Facebook’s Privacy Changes Draw More Scrutiny
New York Times - Thu Dec 10, 1:52 pm ETSince I wrote about Facebook ’s privacy changes on Wednesday, there has been more criticism of some of the changes.
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Since I wrote about Facebook ’s privacy changes on Wednesday, there has been more criticism of some of the changes.
Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. On Wednesday, the networking Web site took the rare step of requiring its more than 350 million users to review and update their privacy settings.
The majority (86%) of women are now using popular social networks, a 48 percent increase over 2008, according to a new study by SheSpeaks. In addition, social networks including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, have become drivers of purchase intent among women, with 50 percent of social media users reporting they have purchased products because of information on social networking sites, and 40 ...
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Members can customize every piece of data about them, but critics say settings are too broad.
Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. Beginning yesterday, the Web site is enabling users to select a privacy setting for each piece of content, such as...
We reported yesterday that Facebook is aiming to get people to be more public on the site and that anyone who hasn't changed their privacy settings will now see it "recommended" that their status updates, photos etc. be exposed to the whole web. I had a unique opportunity to speak to Barry Schnitt, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Policy at Facebook and quite a frank guy, at ...
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We’ve known for a while that Facebook users are getting a lot older , but now new data released by Nielsen reveals that the number of seniors (65 and older) using the web has increased by 6 million in the last five years. Not only that, but nearly half of online seniors visited Facebook or YouTube last month, making them their 3rd and 4th most visited online destinations. The research confirmed ...
Twitter and Facebook offer incredible social networks for conversation about almost anything. But one feature they don’t offer is the ability to engage in conversations with a select group, either based on a location or a specific event.
Wednesday is privacy day for Facebook ’s 350 million members. The company is asking users to review all their privacy settings.
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Video Facebook users outspoken about new privacy settings Body Facebook administrators say they're making changes to the site to give its members more control. But some members are upset a portion of their personal information is now visible to the entire web. If you logged on to Facebook Thursday, you probably noticed a transition tool prompting you to change your privacy settings. In a likely ...
Facebook Connect has now been around for a year. In that time it has accomplished quite a lot, and perhaps allowed developers and webmasters to accomplish even more. "From social widgets like the Comments Box, Share button and Live Stream Box to deeper integrations including log in, Facebook Connect is helping developers drive more traffic to their site, ease the registration process, and ...
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