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Instagram’s New TOS: No Filter Can Make This Pretty

NOTE: Since writing this, Instagram has explained that updates to the updates are being made. I’ll write more on this after the holidays, once plans are clear. At this point, what is impoertant is that people are aware of what they have always agreed to in the TOS, things that …

Facebook Exchange, Targeted Ads, and Opting to Opt Out

I read about the Facebook Exchange (FBX) curious as to what it meant for online privacy. I’m not of the belief that targeted advertising is all good or bad, but I do think we should have the ability to pick and choose how we’re tracked online and by whom. From …

Post and You’ll Be Heard: Facebook, Bodyform and The Joy of Being a Girl

With all the sloppy social media management we complain about, we also have to celebrate the awesome. And this is clever wrapped up in a pretty package with a big red bow. Thanks to my friend, Jill, who shared this (originally via Mashable). Jill, who once wrote about menarche parties. …

Imitation is Not Flattery: On Copyright, Bloggers and Accountability

alexandra wrote imitation is not flattery

Accountability. Responsibility. Integrity. Why yes, this is a bit like the ABC After School Special edition of If Emily Posted. FACT: Copyright online is copyright offline. Content creators own their work unless stated otherwise. It is their call as to who, what, when, where, why and how their work is …

If Emily Posted: On Facebook Pages, Instagram and #BlogHer12

When I wrote about Terms of Service basics, I noted that the rules that apply to Pinterest and other social sharing sites apply to Facebook as well. We have big problems, HUGE problems, on Facebook Pages. From blogs to businesses (and many blogs are businesses), the rampant copyright infringement is, …