The New Circles of Trust in Mobile Social Media
How many times anyone of us has been asked by a business contact to befriend  him or her on facebook, loopt, forsquare or other social networks we intended for close friends only?
I always wished there were some type of rules around this. Some sort of social media etiquette. The new realities of  social media access levels dictate a new virtual world order! A  simple visual of such new media order would look like the graphic above.. the closer you are to the center the more access you have.  It’s   easy to go from inside out, but very hard the other way around. This is  more relevant than ever now as many of the social media apps will be  running in the background on mobile phones and devices updating your  location  automatically as you move around — if you allow them to.

The New Circles of Trust in Mobile Social Media

How many times anyone of us has been asked by a business contact to befriend him or her on facebook, loopt, forsquare or other social networks we intended for close friends only?

I always wished there were some type of rules around this. Some sort of social media etiquette. The new realities of social media access levels dictate a new virtual world order! A simple visual of such new media order would look like the graphic above.. the closer you are to the center the more access you have.  It’s easy to go from inside out, but very hard the other way around. This is more relevant than ever now as many of the social media apps will be running in the background on mobile phones and devices updating your location automatically as you move around — if you allow them to.

About me

Hi, my name is Akeel. I’m a Mobile Media Strategist at CUnet - a leading interactive marketing agency in the higher education space. I have been involved in all aspects of Mobile Marketing and Mobile Advertising as a Marketing Director, Digital Strategist, and Creative Director since 2003.

I'm also a part time activist and advisor with EUUN.org, a UN affiliated NGO dedicated to raising awareness about various global timely issues.

Finally, I run the Wikiraqi.org project, a website dedicated to preserving and promoting the local Iraqi language, culture, and history.

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