of every other entrepreneur and is at last cashing in. The collapse in security features makes data mining FB users ridiculously easy for just about anyone. Don't think for a minute there aren't a number of folks paying big money to Mr. Z and Crew for the benefit of exposing of your personal details. They're banking on the fact that we're now so entrenched that we'll just deal with the intrusion and/or not take the steps necessary to limit it. As for me, I've been on FB for more than three years and wish to heck that there was an alternative, but it's truly been a godsend to me, allowing my reconnection with friends and family who had long since been out of my life. I will say one thing about the settings, however; it really isn't that tough to go in and lock them down to "Friends Only", which is a bit more restrictive than I wish to be, but solves most of the problems Kate addresses in this post. However it's important to note that where you see the setting "Friends and Networks" in your privacy options, that's a red flag. It's not even an option in the dropdown, but has become the default setting wherein you had previously selected "Friends" to set who various aspects of your information could be seen by. Your "Network" of course could be your school, even your entire city, so you'd most likely want to limit that to "Friends" or even "Friends of Friends" if you're feeling really generous with your personal info. Thanks for talking about this Kate. You've done a great thing to increase awareness on this important issue. Sadly, it’s all about profit. After building this dynamo of social media from nothing more than the love of it, Mark Zuckerberg has gone the way of every other entrepreneur and is at last cashing in. The collapse in security features makes data mining FB users ridiculously easy for just about anyone. Don’t think for a minute there aren’t a number of folks paying big money to Mr. Z and Crew for the benefit of exposing of your personal details.

They’re banking on the fact that we’re now so entrenched that we’ll just deal with the intrusion and/or not take the steps necessary to limit it.

As for me, I’ve been on FB for more than three years and wish to heck that there was an alternative, but it’s truly been a godsend to me, allowing my reconnection with friends and family who had long since been out of my life.

I will say one thing about the settings, however; it really isn’t that tough to go in and lock them down to “Friends Only”, which is a bit more restrictive than I wish to be, but solves most of the problems Kate addresses in this post.

However it’s important to note that where you see the setting “Friends and Networks” in your privacy options, that’s a red flag. It’s not even an option in the dropdown, but has become the default setting wherein you had previously selected “Friends” to set who various aspects of your information could be seen by.

Your “Network” of course could be your school, even your entire city, so you’d most likely want to limit that to “Friends” or even “Friends of Friends” if you’re feeling really generous with your personal info.

Thanks for talking about this Kate. You’ve done a great thing to increase awareness on this important issue.

]]> Comment on Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One by Mike http://katedickman.com/facebook-impeding-on-my-privacy/#comment-244 Mike Wed, 19 May 2010 02:02:33 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=395#comment-244 Yeah, I noticed this the other night, too. Besides the privacy issues, why does Facebook think that users want to see statuses of strangers in their feeds? It's definitely at a turning point. Whether the world will accept the loss of privacy or choose an alternate platform is anyone's guess. Yeah, I noticed this the other night, too. Besides the privacy issues, why does Facebook think that users want to see statuses of strangers in their feeds? It’s definitely at a turning point. Whether the world will accept the loss of privacy or choose an alternate platform is anyone’s guess.

]]> Comment on Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One by Tweets that mention Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One « KateDickman.com: CommuniKATE -- Topsy.com http://katedickman.com/facebook-impeding-on-my-privacy/#comment-243 Tweets that mention Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One « KateDickman.com: CommuniKATE -- Topsy.com Tue, 18 May 2010 16:51:07 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=395#comment-243 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael Brito and Derek Peplau, David Meiselman. David Meiselman said: Facebook is pissing people off by moving 2 open/non-private info flow so quickly. Chk out http://bit.ly/bRNiDp by @KateDickman [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Michael Brito and Derek Peplau, David Meiselman. David Meiselman said: Facebook is pissing people off by moving 2 open/non-private info flow so quickly. Chk out http://bit.ly/bRNiDp by @KateDickman [...]

]]> Comment on Facebook Privacy Loophole – You Have No Control Over This One by Derek Peplau http://katedickman.com/facebook-impeding-on-my-privacy/#comment-242 Derek Peplau Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:29 +0000 http://katedickman.com/?p=395#comment-242 I just discovered this new "feature" with the comments thread and original post showing up in my friends' newsfeeds last night when I happened to see my wife's facebook newsfeed and lo and behold, there's a post by someone she doesn't know along with all the comments including mine. No setting I can tweak can prevent this if the original poster hasn't locked their feed down as well, and how am I to know that. You're the first I've seen write about this particular issue. My trust in facebook erodes by the day it seems. This is another big blow to their credibility. I just discovered this new “feature” with the comments thread and original post showing up in my friends’ newsfeeds last night when I happened to see my wife’s facebook newsfeed and lo and behold, there’s a post by someone she doesn’t know along with all the comments including mine. No setting I can tweak can prevent this if the original poster hasn’t locked their feed down as well, and how am I to know that. You’re the first I’ve seen write about this particular issue. My trust in facebook erodes by the day it seems. This is another big blow to their credibility.

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