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By: Why the Internet Makes Identity Theft So Easy « Vodka/Soda Magazine

Why the Internet Makes Identity Theft So Easy « Vodka/Soda Magazine — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:02:35 +0000

[...] In a previous post here at vodka/soda we discussed some of the dangers of social networking sites on the internet. One of the most costly dangers is identity theft, a theft made much easier by the amount of personal information available about ourselves and made available by ourselves (and websites) on the web. [...]

By: vodkasoda

vodkasoda — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:54:27 +0000

Heather Mallick tells us why Facebook is so popular in Canada:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/28/canada.socialnetworking

By: vodkasoda

vodkasoda — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:13:30 +0000

Here’s an interesting case in the UK: a man has been fined almost $50,000 for ruining another man’s reputation by disseminating false information about him on Facebook. Read the article here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/25/law.facebook

By: vodkasoda

vodkasoda — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:04:56 +0000

There are a few downsides as to social networking at work:

1. Slacking off
2. It interferes with the structure of the social system already in place at work
3. Too much private information can be used as a weapon against others

By: bruce7472

bruce7472 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:02:17 +0000

“But Facebook’s ick factor in the executive suite might have as much to do with its shiny, happy world of “friendship” as with security. “There’s almost an inverse relationship between seriousness and how much you participate in social networking,” says ReputationDefender’s Fertik, laughing. That basically nails it: Facebook is simply unserious—particularly given how it prompts hard-driving business executives to regress into adolescent vernacular. “Poking” people, requesting “friends,” writing on someone’s “wall”: It’s cute when you’re in high school or college. But in a corporate environment, it sounds disingenuous and downright silly.”

I think this is why I tend to have trouble fitting into corporate environments. Personally, I don’t see where there must be a disconnect between succeeding in business and having fun. I think people work too hard trying to compartmentalize their lives into “work” and “fun.” The best workplaces are those where employees have fun.