Social Networking with Maximum Privacy (2 of 2)

In a prior blog post I noted administration and PRIVACY are attributes of real concern to many when speaking of large public open social networks such as Myspace.com, Facebook.com, LinkedIn.com and Twitter.

Ironically worldwide access and openness, the hallmark ASSETS of popular Social Networks – are also their ACHILLES HEEL for privacy.  The rules for maximum electronic privacy are simple;

• secure your content inside an electronic boundary
• inform the fewest people necessary that it exists.

How do you do that for your group, yet still gain the 5 major Internet advantages mentioned in the prior post?  Answer -use a private Domain Name and Group Tools that can be limited to operate WITHIN that private domain.

Aside from being a Web address allowing people to locate you, your company or organization on the Internet, a Domain Name naturally defines a realm of administrative autonomy, authority, and control – crucial for effective privacy control. The large public Social Networks (i.e. Facebook.com) are domains themselves; they CAN NOT be contained to operate solely within your private domain.

“Yahoo Groups” (and Google Groups) are examples of generic public Social Group tools. Yahoo has established one of the world’s largest collections of online discussion boards.  A Yahoo Group can be created with public or member-only access but it CAN NOT be provided the administration and privacy protections available to a private Domain Name. However the power of “Google Groups” social network tools are now available with Google Apps via www.GAFYD.net.

GAFYD.net (Google Apps For Your Domain via Net) is all about placing the power of Google Apps within the boundary of your Private Domain.  With “Google Groups” operating within the protected boundary of your private Domain, you get the 5 common attributes  of Internet based tools (see prior blog post) but establish Maximum Privacy