E-Life After Death
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Why Death is Not the End of Your Social Media LifeIt's true - post status updates and send tweets after you die!
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From Here to E-ternityWhat happens to your virtual things - your music, your e-books, your Facebook page, etc. - when you are gone? A nice article and chart by Time Magazine. Note that to get full text, you'll need to use one of our Ebsco databases.
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Wayback MachineFind out what your favorite website looked like Back In the Day!
Privacy Policies
Privacy Links
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Terms of Service: Didn't ReadHave you ever read those lengthy Terms of Service agreements? Probably not. This site rates and compares Terms of Service for a variety of services.
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How to Disappear From the Web ForeverThis LifeHacker article gives you step by step instructions on how to erase your digital footprint (Warning: you are going to have to delete your Facebook).
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5 Design Tricks Facebook Uses To Affect Your Privacy DecisionsDo you know how many apps access your personal information on Facebook? Thanks to Facebook's design choices, probably not.
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Do your privacy a favor: control the 7 most critical Facebook settings post-TimelineAdjust these 7 settings to protect your privacy on Facebook.
Super Passwords
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Sharing Information: A Day in Your Life
Subject Guide
Credibility and Trust
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NewsTrustNewsTrust is a news aggregator that features quality news and opinions that are rated by members based on quality, not just popularity. Reviewers are vetted and rated too, before their reviews get top billing.
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Giving Mom’s Book Five Stars? Amazon May Cull Your ReviewAmazon attempts to crack down on unreliable book reviews by removing reviews from family and friends of authors.
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Is That a Fake Review?Learn what features to look for in potentially fake reviews.
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In a Race to Out-Rave, 5-Star Web Reviews Go for $5Be wary of potentially fake reviews on Amazon, Yelp, and other sites. Someone might be getting paid to write that 5 star review.