social media literacy : Latinos and Social Media

Social Media Literacy, Part II

Posted by Louis Pagan on February 3, 2010 · 3 Comments

Yesterday, I posted a piece on Social Media Literacy (SML) and talked about how to identify some characteristics of an ill intentioned communication in social media. Some of the examples listed showed how others may try to take advantage of your account on Twitter. Complimenting yesterday’s post, I found a great article that talks about how an insider exploited Facebook to gather information on unsuspecting users – and I’ve seen... Read More

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Social Media Literacy

Posted by Louis Pagan on February 2, 2010 · 13 Comments

Subtitle: WYB – Watch Your Back in social media!!! As netizens connect and grow, so do more unsavory individuals look to take advantage of those communications. Having a background in technology, I’ve seen many cases of users unknowingly causing computer problems which easily could of been prevented if they new more about the computer environment. With this in mind, imagine what can happen to an individual who unknowing falls prey to... Read More

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