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Scary Security Stories to Tell in the Dark

Tech Soup

Gather 'round for I have scoured the depths of the Internet to bring you the most terrifying security stories. His Twitter account was used as a platform to broadcast hatespeech to his thousands of followers. But as you probably know, things posted on the Internet can come back to haunt you. Security breaches!

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Your Online Account Has Been Compromised — Now What?

Tech Soup

Once I did and logged in to my email, friends were writing and replying to me about the spam I was sending. Disconnect the compromised device from the Internet. Depending on the people affected, you should broadcast a message on your social networks about the issue and that you have resolved it.

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RSS As Information Coping Tool

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been doing Internet skills training workshops since 1995 and way back when I used to do one called "Digital Literacy" which was all about how to use email, listservs, and Internet search functions. Email subscriptions are great for announce-only or broadcast mailing lists that don't provide RSS feeds.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. LinkedIn Group spam is worse than ever. Internet TV will transform how nonprofits tweet and report in real-time. and Web 3.0.

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Interview with Brooklyn Museum's Shelley Bernstein

Museum 2.0

Spam, obscenity--they just aren't an issue at all. We get so much spam on MySpace, whereas on Flickr and Facebook and the blog we never get spam. You have to have a really good computer and internet connection. Even criticism has been very contructive. MySpace is, but Facebook isn’t. We use Wordpress to power our blogs.

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33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The Broadcast Web.” The Broadcast Web i.e., one-to-many communications defined as broadcasting outward with complete control of the message and no public interaction or feedback. LinkedIn Group spam is worse than ever. Internet TV will transform how nonprofits tweet and report in real-time. and Web 3.0.

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The Frogloop Interview: Sheeraz Haji - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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I have learned that there is an enormous diversity within the sector – higher education institutions, advocacy groups, public broadcasting stations, health organizations, unions, associations and relief organizations are distinct from each other. Sheeraz Haji: Back then I had the naïve view that all nonprofits were alike.