http://repumetrix.com/blog/index.php?blog=3&disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:39:22 +0000 Steve Sticker [Visitor] c65@http://repumetrix.com/blog/ Substantially, the post is actually the best on this valuable topic. I agree with your conclusions and will eagerly look forward to your incoming updates. Saying thanks will not just be enough, for the great lucidity in your writing. I will directly grab your rss feed to stay privy of any updates. Good work and much success in your business endeavors! http://repumetrix.com/blog/index.php?blog=3&title=reputation_monitoring_thoughts_on_conver&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c65 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:52:45 +0000 Mediaworks Online [Visitor] c26@http://repumetrix.com/blog/ I agree that it's easy to damage a company's reputation on social media.but i think there are many websites on internet that can help you how employees portray themselves and their organizations online. http://repumetrix.com/blog/index.php?blog=3&title=employees_agree_their_online_behaviour_c_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c26 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:33:07 +0000 jfiore [Member] c4@http://repumetrix.com/blog/ Kathy, I am glad that you were able to stop-by and share your story. It is most unfortunate that the situation has taken a turn in this direction. As far as your comment about combatting the problem is concerned, I believe that part of the solution is found in blogger outreach - and it seems to me you are already doing a great job of this! Transparency, and speaking openly about the matter (on your own blog, and commenting on others) is a HUGE part of earning the trust of Web audiences and is the best ally in combatting anyone who chooses to spread their brand of insidious online terror behind a veil of anonymity. More specifically, if Web audiences mistakenly happen across the falsehoods being spread maliciously about you, and provided they have come across a few posts of yours which set the record straight, Web audiences will see the smearing campaign for what it is, they will recognize the honesty, integrity and openness of your written words by the simple act of signing your name to each post, and when enough people contribute and participate positively (even in the darkest and scariest alleys of the Web) they instantly become your allies, will turn the tide in your favour and it will speak volumes on your good character, name, and reputation. Ultimately, I'm of the view that cyber-smearing is damaging no matter how hateful or vicious the words being used - its severity ought to be measured by things like online impact, reach and influence which eventually work to distort truth and reality and may also erode any systems of already established trust. Kathy, I may also have some helpful insights on how to apply SEO techniques to your cause - feel free to contact me anytime if you would like to find out more.
As far as your comment about combatting the problem is concerned, I believe that part of the solution is found in blogger outreach - and it seems to me you are already doing a great job of this!

Transparency, and speaking openly about the matter (on your own blog, and commenting on others) is a HUGE part of earning the trust of Web audiences and is the best ally in combatting anyone who chooses to spread their brand of insidious online terror behind a veil of anonymity.

More specifically, if Web audiences mistakenly happen across the falsehoods being spread maliciously about you, and provided they have come across a few posts of yours which set the record straight, Web audiences will see the smearing campaign for what it is, they will recognize the honesty, integrity and openness of your written words by the simple act of signing your name to each post, and when enough people contribute and participate positively (even in the darkest and scariest alleys of the Web) they instantly become your allies, will turn the tide in your favour and it will speak volumes on your good character, name, and reputation.

Ultimately, I'm of the view that cyber-smearing is damaging no matter how hateful or vicious the words being used - its severity ought to be measured by things like online impact, reach and influence which eventually work to distort truth and reality and may also erode any systems of already established trust.

Kathy, I may also have some helpful insights on how to apply SEO techniques to your cause - feel free to contact me anytime if you would like to find out more.]]> http://repumetrix.com/blog/index.php?blog=3&title=blogger_rules_of_conduct_forged_in_the_c&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c4 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:35:23 +0000 Kathy Sierra [Visitor] c3@http://repumetrix.com/blog/ You described the problem well -- thanks for writing about this topic. Unfortunately, there is SO little that can actually be done -- because it's so difficult to prove exactly who is behind most of this. The person who appeared to be responsible for some of the worst of the words and images posted of me claimed--a few days after I went public--that he was 'hacked' and impersonated. This is a free-pass defense, and no law enforcement agency is going to do anything about it. Worse, I googled my own social security number a couple of days ago and came up with 40 hits -- ALL of them a 'story' someone wrote about me complete with my real home address, REAL social security number, other private and personal data about my self and two family members, but then mixed in some horrible likes (like the time I spent working as a prostitute, etc.) and it all reads like a 'bio.' It was posted all over the internet (these 40 are the ones I haven't been able to remove) in public forums (like slashdot comments, blog comments, discussion boards with public archives, etc.). Since it was posted anonymously -- and cleverly--there is absolutely nothing I can do. Even worse, it turns out that it is NOT illegal for an individual to post your social security number online. Most states have a law against companies doing this, but if an individual gets ahold of your private data, they are allowed to post it publicly. There is no way in the world I could afford my own lawsuit or investigation into any of this -- I think it's just something that anyone who is visible on the internet is in danger of. I really don't know what can be done about any of this. And lately I've been reading stories of what women (and men) are having posted about them online that make what happened to me seem very, very tame.
Worse, I googled my own social security number a couple of days ago and came up with 40 hits -- ALL of them a 'story' someone wrote about me complete with my real home address, REAL social security number, other private and personal data about my self and two family members, but then mixed in some horrible likes (like the time I spent working as a prostitute, etc.) and it all reads like a 'bio.'

It was posted all over the internet (these 40 are the ones I haven't been able to remove) in public forums (like slashdot comments, blog comments, discussion boards with public archives, etc.). Since it was posted anonymously -- and cleverly--there is absolutely nothing I can do. Even worse, it turns out that it is NOT illegal for an individual to post your social security number online. Most states have a law against companies doing this, but if an individual gets ahold of your private data, they are allowed to post it publicly.

There is no way in the world I could afford my own lawsuit or investigation into any of this -- I think it's just something that anyone who is visible on the internet is in danger of.

I really don't know what can be done about any of this. And lately I've been reading stories of what women (and men) are having posted about them online that make what happened to me seem very, very tame.]]> http://repumetrix.com/blog/index.php?blog=3&title=blogger_rules_of_conduct_forged_in_the_c&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1#c3