My Digital FootPrint

NYT cascade pilot which visualizes how a story spreads on Twitter.  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQBOF7XeCE0]

Source : http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1951416 by David Banisar

Credit Sesame , a personal finance tool and website, conducted a survey of 50 ex-burglars in the UK Nearly 80% of them said they had used Facebook,  Twitter  and Foursquare to target which properties to rob. Another 73% said they used Google Street View to scope out neighborhoods ahead of time.  Conclusion: they are lazy but thankfully this leaves a digital footprint and therefore really easy to catch…

Source : http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.html Study Highlights: Many respondents cite a mobile device as “the most important technology” in their lives Seven of 10 employees have “friended” their managers and coworkers on Facebook Two of five students have not bought a physical book (except textbooks) in two years Most respondents have a Facebook account and check it at least once a day Half would rather lose their wallet or purse than their smartphone or mobile device. More than two of five would accept a lower-paying job that had more flexibility with regard to device choice, social media access, and mobility than a higher-paying job with less flexibility. At least one in four said the absence of remote access would influence their job decisions, such as leaving companies sooner rather than later, slacking off, or declining job offers outright. Three out of 10 feel that once they begin working, it will be their right- more than a privilege -to be able to w

The trouble with lots of data is what does it tell you… Here is a link to 10 tools that could help with twitter http://twittertoolsbook.com/10-awesome-twitter-analytics-visualization-tools/

Source http://www.mobclix.com/

Image http://trak.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/digitalwill.jpg Emma Gaudern, Partner at BHP Law is advising clients to leave their usernames and passwords in letters or a document that can be held with their Wills to make it easier for executors to deal with all their affairs when they die. Without passwords, relatives may never be able to access E-mail, internet banking and social networking for their loved ones which means things are left unfinished. Some clients have started to include these details in their Wills, however it is important to now provide instructions on how to deal with their digital footprint and their online life, the same way they deal with their offline life.  “It is important that information such as this is not inserted directly into the Will” says  Emma “People forget that after they die their Will becomes a public document and therefore any passwords given in the Will itself will become a matter of public record. What they should do is note these det