http://tvh.disqus.com/The Virtual Handshake: Sell, Raise Capital, Look for Deals with Social MediaenSun, 27 Sep 2009 13:58:35 -0000http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2006/10/26/reputationdefender-protects-your-online-reputation#comment-17640829<p>thanks for sharing</p>gagner argentSun, 27 Sep 2009 13:58:35 -0000http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2006/10/26/reputationdefender-protects-your-online-reputation#comment-12492522<p>and identity theft (as are ZoomInfo and many other online network services): perhaps I fill out a form indicating that I want to monitor the online activities of a certain individual, who may not be me personally. Verifying that a given credit card ties to the name of the person being investigated is an obvious way to verify identity, but of course large numbers of credit card numbers are stolen every year.</p><p>I agree with Pete Cashmorethat it would be preferable to offer a very basic automated tracking service for free to get people into the system - “entering your credit card details is a massive barrier for the casual visitor”. After all, people can easily use any search engine/blog reader to view discussion of their name across the net.</p><p>More here and here.</p><p>Overall, I”m positive on the company’’s prospects.</p><p></p>Louis VuittonFri, 10 Jul 2009 22:26:30 -0000http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2006/10/26/reputationdefender-protects-your-online-reputation#comment-12492517<p>This is a blog variation on a tactic employed by email spammers called a Joe job, “an incident of spamming designed to tarnish the reputation of an innocent third party.” (Wikipedia) While this tactic has been around for at least ten years, its application in blog comment spamming is new and presents a whole new set of issues in identifying the perpetrator and fighting it.</p>Louis VuittonFri, 10 Jul 2009 22:26:19 -0000