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===Definition===
 
===Definition===
A digital footprint, or data exhaust <ref>http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html?page=1</ref> is a way of describing the trail left by one's interactions in a digital environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, internet and world wide web, mobile web and other devices and sensors. Digital footprints provide data on what an entity has performed in the digital environment; and are valuable in assisting behavioral targeting, personalisation, targeted marketing, digital reputation, and other social media or social graphing services.<ref>Forbes.com Digital Privacy
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A digital footprint, or data exhaust <ref>OReilly.com: What is Web 2.0? http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html?page=1</ref> is a way of describing the trail left by one's interactions in a digital environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, internet and world wide web, mobile web and other devices and sensors. Digital footprints provide data on what an entity has performed in the digital environment; and are valuable in assisting behavioral targeting, personalisation, targeted marketing, digital reputation, and other social media or social graphing services.<ref>Forbes.com Digital Privacy
 
Privacy Groups Target Android, Mobile Marketers
 
Privacy Groups Target Android, Mobile Marketers
 
Andy Greenberg. Published Jan 13, 2009. Accessed June 30, 2011. http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/12/mobile-marketing-privacy-tech-security-cx_ag_0113mobilemarket.html</ref> In social media, a digital footprint is the size of an individuals online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with.<ref>Madden, Susannah Fox, Aaron Smith, and Jessica Vitak. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Digital Footprints: Online identity management and search in the age of transparency. Published 16 December 2007. http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2007/PIP_Digital_Footprints.pdf
 
Andy Greenberg. Published Jan 13, 2009. Accessed June 30, 2011. http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/12/mobile-marketing-privacy-tech-security-cx_ag_0113mobilemarket.html</ref> In social media, a digital footprint is the size of an individuals online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with.<ref>Madden, Susannah Fox, Aaron Smith, and Jessica Vitak. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Digital Footprints: Online identity management and search in the age of transparency. Published 16 December 2007. http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2007/PIP_Digital_Footprints.pdf

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Definition

A digital footprint, or data exhaust [1] is a way of describing the trail left by one's interactions in a digital environment; including their usage of TV, mobile phone, internet and world wide web, mobile web and other devices and sensors. Digital footprints provide data on what an entity has performed in the digital environment; and are valuable in assisting behavioral targeting, personalisation, targeted marketing, digital reputation, and other social media or social graphing services.[2] In social media, a digital footprint is the size of an individuals online presence; as it relates to the number of individuals they interact with.[3] Facebook's ability to quantify digital footprints leads to better click through rates and it's success as an advertising platform.

References

  1. OReilly.com: What is Web 2.0? http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html?page=1
  2. Forbes.com Digital Privacy Privacy Groups Target Android, Mobile Marketers Andy Greenberg. Published Jan 13, 2009. Accessed June 30, 2011. http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/12/mobile-marketing-privacy-tech-security-cx_ag_0113mobilemarket.html
  3. Madden, Susannah Fox, Aaron Smith, and Jessica Vitak. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Digital Footprints: Online identity management and search in the age of transparency. Published 16 December 2007. http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2007/PIP_Digital_Footprints.pdf