Delete the Weekend: Tips for Managing Your Online Rep

Community Manager — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:13:00 GMT

Dear Monday:

Who tagged me in all the pictures from the weekend's beach outing and other assorted festivities? Time to delete those unwanted bathing suit photos, stat. But who has the time to untag every unflattering photo? Any ideas for a time-saving short cut?

Your friend,

Not Loving My Weekend Beach Look

Dear Not Loving My Weekend Beach Look:

We all have snap-happy friends who document (and post online) every minute of the day. We feel your pain. But you are in luck; we have a solution to your online photo woes. Check out the Pendaflex Tag Tamer: a free, user-friendly app for finding and removing unwanted photos.

The Tag Tamer streamlines the search process, letting users search for photos by month and year as well as by others tagged in the same photo. Plus, the Pendaflex Tag Tamer is faster, and more efficient, than the Facebook default method for removing pictures.

So consider your unflattering beach photos history.

Your Pal,

Monday

PS- For more ideas on keeping your online image squeaky clean, read Home/Work: Blurring Personal and Professional Identities.

To Tag or Not: Etiquette for Facebook Photos

Community Manager — Thu, 31 May 2012 13:39:00 GMT

Smartphone cameras, Instagram and Hipstamatic: the ease of capturing digital photos is creating a nation of paparazzi-like photogs, snapping away every minute of the day. But while celebrities court cameras and the white-hot spotlight, not everyone appreciates being photographed, or tagged in images online.

To Tag or Not?

When is it okay to tag people on Facebook, or other photo sharing sites, and when should you hold back? Ask two different people and you're likely to get two different answers. Some people believe you should always ask for permission before you take or post photos. Ditto for tagging people. Others think posting photos (as long as they are flattering) is always fine. Still others have different rules for posting photos of young children then they do adults.

Since no hard-and-fast rules exist, use commonsense. Our past post, Photo Finish: What to Keep Off of Facebook, helps spell out what images to avoid posting online.

To avoid further pitfalls, check out the advice in these useful resources:

Finally, if you are concerned about what photos of you may be popping up on Facebook, check out our newest productivity tool: the Pendaflex Tag Tamer. This free, user-friendly app easily finds and removes unwanted photos. Never be embarrassed by a Facebook photo again.

How do you decide what photos to post and tag on Facebook? Has anyone ever tagged you in an embarrassing photo? Share your thoughts here and on the Pendaflex Facebook page.

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Delete the Weekend: Tips for Managing Your Online Rep

To Tag or Not: Etiquette for Facebook Photos