Oversharing

Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporate Secrecy and Personal Privacy are Opposites (Part 7 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Google Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Technology News

Here is my bottom line: By all means, be as open as you want online; but realize that with openness can come vulnerabilities, especially for your children.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Big Brother 2.0 (Part 6 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Google, Twitter, Internet Privacy, Google Chrome, Oversharing, Facebook Privacy, Online Privacy, Facebook, Privacy, Gmail, Technology News

If history is any guide, advances in privacy have tended to arise in the wake of widespread privacy abuses. Something similar may be happening today with data breaches and identity theft, as more and more people come to understand the pain and consequences of personal data misuse.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Corporations, the Main Beneficiaries of Personal Sharing (Part 5 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Google, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Facebook, Corporations, Privacy, Technology News

The most powerful forces making the case for sharing personal information are not philosophers or media pundits -- they are social media companies and other corporations who have a lot to gain from our social norms about privacy changing.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Real Dangers of Thoughtless Sharing (Part 4 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Sexting, Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Just as parents caution their children about the dangers of playing in the street or running with scissors, they must also educate and work with their children in developing personal privacy strategies.

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Living Out Loud -- Should We All Be More "Open?": Privacy, the Self and Human Relationships (Part 3 of 7)

Don Tapscott | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Online Privacy, Facebook Privacy, Internet Privacy, Privacy, Technology News

Even though the human condition requires connection, we also need to feel confident that we can be alone and unwatched when we want to be. It may seem an odd notion today, but initially the Internet was a favorite refuge for many seeking privacy.

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Why I Took a Facebook Hiatus

Natalie Thomas | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Easter, Sharing, Mother's Day, Status Update, Social Networking, Digital Age, Spring Break, Online, Oversharing, Facebook Status, Facebook Friends, Facebook, Costco, Comedy News

Facebook is addictive. You feel inclined to read, stalk and share. Only in this forum would stalking be the more acceptable practice of the three. In this case, it's the sharing that's the problem.

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What I Learned When The Internet Attacked Me

Jennifer Coburn | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Helicopter Parents, Oversharing, Parents Write About Kids Online, Teen Romance, Mommy Blogs, Parents News

In 20 years of writing, I have taken strong positions on reproductive rights, marriage equality, affirmative action... Never have I received as much hate mail as when I admitted that, as a mother, I am flawed.

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Daughter Fat? Been Dumped? Tell The Internet!

Lisa Belkin | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Talking About Kids Online, Internet Privacy, Children's Privacy, Parentry, Mommy Blogs, Parents News

It has become a ritual of sorts, predictable even as it takes us by surprise each time. Parent writes something personal. Damage may or may not be done by the revelation itself. Then so much more damage is done by the resulting outrage.

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Five Tips for a Safer Internet Day 2012

Christopher Burgess | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Friends, Youth, Children, Oversharing, Technology News, Password, School, Tagging, Eu, Safer Internet Day, Scott Porad, Online Safety, Education, Social Networks, Rebecca Herold, Security, Bethan Cantrell, Parents, sid2012, Technology News

Lose one, and the criminals will find a way to exploit them all. Easy way to remember that was given to me many years ago: Passwords are like toothbrushes; you don't share them and you change them regularly.

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4 Things I Wish I Hadn't Seen On Facebook

HelloGiggles | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Social Media, Facebook Status Updates, Facebook, Status Update, Oversharing Online, Women News

I wasn't aware of fellow HelloGiggles contributor Bobby Box's previous post on the top ten most inane Facebook statuses when I hit a social media wall...

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Cover Your App: Five Lessons from Recent Data Breaches

Scott Vernick | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Oversharing, Mobile Applications, National Cyber Security Alliance, Privacy Policy, Cybercrime, Mobile Apps, Technology News

A few simple changes in how you handle your online activities and personal technology can have a huge impact in safeguarding your life on the Internet.

