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5 Types of People on Social Media

In a recent blog post, we discussed common personality types that exist across a variety of social networking platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. These personalities, as illustrated in MyLife’s Infographic, are derived from common online behaviour and poor social media etiquette among users.  Based on our diverse experiences in the realm of social media, […]

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Who watches what you watch?

The New York Times recently published a piece on the new direct to Netflix hit, House of Cards. The political thriller stars Kevin Spacey and is directed by The Social Network’s David Fincher. The show has become a smash hit and is Netflix’s most streamed content in over forty countries. The key to the shows success is […]

What Type of Social Networking Personality Are You?

What Type of Social Networking Personality Are You?

If you’re a social networking aficionado like me, you can probably group your friends into categories based on their online behaviour. There’s the political activist. The guy who thinks #Facebook is #Twitter. The animal lover. The diehard sports fan. The foodie. The list goes on and on. Recently, MyLife.com, a website that helps more than […]

Facebook Graph Search

In January 2013, Facebook first rolled out its new Graph Search feature. For the users who signed up for the beta run Facebook was transformed into their own personal search engine. You could suddenly pinpoint all of your friends who checked in at a certain location, was tagged in a photo with a another friend […]

When Twitter Bites Back

When Twitter Bites Back

Remembering that your employees could read your twitter or Facebook posts is the first step to controlling your digital identity. News stories like “Rio policeman loses job after tweet”  or “Indie developer releases game critical of his workplace, loses job”  have become just another element in the modern work place. While personal twitters are watched […]

The Illusion of Anonymity

Personal klout or branding can be derived from sharing your information and options online while attaching this information to your identity. While many people share aspects of their real life, others flourish in what they believe to be anonymity.  These people often want to be under surveillance as long as their anonymous internet identities can not be tied back to their actual ones. Enter contemporary philosopher and media expert, […]

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Digital Identity Resolutions for 2013

  by  mister.johnson  Welcome to January 2013! As per tradition people around the world are celebrating the dawn of a new year by resolving to improve on the habits of the year before. In place of resolving to do a hundred sit ups a day (or in addition to), how about resolving to take control of your […]

What your Grandparents can teach you about Twitter

Video Credit: Teamcoco.com Twitter has been redefined  as a legitimate tool for communication within the last few years. John Stewart, once one of Twitters most outspoken enemies, currently has over a million followers. If these trends continue, it’s only a few years before our grandparents start hash tagging their latest book club book or Instagraming the buffet at breakfast. Late […]

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Facebook Privacy Vote

It’s not often that a social media site asks it’s users opinions about privacy settings. What many people don’t know about Facebook is that the sites governance and policy allows users to vote on major changes. Well, users did have voting rights on facebook but those are set to disappear. Thanks to poor turn out to, you guessed it, vote.  This vote to protect […]

Snapchat Safety

Video Source: NBC.com Nowadays apps go in and out of style quicker than clothing trends. Faster than you can finish a round of draw something, the next big application is making waves. The latest trend in apps is “Snapchat’. Currently the fifth most popular app on the Apple app store. During this years American Thanksgiving […]