In our digital age, where news travels faster than ever before, personal crises or public missteps can rapidly escalate, leaving a lasting impact on one’s reputation. However, with the right…
The Digital Footprint Dilemma: Understanding and Controlling Your Personal Online Presence
In today’s interconnected digital era, every click, comment, and share contributes to an individual’s online persona — a phenomenon widely recognized as the “digital footprint.” This digital trace, while often…
Building a Personal Firewall: Protecting Private Information in a Digital World
The digital age, while offering unparalleled convenience and connectivity, also presents profound challenges concerning personal privacy. Personal data breaches can have severe consequences, ranging from financial loss to potential reputation…
Curating Personal SEO: Strategies to Enhance Positive Visibility on Search Engines
In an era where a simple search can shape first impressions, personal search engine optimization (SEO) has never been more critical. Whether you’re a professional seeking opportunities, an artist showcasing…
Leading Reputation Management Services
These are some of the leading online reputation management services in 2023. We cannot personally vouch for these companies but they are well known and most have been in business…
Successfully Dealing with Negative Reviews or Comments as a Professional
1. Understanding the Impact of Negative Reviews In the digital age, reviews and comments have become pivotal touchpoints that influence public perceptions. Regardless of whether these perceptions concern a product,…
Summary of UK Copyright Law
Additional Resources Intellectual Property Office (IPO) UK – The official government body responsible for intellectual property rights including copyrights in the UK. British Copyright Council – Provides detailed guidance on…
Summary of U.S. Copyright Law
When people talk about how the Internet revolutionized various industries, they are not usually talking about publishing. Publishing is an industry that, every couple of hundreds years, seems to go…
Understanding the Communications Decency Act
The Communications Decency Act and It’s Effect On Online Libel Online defamation is any false statement, presented as fact, which is published online and which is injurious to the subject’s…
ORM Links
These links are good starting points for learning more about Online Reputation management.
What is the DMCA
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is better known in legal circles as the DMCA. It is a copyright law in the United States that criminalizes the production and dissemination of…
A Quick Summary of SOPA, PIPA, and CISPA
Recently there was a massive Internet blackout and online protest aimed at stopping a pair of bills in the federal legislative houses. These bills, SOPA in the House and PIPA…