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Things Not To Post On Facebook: Photos Of Stuff You Stole

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Isaiah Cutler, Video, Facebook Burglary Pittsburgh, Dumb Crime, Weird Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Crime, Oversharing, Pittsburgh Crime, Oversharer, Facebook, Facebook Burgarly, Pittsburgh, Facebook Crime, Crime News

PITTSBURGH -- An 18-year-old Pittsburgh man is accused of burglarizing a market with three teens, then posted pictures on his Facebook page showing th...

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Work Isn’t A Sorority, Ladies: Sharing Personal Details Can Be A Detriment

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Oversharing, Women in the Workplace, Talking Too Much, Oversharing at Work, Too Much Information, Maintaining Professionalism, Workplace Dynamics, Women News

“They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.” -American diplomat and playwright...

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WATCH: Warning Issued For Military Oversharing Online

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Marcus | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Social Media, Public Service Announcements, Video, Military, Twitter, Psa, Oversharing, British-Ministry-of-Defense, Facebook, Privacy, Social Media Handbook, World News

Social media is an undeniable comfort for those in the military and their families as communication from remote areas easier than ever before. But ...

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Are You An Emotional Gusher?

Judith Orloff MD | Posted 07.31.2011

Read More: Emotions, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Gusher, Over-Sharing, Love and Relationships, Oversharing, Emotional Gushing, Healthy Living News

Recognizing that you're a gusher enables you to become a better communicator by learning to balance self-sufficiency with emotional expression.

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The Dangers of Facebook Oversharing Come to Outlook

Suzanne Kantra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oversharing, Facebook Privacy Settings, Linkedin, Facebook, Microsoft Outlook, Social Networking, Privacy, Technology News

Do you "friend" work colleagues on Facebook? Then you're now in more danger of oversharing. The culprit: Microsoft Outlook Social Connector.

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Vanity Fair Profiles The Frantic Existence of Sally Quinn

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sally Quinn, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Media Criticism, Media News, Oversharing, Eat the Press, Media News

Sally Quinn, American journalist, was for a long while best known for her Washington Post column, "The Party." From that perch, she offered Washingto...

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Sally Quinn Will Settle All Of Her Scores, On Twitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sally Quinn, Desirae Rogers, Twitter, Washington Post, Media Criticism, Media News, Robert Mugabe, Oversharing, Jacob Zuma, Eat the Press, Media News

Last week, a world mourned when Dame Sally Quinn, of the Washington, DC Bradlee-Quinns, had her print column -- which I believe was titled "The Drowsy...

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Sally Quinn's Overshare Column Becomes Fodder For Workplace-Issues Live Chat

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sally Quinn, Washington Post, Media News, Media Criticism, Oversharing, How Did This Happen, Eat the Press, Media News

Last week, in a puzzling editorial decision, the Washington Post gave in-house social gadfly Sally Quinn the column space to overshare at length about...

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Somehow, This Sally Quinn Column Is Happening In The Washington Post

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oversharing, Washington Post, How Did This Happen, Sally Quinn, Media Criticism, Eat the Press, Media News

What is happening in the Washington Post today? Is "Sally Quinn" and "massive personality disorder" trending on Google or something? Because there is a column, that is happening in our lives, dedicated to sorting out some sort of mix-up that happened with the weddings of various people, associated with the Family Quinn.

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Steele Discusses Hard-Partying Past, Getting Kicked Out Of College (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oversharing, Michael Steele, Don Lemon, Partying, Video, Politics News

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele treated CNN viewers on Sunday to another premeditated moment of candid weirdness. Steele told C...

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True Confessions: What to Do When No One Has a Clue

Stephanie Pierson and Barbara Harrison | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Bisexuality, Oversharing, Friendships, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Dating Advice, Healthy Living News

What's "TMI" now that "we're trying to have a baby" is cocktail party conversation, and teenagers wear T-shirts that say, "You're worth waiting for. So am I."

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