Brilliant marketing, or the beginning of Big Brother?
Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss remarkable business trends that eerily point to a Big Brother technology monitoring personal lives and politics.
Archive for the ‘Corruption on social web’ Category
The best SEO book in the world? A surprising discovery.
The best SEO book was never meant to be a book about SEO. But an underlying philosophy points to the truth of our digital world today.
What Marketers Need To Know About Truth Decay
By Brooke B. Sellas, {grow} Contributing Columnist Truth decay is all around us. As we increasingly become inclined to disregard facts, data, and analysis, we base our decisions and outcomes […]
Sex sells. But how about beauty and truth in the age of authenticity?
Sex sells in marketing and advertising putting the spotlight on unattainable beauty. But there has been a shift toward a more natural look.
Social Proof and the Business Case for Buying Fake Followers
With the pressure to perform and build influence on the web, many people are buying fake followers, likes and comments. But in the end, true influence will win.
Why is there no minimum cyber security regulation?
Hacking is on the rise because it’s so easy to access many computers. Is it time for some sort of minimum cyber security regulation?
How to keep yourself safe from social engineering attacks
When crafting a social media presence being found might seem great–but are you opening up opportunities for a social engineering attack?
The Internet We Need To Save
The Internet has changed, perhaps more than people realize. In this debate, Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss the Internet we need to save.
The lost blogging monarchy, the defeat of links, and the war on social media
This blogger was jailed for six years. What he found when he emerged is a lesson for our time. The war on social media
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