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The top gripe about Facebook is that people don't know who they're sharing with, so in the coming days Facebook will push everyone through a multi-step privacy checkup that reminds who they share statuses with, what apps they've given permissions, and what's visible on their profile.

Is there anything from your online past that you would not want people to see? Do you want to start cleaning up your online identity? Your digital footprint is everything that shows up when people search for you online. From images to comments and blog posts, this collective first impression can make or break your online reputation.

Posted: According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company's unofficial mission is to make "the world more open and connected." But there are limits to how open you should be on Facebook and while you might enjoy sharing photos and status updates, there are some pieces of information you would do well never to share.

This one offers a comprehensive guide to all aspects of social media, not just facebook either. It covers a lot of areas I wouldn't have considered otherwise.

Again really obvious stuff.

For startups and small businesses, gaining traction on social media may appear fraught with difficulties. We held a live Q&A on the topic, with advice from a panel of experts. From gaining followers to picking the best channel for you, here's what they suggested: Gaining followers "When your followers engage with you, make sure you respond.

This one focuses on a mental health issue (Social Anxiety Disorder), but the advice is preety good for anyone really.

To be honest, this one in pretty obvious, but worth a read at the very least.

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Facebook 's mission is to " give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected." This all sounds very worthy and far out, but on the flipside the social network can also be a tool for causing a nuisance and generally upsetting the cosmic order of things.

Top 10 Things You Should Not Share on Social Networks Unless you've been living under a rock in 2009, you know that social networking Web sites are the latest and greatest way to interact with other users on the Internet.

The phenomenon that is Facebook has grown faster than our ability to fathom it, which means that along with the fun stuff, there's plenty you should avoid. From making yourself a target of crime, to losing a lover or getting yourself sacked, Rosalind Scutt flags the things you should never do on Facebook.

Love them or hate them, social networking sites are here to stay. Facebook and MySpace are among the most popular destinations on the web. And even though they can be extremely annoying, there is one inescapable fact: the most irritating thing about Facebook is the 100m-strong army of people who use it.

Check out Facebook's Privacy Checkup, which helps you review and control who you're sharing with.

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To meet increased demand for services in a constrained resource environment, governments must actively manage for innovation through technology. This must include exploiting opportunities that come with the greater availability of data and enhanced data analytic capabilities. In the business world, companies know their customers.

The federal government will release a big data strategy this winter, Australian Government CIO Glenn Archer said Wednesday at an Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) summit in Canberra. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) plans to release a big data issues paper this Friday, opening a three-week consultation period to collect feedback from industry and the public, said Archer, who replaced Ann Steward as the Australian CIO in December.