John Gage, the 21^st employee of Sun Microsystems coined the now famous phrase:

“The Network is the Computer”

which became a prominent feature on the Sun Microsystems’ logo and motto. More than that it became part of their philosophy before the large scale adoption of the internet. They realised that the combined power of computers, interconnected, is the real computer – able to carry out more complex tasks than would otherwise be possible by the boxes we sit in front of today.

That same philosophy applies today in the world of social networking. People use Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and other social media tools to extend their friendships beyond what would otherwise be possible.

Today's post comes from Craig Robinson. A freelance writer from Qwaya.com – a Facebook ad management tool and helps advertisers organize their campaigns. 

It’s not a threat that crosses the mind of the average, social media businessperson, but your information is at great risk any time you log onto the Internet. There are always hackers out there looking to steal your personal information, and even if they’re not going to access your monetary accounts, they can still do a lot of damage to your overall brand.

Nobody wants to deal with online hacking, especially on social media, but it’s a fact of Internet life that we all have to face. So if you’re a company using a site like Facebook, you have to take steps to ensure your safety.

Staying safe is about learning a two-tier system: Things that you need to be aware of, and safe practices to adopt for your business dealings.

Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby hit theaters last weekend, and even though it’s only a movie, it feels as if someone took an over-sized needle and injected my life — and everyone else’s — with a very large dose of Gatsby. Everywhere I turn, Gatsby is there.

On twitter, I was surprised to see someone had retweeted a tweet from Jay Gatsby — the fictional, main character — who currently has six twitter accounts, one with a follower count approaching 83,000. Walking down the street is like engaging in a nation wide book club, every few yards you’ll find a woman frantically poring over F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel to be sure she completes it before the book meeting (aka watching the movie). In the span of a three day trip last week, I spotted these book club participants in the Atlanta airport, in middle-of-no-where Lewisberg, PA, and even in the busy streets of New York City.

There is an easy way now to quickly and efficiently interact with your fans and followers as well as identify the best possible action for any given social event. Simply navigate to your Feed and click on any event. As you will see a list of appropriate actions will be presented to you. You can then make a decision on what exactly you would like to do with this event.

Here is what these new features look like:

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