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Awesome post -- this is definitely one of the better ones I've seen out there on Facebook's Graph Search. I just shared it with my friends and followers! :)
Facebook Graph Search: Don't Get Caught with Your Pants Down
OK, so it has finally happened. We've talked about it for years, we've argued about it in the bar and in the board room: “Facebook will always be for my personal stuff and LinkedIn is always for my professional stuff.” Not so fast. With Facebook's new Graph Search, your personal life and your...
@Joel - wow, whew, yes that is very very scary. I would dissuade your daughter from using Facebook Places until we all know much more about the safety of the app for minors.
It is certainly frustrating to not be able to switch off 100% - we are at the mercy of Facebook's decision as to what they deem okay to share publicly.
By the way, sites like http://youropenbook.org and http://kurrently.com pull up any content that is viewable by everyone.
Does Facebook Need To Go Bye-Bye?
I've just about had it. Mark Zuckerberg, and his filthy-rich team of Facebook executives, are putting all of us at risk, and they just don't seem to care. They're in some kind of sick race for the crown with Twitter, LinkedIn, and any and all other social media platform that have millions of me...
Hey Joel - if your daughter is under 18, Facebook has this in their terms about protecting minors:
"We are committed to protecting minors who use Facebook. Until their eighteenth birthday, minors don't have public search listings created for them, and the visibility of their information is limited to friends of friends and networks, even if they've chosen to make it available to everyone. This does not apply to name, profile picture, gender and networks, which are visible to everyone so real world friends can recognize them."
Thanks for your kind props, btw! This is a super sensitive and uber important matter for so many folks.
Cheers
@marismith
Does Facebook Need To Go Bye-Bye?
I've just about had it. Mark Zuckerberg, and his filthy-rich team of Facebook executives, are putting all of us at risk, and they just don't seem to care. They're in some kind of sick race for the crown with Twitter, LinkedIn, and any and all other social media platform that have millions of me...
Excellent read, John. There sure is a lot of confusion surrounding these Community Pages as there are User-administrated ones that look and feel just like fan pages... and then there are the auto-created Facebook-administered pages. Some brands might have literally hundreds of them and it could be hard to discern the official fan page.
When doing a search on Facebook, the category for Community Page is just "Page" - that's how I've been able to quickly tell so far. Obviously the look and feel of the wiki-page is different when you get there too.
Makes sense what you say about these CP's being no different than pulling up a Google search with a bunch of blog posts about the brand.
It'll be interesting to see where FB go now with this one.... ;)
Cheers,
@marismith
Why Facebook Community Pages Are No Big Deal For Brands...Eventually
I had been getting emails from clients all week. They were noticing new pages spring up on Facebook under their brand name. Only problem is they had no apparent control of these pages which seemed to only feature a Wikipedia article and aggregated wall post comments from people. Some seemed to f...
Excellent post, Chris. I do agree that Facebook has simply become far too robust for anything to happen that will do lasting damage. It's unfortunate some folks are deactivating their accounts... I just cannot imagine ever doing that. I'll weather any storms, even if I'm the last person standing on Planet Facebook. Lol. I'm with Zuckerberg all the way... even if the Community Pages are a mess, peeps are up in arms about the Open API and all manner of privacy issues. We'll work it out, we always do. Onwards.
The Real Story behind the Facebook Privacy Backlash
A few quick thoughts this evening on Facebook and their privacy crisis. Recapping the last few weeks: f8 happened and Facebook announced its ambitious vision to more or less take over the Web People got uneasy as more evidence surfaced that Mark Zuckerberg maybe can't be trusted Some influent...
Fantabulouso!!! THIS makes me uber proud to be Canadian!! (hehe, okay so I'm also part Scottish and now live in California, but still, I was born in Canada). Aw, gotta say I like #9. hehe!
Cheers,
@marismith
Canada is #1 when it comes to Social Networking, and the 10 Reasons Why
It was refreshing to see ourselves back on the world leaderboard with regards to digital appetites. For years, it seemed like the Canuck webheads were the most broadband connected nation and then we became the nation that really embraced Facebook first. After seeing Canada drop to as low as ...
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