Big Brother Takes The Wheel

By Meaghan Ziemba – What is contemporary privacy? With most people freely exposing their ‘private’ lives via Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, and all the other available apps out there, is one tiny black box, meant for determining the cause of an accident, really that invasive? People are already supporting similar practices by installing  snapshot from Progressive Car Insurance.

If drivers are following the laws of the road, and driving carefully, the information fed into the data recorder doesn’t even get looked at.  However, if an individual does get into a wreck, the information that the little black box contains actually might help someone’s case instead of hindering them. After all, if it proved your innocence, would you play the ‘invasion of privacy’ card then? Probably not.

We seem to have a double-edged sword. more> http://tinyurl.com/czdxkhj

LinkedIn seeks wider use with ability to “follow”

By Alexei Oreskovic – Professional social network LinkedIn Corp will let its users “follow” and receive updates from people outside their personal contact list, a move that could entice users to spend more time on its website.

The new feature means that celebrities and ordinary LinkedIn users alike will be able to post messages, share photos and links to news articles that can be read by a broad group of people.

The ability to have followers will initially be available to only 150 LinkedIn users the company has pre-selected. more> http://tinyurl.com/9bdeyc9

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IBM CEO Study: Command & Control Meets Collaboration

IBM – A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of more than 1,700 Chief Executive Officers from 64 countries and 18 industries worldwide reveals that CEOs are changing the nature of work by adding a powerful dose of openness, transparency and employee empowerment to the command-and-control ethos that has characterized the modern corporation for more than a century.

The advantages of the fast-moving trend are clear. According to the IBM CEO study, companies that outperform their peers are 30 percent more likely to identify openness – often characterized by a greater use of social media as a key enabler of collaboration and innovation – as a key influence on their organization.  Outperformers are embracing new models of working that tap into the collective intelligence of an organization and its networks to devise new ideas and solutions for increased profitability and growth.

“One of the most compelling findings is how in tune CEOs are about the implications and impact of social media,” said Bridget van Kralingen, senior vice president, IBM Global Business Services. “Rather than repeating the familiar lament about de-personalizing human relationships, this view leans heavily in favor of deepening them, and using dynamic social networks to harness collective intelligence to unlock new models of collaboration.”

Greater openness is not without risks. Openness increases vulnerability. The Internet – especially through social networks – can provide a worldwide stage to any employee interaction, positive or negative. For organizations to operate effectively in this environment, employees must internalize and embody the organizations values and mission. more> http://tinyurl.com/79ccj8j

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Twitter becomes a key real-time tool for campaigns

By Karen Tumulty – The six-year-old microblogging site came into its own this presidential cycle, but the past few weeks have demonstrated how clearly it has become the tool of choice for getting something into the political bloodstream, from manufacturing a battle over who can be called a working mom to building a movement around a piece of legislation.

And the fact that the president is now incorporating hashtags into his speeches shows how Twitter is redefining the means by which politicians shape, distribute and refine their messages. Campaigning in 140 characters or less provides almost instant feedback, which campaigns use to figure out what is working and what isn’t, even before it hits the blogs, much less the traditional media outlets. more> http:/d//is.ghljJhF

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Social networking, ignorance, and apathy

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By Mark Gibbs – The problem of trusting social networking services with your personal data has been much discussed over the last couple of years and the issues are straightforward: They (the social networking services) want you (the consumer) to tell them everything about yourself, including who your friends are, where you go, and what you do, and provide pictures and videos of yourself and your friends … oh, and could you invite all your friends so we know your connections and label those faces for us? Honest, we promise we won’t do anything you wouldn’t like with all of the data; honest!

Despite the fact that we know that social networking services have had major privacy failures, most users either believe, ignorantly, in the services’ abilities to maintain their privacy or, apathetically, they don’t care or can’t be bothered and thereby ignore the failures. more> http://tinyurl.com/7upvm4p

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