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My New Best Friend: Search for This Image on Google

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Whenever someone asks to connect with me on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter I try my darnedest to find out who they are really before clicking the accept or follow button. In all three of these networks as of late, I have been using the “Search for this image on Google” option by right-clicking on the profile image in the Chrome browser. 90 percent of the time on Twitter as the spam account factor is 10 times worse than LinkedIn. On Twitter some use celebrity photos, stock photos or other people’s photos as their own profile image. The search image function works fantastically to find where else this picture has been used.
Google’s algorithm for facial characteristics and colors is outstanding.

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Twitter Tool RSS to email IFTTT

Convert Twitter Widget to RSS and Send an Email of New Tweets

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I have a special affinity for open source tools and how they can be used for protective services professionals. I’m always testing the common social media tools that most businesses use for customer engagement, brand and competitive monitoring and applying them with a intelligence mindset. I have done videos and podcasts about the tools I

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Facebook Graph Search

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Just when you thought Facebook couldn’t get any less private alongs comes Graph Search. Facebook Graph Search (as in Social Graph) was first introduced at the beginning of the year but has been quietly rolling out to all Facebook account holders over the last couple of weeks. You’ll know if you have Graph Search if the

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