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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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How Deep Are We in these Fakes?

SecureWorld News

Ever since that seminal 2010 movie, we have had the scary thought of losing touch with reality. Trust your instincts: Develop a healthy skepticism and question the authenticity of online content, especially if it seems too good to be true. What if the thing we rely most on is not reliable anymore?

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Cloud Musings by Kevin L. Jackson: IBM Debate Series - What's.

Cloud Musings

Next week I will be participating in the inaugural session of What’s Next in IT Debate Series , a new program of authentic debates and conversations on key technology topics. ► 2010. (54). ► September. (4). ► August. (1). ► July. (2). ► June. (2). ► May. (2). ► April. (4). ► July.

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How to make Facebook secure for organizational use: no more excuses! - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Worklight has just released a Facebook application called Workbook , reports Dan Farber , which authenticates users with an organization’s identity systems, and enables closed communication within the Workbook application between Facebook users. The same thing is happening with social networks. So the excuses are running out.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Agile Development Spurs Innovation

Social, Agile and Transformation

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Social, Agile, Transformation Pages. social media. (3).

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Understanding SSL Certificates

Sean Daniel

Thursday, January 14, 2010. Certificates provide two purposes: Authenticating the server to the client Providing encryption between the server and the client I will cover the authenticating the server to the client in this part 1 post, and will write a part 2 post that handles the second part of encryption. 5/10/2010 7:25 PM.

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In 2020, live product launches turned into infomercials

The Verge

Packing hundreds of attendees into extravagant venues to hang on every word of company executives was never going to be possible in an era of social distancing. And yet, a live demonstration is no guarantee of authenticity. Live” doesn’t guarantee “real,” but it helps.

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