A Guide to Understanding Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

I originally wrote this blog post for my company, ReputationDefender.

Since unveiling its new and “improved” privacy controls, Facebook has drawn a lot of criticism. By far, the biggest complaint lodged against the company is that, under the guise of offering users more protection, Facebook actually exposed user information by defaulting privacy settings to public sharing. [...]

Am I the Ugly Sweater Guy? 2009 SMC Chicago Holiday Party Recap

Last night I attended the Social Media Club Chicago Holiday Party. That’s me on the right there wearing what can only be described as the world’s ugliest Christmas sweater. Yuck. I actually make Shaun Hildner (far left) and Tim McDonald (middle) look pretty good by comparison. Anyway, I had a great time and met a [...]

Get Rich Quick With Your Own Novelty Twitter Account

Last week, my buddy Charlie skyped me a link to a pretty funny Twitter account, Loaded Santa. While the name is fairly self-explanatory, I’ll share Jolly Old St. Nick’s one-line bio to help you get a better idea of what this Twitter account is all about. And I quote, “I deliver 2 billion presents in [...]