Category: Facebook

How Facebook’s ‘Community Pages’ and Privacy Changes Impact Brands

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook, Social Media, Technology

Facebook has launched  several new policies and features since the F8 Conference ‘Crusade of Colonization’ which has resulted in a large backlash from media around user privacy.  It’s not clear if beyond the vocal media if users will leave the site in droves.  Perhaps more importantly,  Facebook launched “Facebook Community Pages” (read the official post) … Continue reading How Facebook’s ‘Community Pages’ and Privacy Changes Impact Brands →

Google Reader tells Google what you Like and what to Index

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

While most of the Facebook’s generation kids who populate the Internet nowadays have no idea about what RSS feeds are (but likely “follow” CNN on Twitter), there is still some percentage of tech-savvy people (me included) who take a look to their favorites feeds every morning before starting their day. Not many RSS feeds reader … Continue reading Google Reader tells Google what you Like and what to Index →

Trending: Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

Buffeted by privacy snafus and the lingering fallout from a damning, years-old instant messaging thread, Facebook chief exec Mark Zuckerberg switched into full-on damage control Monday, confessing that the sprawling social network had "missed the mark" when it comes to its complex privacy controls — and pledging to do better. In an open letter published … Continue reading Trending: Contrite Facebook CEO promises new privacy controls →

Facebook and Others Caught Sending User Data to Advertisers

Posted on by Todd Lohenry in Facebook

The Wall Street Journal is reporting on what could be a major scandal brewing for Facebook, MySpace and other social networks: despite assurances to the contrary, the sites have apparently been sending personal and identifiable information about users to their advertisers without consent.Large advertising companies including Google’s DoubleClick and Yahoo’s Right Media were identified as … Continue reading Facebook and Others Caught Sending User Data to Advertisers →