5 Ways to Fight Back Against Online Misinformation

danah boyd on stage next to screen that says, The Future of Information in a Polarized World.

How do you know if the information you see and hear reported online, on the radio, or elsewhere, is the truth?

Is what you’re being told, real?

That’s just one of the dozens of thought-provoking questions I heard danah boyd ask last week at her Future of Information talk at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. Continue reading 5 Ways to Fight Back Against Online Misinformation

Social Networking for Good: Eventbrite Updates their Merchant Agreement After Backlash

Eventbrite post for May 2018 West Metro Detroit WordPress event

The tweet caught me by surprise last Friday night.

Eventbrite, the popular online platform used by event organizers (including me) to create, promote and sell event tickets, had rights to attend the event I published on their platform.

In addition, Eventbrite could film and copyright my event.

And according to their Merchant Agreement, as the event organizer, I had to pay licenses, permissions, clearances, and cover Eventbrite expenses.

What? Continue reading Social Networking for Good: Eventbrite Updates their Merchant Agreement After Backlash

3 Password Managers for Your Chromebook

open Chromebook on desk with vase of yellow flowers next to it.

Two years ago when I was looking for a password manager that would work on my Chromebook (in addition to my other devices), the selection was slim.

Almost every password manager required an app to be installed on your device.

Which meant it wouldn’t work on a Chromebook, since Chromebooks don’t allow you to install anything. Continue reading 3 Password Managers for Your Chromebook