Social media companies
Social
bookmarking is a popular and efficient way for Internet users to store,
label, organize, and share with others the articles and websites that they
find useful or interesting.
One of the most important benefits that social media optimization provides is the opportunity to engage with clients on a one-to-one basis and add a personal touch to your Internet marketing efforts.
There have been problems lately regarding social media apps and just how intrusive they can be. Many users on sites like Yahoo! Messenger, Flickr, Facebook, etc. download these apps to their smartphones in an attempt to gain a better "user experience". What they don't know could hurt them. Rumors have been spreading about social media companies using the data they gather in their apps to literally read personal texts on users smartphones. It makes for a thin line between technological gains and user privacy.
We live in a non-private world and it's getting worse. I am not going to hazard an opinion whether Facebook, Yahoo! Messenger or Flickr read texts or not, but they posses the technology to do that and right now there is virtually nothing stopping them. Earlier this year Path, a mobile social network designed to be an alternative to Facebook, uploaded users address books onto their servers creating quite a commotion. They say they "use the information to help connect friends and family more efficiently." Path has since made apologies and will notify users of the upload prior to this happening on its new app out now.
A lot of mobile apps are very intrusive and can access not only texts, but photos, address books, user location, and other personal files you may have on your tablet or smartphone. Having your data does not mean Internet firms like Facebook, Yahoo! Messenger and Flickr can access it at will, for any reason, or submit it to third parties. The user of the app is entitled to an expectation of privacy by these companies and should not be exploited for monetary gain through targeted ads or technological advances.
Privacy statements, if they exist with apps, are complicated and often users do not take time to read them before downloading an app. They do not realize the value their information has for these companies and the extent to which they can crawl inside your world without you even knowing it. According to Facebook, their native app has a read/write clause whereby they can access the information for testing purposes only. They cannot submit it to third parties.
Information Processing
- Data entry
- Database maintenance
Personal Assistance
- Accounting
- Computer tutoring
Web Site Services
- Customer service
- SEO
Desktop Publishing
- Announcements/Invitations
- Business/Personal cards
Word Processing
- Type & Format Documents
- Create Merge Letters
General Administrative Assistance
- Manage Phone Calls
- Manage E-Mails
Bookkeeping Services
- Sales Invoicing
- Accounting Reconciliation
