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I recently embarked on my first vacation as an employee of Netscope to the beautiful desolate Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean. I have been on lots of family trips and have had my fair share of traveling but this time was different.

Trips use to take a lot more resources and effort. I remember on my first trip out of the country I had to pack a paperback book, a journal, disposable camera, and stamps for the postcards I would buy. On top of all those pre-arrangements, when I got back I had to wait two weeks for pictures to develop that if I wanted to share with friends and family I would have to make doubles and send by snail mail. This time around was so much easier! 

I was laying on the beach with my dad reading one of his 5 books all on his iphone, my mom listening to music on her ipod, my sister was uploading pictures of snorkeling with sting rays to her Facebook Page, my brother could find World Cup updates anywhere we went, and when the vacation was over I posted an album of all my pictures that friends and family could see. Technology and Social Media made traveling quite compact and convenient; and being a Social Media Manager at Netscope turned an excellent vacation into a fitting post for our blog!

Facebook is constantly updating and revising their privacy settings in response to user frustration and confusion. The interview below with Tim Sparapani, Facebook’s public policy director, talks about the new changes taking place and answers some questions about Facebook conquering the web.



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Here is an infographic with Facebook facts that are great to know and even better to use for impressing everyone else.


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There was a lot of talk for a while about the diminishing interpersonal interaction due to new technology. People walk down the street glued to their phones, plugged in to ipods or use the ATM instead of interacting with a bank teller; but doesn’t the interaction that occurs on these new gadgets still count? Interpersonal interaction has just moved from street addresses to a URL addresses.

It’s not uncommon to fear change and especially when you don’t know how to function all these new gizmos widgets and gadgets. Social media empowers people who may be skeptical or have questions and concerns. It allows you to engage with networks and communities that share your views and ideas or that can contribute to your company. Businesses that are not familiar with how to function Facebook or Twitter, or even which medium to choose should not let that be a barrier to adapting with the times. There is enough proof now that social media works and that you need to join the band wagon.

There was an interesting article today about schools integrating Google Apps into the curriculum to help educate and expose kids to multi-media so that they can evolve with the times. It’s never too late. If you don’t know where to start, or what social sites apply to your business that is when you seek out help. There are social media experts at NetScope, Inc. that can both educate you on how to do it yourself for your business and or can provide you with external services. Don’t shun the new, embrace it!