More Than Two-Thirds of Google+ Activity Is Private - Liz Gannes - Social. While following the activity of tech industry folks and celebrities on Google+ might lead you to believe that Google’s new social network is a sort of long-form Twitter, where users pontificate for a public audience, Google says that’s not the case. (Seriously, watching the volume and speed of comments on new posts by Myspace founder and Google+’s leading armchair critic Tom Anderson is simply insane.) In fact, Google+ users are two to three times more likely to share privately with one of their Circles than post publicly, Google revealed for a profile in the San Jose Mercury News. (The Merc article talks about “general” posts, but Google+ commander Vic Gundotra clarified that this means “public” posts.) That’s an important metric, and one that validates Google+’s aim to be a more private social network.
Google announced last week that Plus is already facilitating one billion items shared and received per day. Google+ forces us to question who owns our digital identiy. It took almost no time after the beta launch of Google+, the search and advertising giant's new social media experiment, before someone posted a web browser plug-in to help users scoop up their Facebook contacts and automatically invite them into the early adopters' cool new playground. And it took little time after that before Facebook blocked this plug-in from working as designed on the grounds that it violated the site's terms of service. This tiff, a mini-battle in the internet-domination wars, could not have been a better demonstration of a reality that internet users tend to disregard: when we create "content" on services owned by others, we are granting them a great deal of control over what we've produced.
We all need to face up to some issues surrounding control, including ownership and value. We've been too casual about this, and we can't afford to stay that way. Control, ownership and value are inextricably linked, but having one does not necessarily boost another. Google+ may carry dangers for photographers - BlogPost.
These photos, taken from my Google+ account, are now able to be “reproduced, adapted, modified, translated, published, publicly performed, and publicly displayed.” (Image from Google+) Since Google+, Google’s answer to social networking, came out a week and a half ago, there’s been much talk about the new possibilities it has introduced, whether it can really beat out Facebook, and how to get that elusive invite. But the dangers of joining Google+ have not yet been fully explored. How far will Google go with targeted advertising? What will be the implications for our privacy? How will Google use my content once it’s part of Google+?
The people who should be most worried about this last question are professional photographers, according to Photofocus, an online magazine about photography. Google’s Terms of Service on photography, Photofocus cautions, should be read carefully, especially these sections: Google has not responded to request for comment. Update, Friday, 4:59 p.m. How are your photos publicized. Google+ privacy: 5 settings you need to know. While Google's new social network, Google+, is barely a week old, it's already received a lot of attention from tech pundits and the social media community. And as with any new online service, understanding how to control your information is essential. Here's a look at five important Google+ privacy settings that let you manage who can email you directly, how you're notified of Google+ actions, how to disable the Google+ service, and more. 1. How to Prevent Anyone on Google+ from Emailing You While Google+ doesn't display your actual email address, one setting lets anyone send you an email by clicking a button, possibly exposing you to an influx of spam or unwanted communications.
Here's how to ensure this option is disabled. In Google+, head to the top right corner of your screen, click the gear icon and select "Google+ Settings. " Ensure the box is unchecked to disable this feature. 2. Here's what to do if you don't want others to share one of your posts. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. Privacy Policy. Key terms An affiliate is an entity that belongs to the Google group of companies, including the following companies that provide consumer services in the EU: Google Ireland Limited, Google Commerce Ltd, Google Payment Corp, and Google Dialer Inc.
Learn more about the companies providing business services in the EU. A process or set of rules followed by a computer in performing problem-solving operations. An application data cache is a data repository on a device. It can, for example, enable a web application to run without an internet connection and improve the performance of the application by enabling faster loading of content. Browser web storage enables websites to store data in a browser on a device. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website.
A device is a computer that can be used to access Google services. Every device connected to the Internet is assigned a number known as an Internet protocol (IP) address. Remove a page or site from Google's search results - Webmaster Tools Help. If you find private, sensitive, or sexual content about you on Google Search, you can ask us to remove it. We’ll guide you step-by-step through the process when you report a problem. As long as you’re the subject of the content, you or a representative can start a request. We'll check the content in your request and remove it from Google search results if it violates our personal content policies.
Our personal content policies apply globally. NOTE: Anyone can report nude or sexual content that shows people under the age of 18. Start removal request Types of content you can ask to be removed Learn about our individual content removal policies: If the website's owner has removed the information, it'll eventually be removed from Google Search as part of our regular updating process. If you find content that shows copyright infringement, certain trademark violations or any other type of info that should be removed under the law, you can request removal for legal reasons. Related resources. Keeping personal information out of Google - Webmaster Tools Help.