Halloween party ideas 2015

The Deadly Side of Social MediaMy view in social media changed a lot last week. At first i think it as a sometimes helpful annoyance to a deadly hazard run by criminally negligent executives. Nearly getting kicked to death as a result of a Facebook post will do that to a person, I know that now firsthand.
What happened was pretty nasty and could have been lethal, so I've spent some time thinking through what I did wrong and could have done better. Let me tell you my story and perhaps you can learn from my mistake -- which was largely not recognizing the threat until way too late.


I'll close with my product of the week, a wonderful new phone from BlackBerry that the company should have led with when it launched 
new OS.

Near-Death by Facebook

I'm supposed to be a smart guy, but I didn't feel very smart as I lay on the ground in fetal position being kicked by a number of teenagers -- particularly since I should have known better.
Here is what happened. The big house next to our home is about 5,000 square feet and rather spectacular. It was originally built for the mistress of one of Silicon Valley's iconic CEOs. It is now for sale, and the owners, who have moved out of the country, asked us to keep an eye on it. Apparently some kids figured out that no one was home, and they put out a notice on Facebook for a Halloween Rave there. Between 140 and 200 people showed up.

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