Econsultancy: Facebook Like: an online retail case study
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In the case of Levi's, the Facebook Like buttons are not only problematic from a pure performance perspective, but from a general user experience perspective as well
Category Archives: Privacy
Computerworld: Surprise! Young users most in tune with online privacy
"The Pew survey of 2,253 Americans found that people aged 18 to 29 are more likely than older adults to take steps to limit others from accessing their personal information online. The study results, released Wednesday, noted that 44% of younger adults try to protect their information, compared to 33% of users between 30 and 49, and 25% of those between 50 and 64."
Press Gazette: ‘Epic Boobs’ woman loses Loaded privacy complaint
"This case raised the important principle of the extent to which newspapers and magazines are able to make use of information that is already freely available online. ..."
New York Times: The Tell-All Generation Learns When Not To, at Least Online
"the Pew Internet Project has found that people in their 20s exert more control over their digital reputations than older adults, more vigorously deleting unwanted posts and limiting information about themselves."
BuzzMachine: Confusing *a* public with *the* public
Jeff Jarvis: "Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg seem to assume that once something is public, it’s public. They confused sharing with publishing. They conflate the public sphere with the making of a public. That is, when I blog something, I am publishing it to the world for anyone and everyone to see: the more the better, is the assumption. But when I put something on Facebook my assumption had been that I was sharing it just with the public I created and control there."
Editor & Publisher: Judge Sues ‘Plain Dealer’ Over Privacy Policy ‘Conspiracy’
"Cuyahoga County Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold has sued The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, claiming the paper violated a Web site privacy policy in late March by revealing that a series of online comments made by an anonymous poster was linked to the judge’s e-mail address."
Editor & Publisher: Judge Sues ‘Plain Dealer’ Over Privacy Policy ‘Conspiracy’
"Cuyahoga County Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold has sued The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, claiming the paper violated a Web site privacy policy in late March by revealing that a series of online comments made by an anonymous poster was linked to the judge’s e-mail address."
cleveland.com: Plain Dealer sparks ethical debate by unmasking anonymous Cleveland.com poster
"By unmasking an anonymous poster at its companion Web site, The Plain Dealer finds itself in an ethical quandary, stirring a debate that balances the public's need to know against the privacy concerns of online participants."
New York Times: Two German Killers Demanding Anonymity Sue Wikipedia’s Parent
"Wolfgang Werlé and Manfred Lauber became infamous for killing a German actor in 1990. Now they are suing to force Wikipedia to forget them. The legal fight pits German privacy law against the American First Amendment."
Jonathan Warren: Climate Camp: Code of Conduct
Jonathan Warren on the Climate Camp's media policy: "Their right to be on the land is equal to mine and any other member of the public. Just because they’ve put a fence up does not give them the right to restrict access or impose restrictions on access."
Shane Richmond: Naming Nightjack: The Times was right legally but wrong morally
Shane Richmond: "I can see the sense in both The Times's argument and Mr Justice Eady's. The legal case is clear but I'm less comfortable with the moral case. Nightjack was trying to shed light on his work and bring the public a view of policing that could only be done anonymously. Shouldn't newspapers be protecting people like him? Certainly, The Times would have protected him had he been their source. But being out on his own meant that he was fair game."
Girl with a one-track mind: Privacy
"With the current situation in Iran, we are reminded of the need for online anonymity for those people who are, quite literally, risking their lives to get their messages out, so this landmark ruling in the British courts is extremely worrying and a threat to all of our rights to privacy."
PC Bloggs: The Real Blows in Life
Another blogging cop writes: "I do ... think it is ironic that police blogger Nightjack's identity has been revealed by the ruling of a judge who on the same day ruled that the Beckhams' old nanny must make a formal apology for breaching their confidence some years ago. Of course, the Beckhams aren't bloggers, just international celebrities whose lives are generally available for public consumption. So clearly they require more protection than an erstwhile Lancashire detective constable who donates his off-duty earnings to charity."
One Man and His Blog: The Times vrs NightJack: Destroying Journalists’ Reputation
Adam Tinworth: "I think that it's absolutely despicable that a journalistic operation did this. The 'public interest' figleaf they're using blows away the second you consider that they've made it easier for people to connect the blog posts with real cases, not harder."