Over the years I’ve come across several managers and companies that rely heavily on employees taking personality tests so they can learn about them and then how to manage them.  Not too long ago I worked with someone who, in my opinion, relied on them entirely too much. While it’s interesting trying to define people and put them into […]
Education
Now’s a Good Time to Review Your Facebook Privacy Settings
It’s that time of year again to check your Facebook privacy settings, assuming that time of year is any time you’re on Facebook. Since last I looked, Facebook has made some changes. Â And, there are lots of options to consider. Â I won’t go through every option on every screen, but will show you the main […]
Did Instagram redeem itself? I think not.
Last night I received this email from Instagram like many other people did. Hello, Our community has grown by many millions of people since we wrote our original Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As we announced in December, we have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. These policies also now take into […]
Avoid Identity Theft and Hackers: 3 Tips to Improve Your Passwords
If you envision all hackers waist deep in black and green code as they crack into our personal lives — think again. It turns out we make it far too easy for hackers when we secure our personal information. “Password” and “123456” topped SplashData’s list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2012, so many cybersecurity victims […]
Cell phones in the bedroom or not? 4 Managing Strategies
Where do you keep your phone at night? Â I, like many people who have smart phones, keep it in the bedroom at night. Â I like to read and catch up on some news and weather before I go to sleep; and I use it as an alarm clock. Â What I used to think of as […]
What We Do Online
There’s a lot that we all do online and when start collecting stats over time and by total users in the US, the stats are rather impressive.  We’ll look at the soon, but first, here’s a simple list of things we all, including your children, do online. Post video from mobile devices Build online profiles […]