Digital Trends - Did you know January 28 is Data Privacy Day in the United States, Canada, and the European Union? The intention behind Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the privacy of personal information—not just a.....»»

Facebook and Google are big names in the online privacy debate, but maybe the real threat is from unseen data brokers behind the scenes. In observance of Data Privacy Day, here are some things to know and consider in conducting your online life......»»

Especially at this time of year, more and more consumers are flocking to social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to express resolutions or personal goals publicly. But simply expressing your resolution via a Tweet or Status Update doesn't help yo.....»»

Klout's reputation is growing among investors. The startup, which provides a social credit score for more than 100 million public profiles across various social networks, raised C round of financing of around $30 million. Business Insider was the first to.....»»

Among other things, LG is broadening the capabilities of Mobile DTV here at CES, with a social media aspect in particular striking us as particularly helpful / wacky. Tweet-TV, as it's called, brings together public comments about specific broadcasts and .....»»

Etsy, an ecommerce site for arts and crafts, is adding a "Pin It" button to its listing pages–that is, a social media button for Pinterest. It will take its place next to the Tweet and Like buttons—and when a particular listing is "pinned" it will aut.....»»

What will happen in the year ahead? I’m no fan of making predictions, but there are some major social media tactics that we can expect to affect businesses in 2012. Some of these tactics already have been adopted by select companies, but thi........»»

Twitter can now take down a tweet in one country while leaving it available for the rest of the world to peruse at leisure."Censorship!" screamed the more excitable members of the media. "It's SOCIAL SUICIDE!!1!" But cool your jets and con.....»»

MovenBank is a bank expected to debut this year with a focus on the top tech trends. It will be a mobile bank accessed by smartphones, American Banker reports. More intriguingly, it will base its credit decisions and pricing decisions on social media da.....»»

Reuters - In the age of Twitter and Facebook, many Super Bowl viewers will use the commercial breaks to go online and see what people are saying about the game. This year, advertisers want them to tweet about their favorite commercials as well......»»

The administrative chief of a dusty African village regularly sends out tweets about missing children and farm animals, even alerts to crime in the area, showing that the power of social media has reached an area 100 miles from the Kenyan capital of Nairo.....»»

Companies must embrace enterprise social media in 2012 or be overrun by it, says Marcel LeBrun......»»

Measurement & Analytics: Using Google’s data to reach consumers. Social Media: Facebook launches suggested events feature based on checkins. Facebook has put games stories in the mobile news feed. Ecommerce: Apple has more online shoppers than Wa.....»»

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Mobile apps and presence on social media sites top investments in the coming year.....»»

Many of us have a social media presence -- a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections, stored in the cloud. Adam Ostrow asks a big question: What happens to that personality after you've died? Could it ... live on?.....»»

Heather Dougherty, the Director of Research at Experian Hitwise, has written about a “Pinteresting Trend in Social Media.” She says, “Pinterest, a site launched in March 2010 that describes itself as an online pinboard to organiz........»»

Android phones, Twitter, Google, and YouTube are among the tools you can use to keep tabs on the jolly old elf during his travels for Sunday's holiday......»»