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Are you managing your online presence?

The internet is awesome. Yeah, I got that.

I love the fact that I can do so much in such a short amount of time. That I can touch so many and be touched by so many. The transparency that it creates and the ability to reach out to so many different people and build new relationships, receive information at the click of a mouse, to let people know what I am thinking and doing is really cool and convenient....And all of this is made available in literally a nanosecond. Sounds cool ...>Right?

Well, as cool as this sounds and as transparent as we have become, it is still a place where unsavory types of people and predators can follow you as well. I not talking about criminals, although they are there also.....the internet is free after all, but those pesky on-line marketers, and spammers that clog up our feeds on Twitter and fill up our email with junk and connect with us through our Facebook account or Active Rain or Plaxo or even Skype. The folks that game the system and manipulate the technology to bug the living daylights out of us.

I recently read an article that a friend had forwarded about privacy and how much of our on-line activity can be tracked by other would be identity stealers and these unsavory types. As the internet continues to grow and become a part of our daily lives, the possibilities of these attacks will only increase. Below are a few websites that can help you manage your on-line identity. They are free and are useful tools in helping manage our lives online. They are also a good way to help in our marketing efforts to know our clients so we can connect with them better (I will write more about this in a later post). Transparency is a double edged sword though. Without the right tools and resources, it can spin out of control really fast. Protect yourself and continue to enjoy the benefits of this incredible community on-line.

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Posted by Bo Hussung on 04/19/2009 11:32 AM

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17 Comments on Are you managing your online presence?

APR

Good stuff, and makes sense to use it.

Tom

Thanks Tom.....Indeed it does. The piece about using it to show the online presence of your customer datatbase is very useful as well. I will write abut this later

Bo...

I think that there is a lot of danger in a connected community because of lake of credentials or verification. You just don't know who is really who, and where your information is going. It can be frightening!

You definitely have to be careful with what you post online, thats for sure.

APR

Bo, you are right about the Internet being both amazing and dangerous. BTW, Missed Earth day because I was enjoying the beautiful day and getting stuff done in the yard...

Your building consultant in Nashville, TN

For Richard especially. There was a great Farside comic years ago, showing a dog typing at a computer with the caption something like, "On the internet, no one knows you're a dog."

There are a ton of people working on privacy and identity management. Hopefully they will grow faster than the opposite side.

Bo - too many opportunities for too many unsavory characters, I will be checking out your links when I have a bit of time. Thanks.

Bo,

You have really made the move to the internet in a very short time. Appreciate your follow up call a couple weeks ago.

Richard

APR

Thanks for sharing this with me. I will follow up on the links.

Ginger

APR

Hi Bo - There is a risk to increasing your on-line presence; but most of us work hard to do that. I've saved the sites you mentioned and see what they have to offer in terms of protection. Thanks for sharing your information.

APR

Richard, John And Michael, those websites I sugested can give a pretty good idea of what kind of impact you are having on the internet and places to perhaps stay away from...Thanks~Bo

Robert, I truly believe that good will alwasy prevail. Thanks for reading~Bo

Mike, let me know what you think when you do

Thanks~Bo

Richard, yiu are wlecome and I am glad you are back. Let's keep the communication open

Ginger, I appreciate ou taking the time to visit and tead. Let me know your thoughts about the site links~Bo

Jon, sometimes the rewards outweigh the risks, nbut there is nothing wrong with being cautious

Thanks~Bo

MAY

I read an article today about college newspapers being asked by the college alumni to delete or alter articles and pictures that they wrote or took, or that were about them, but were not very flattering. Seems as more and more college newspapers post historic content online, and more and more landlords and employers search the Internet for information on their tenants and employees, those college years are coming back to haunt many people.

JUL

This is the future of advertising and this is great advice Bo! I think you might be working for the wrong company!Ha! Have a great 4th and keep up the great Blog!

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