Celebrity publicist Howard Bragman is taking his expertise to the technology world. Bragman, founder of Fifteen Minutes Public Relations in Los Angeles, announced last week that he has joined Redwood City-based Reputation.com as vice… Read more

What shows up when you Google yourself? A comment you made to the local newspaper years ago? A photo from a college party you didn’t realize was even online? A growing number of websites, including Metal Rabbit Media, Integrity Defenders and… Read more

Conservative Rick Santorum is hoping to soar with the poll slide of Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann – and the presidential pass taken by Chris Christie and Sarah Palin. But an anti-Santorum Website that equates his name with a lewd sexual act… Read more

Once upon a time, youthful indiscretions committed during college years stayed locked up in the memories of school buddies or, at worst, on a police report tucked away in a small-town police station file. Social media and the Internet have… Read more

For better or worse, your digital reputation is your reputation. Every decision about you is going to be determined by a quick Google search, and you won’t have a chance to explain yourself if you don’t have a pristine one. Even if you don’t… Read more

The question comes up all the time among college and graduate school applicants: Are admissions officers looking at me online? Followed by: “Do I need to ‘clean up’ my Facebook profile and Twitter feeds before applying to college, and if so,… Read more

Hewlett-Packard Co. Vice President Scott McClellan gave away more than his job status when he mentioned the computer maker’s new Web-storage initiative in his profile on LinkedIn Corp., a professional-networking site. McClellan inadvertently… Read more

As college freshmen say goodbye to high school and living under their parents’ roof, they should also shed some of their social media habits. After using social media for years already, sites like Facebook and Twitter tend to be old news to… Read more

Sachin Kansal Appointed Vice President Product, Brian Draves Named General Counsel REDWOOD CITY, CA, Sep 15, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Reputation.com, the leader in online privacy and reputation management, today announced new additions to… Read more

Three years ago this week, we experienced the worst financial catastrophe since the Great Depression. Wall Street all but collapsed, big banks buckled and trading screeched to a halt from New York to New Delhi. By 2010, it seemed like things were… Read more

Even if some physicians themselves are not online, their names, comments on their style of practice, and complaints or compliments about them probably are. All of the online content devoted to a particular physician could negatively impact his or… Read more

Facebook’s privacy settings are getting a facelift. The social network announced plans to introduce a slew of changes to its sharing, tagging and privacy policies, a move that will have far-reaching effects on how users share information and with… Read more

It is something even Miss Piggy probably contemplated before saying “I do” – whether to keep her maiden name or take Kermit’s last name. Sibyl just got married and has decided to blend her last name with her husband Paul’s. She is now Sibyl… Read more

The coolest free stuff on the Internet actually comes at a notable price: your privacy. For more than a decade, tracking systems have been taking note of where you go and what you search for on the Web — without your permission. And today many… Read more

The proliferation of daily deals sites offering as much as 80% off items such as gym memberships, spa treatments and vacation getaways, has made the process of getting a bargain as simple as a click. But with some bargain sites altering their… Read more