| By Adam Pash Save Yourself from Weiner-Caliber Online Embarrassment with Internet Shame Insurance
 Internet Shame InsurancePlatform: Windows, Mac, and Linux with Google Chrome Internet Shame Insurance is a very simple Google Chrome extension that adds privacy reminders to Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail to help you avoid the most common online communication faux pas. The extension sits in the background and springs into action only when you're about to post a status update or reply all. Stop Upsetting Your Mom on Facebook Whether you're updating your status or commenting on someone else's post, you'll get a gentle reminder of the privacy settings for that post. Stop Tweeting Your Private Parts to the World Tweets work differently depending on whether you're @mentioning someone, DMing someone, or tweeting to the world at large. Internet Shame Insurance Helps You Identify the Difference No More Embarrassing, Accidental Reply Alls
FAQ: This Is DumbHey, we could all use a little help occasionally. If you don't need an extension to help you avoid this kind of online embarrassment, that's fine. But if you wouldn't mind a little extra help—or a little insurance, as it were, against that kind of online shame—then install the extension and enjoy. Obviously it's not going to help you if you're using, say, a Twitter client rather than the Twitter.com homepage, but it'll help where it can.
| June 9th, 2011 Top Stories |
The web is filled with opportunities to humiliate yourself. You reply all with a scathing takedown of your boss; you post pictures on Facebook of a drunken night out and your mom starts to worry; you accidentally tweet a picture of your business the the internet at large. Internet Shame Insurance helps you protect the 
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