Critical sharing
Sharing without pausing for thought risks making fools of us – as individuals and as communities. Critical consumption in internet use (crap detection as Howard …
reputation
Think clusters, not websites
Adam Tinworth thinks that Google Authorship’s evolution could be another major step in Google stepping away from the website as the core unit of the …
Online reputation management for artists – notes and slides from talk at Brighton Digital Festival
These are the notes and my presentation slides that will kick things off at this evening’s discussion evening at the Fabrica gallery in Brighton. This …
Are reputation scores corrosive?
Klout and PeerIndex (and probably others) are reputation scoring merchants. If you let them access your Twitter, Facebook and other social media profiles they will …
For authors: Managing your reputation online: links & resources
I’m writing an article for the Writers & Artists Yearbook about how to manage online reputation. I’ve compiled some of the links I think are …
Educational stalking
Interesting to read of the English teacher who encourages their pupils to cyber-stalk strangers. It’s an excellent, practical lesson for them about just how much …
My top ten pieces of advice for looking after your web shadow
A while ago I did a video for the Insititute of Chartered Accountants called “12 Golden Rules for Online Personal Reputation Management“. I really enjoyed …
Let he who is without a web shadow cast the first stone
Image: Photoshopping Obama into Rasta colours might not be a plus point if you’re applying for a job at the White House… According to The …
Web shadows: Looking after ourselves online
I’ve been reading and therefore thinking a fair bit about privacy and personal online reputation. It’s something I’ve touched on in the past and the …
Butching out the credit crunch – with some help from social media
In terms of useful tips and advice, although I’m not a freelance journalist I found Fiona Cullinan’s post Freelancing in a Recession interesting on a couple of …