Posts Tagged ‘facebook privacy’
Did Cambridge Analytica Get Your Facebook Data? You’ll Find Out Soon
Facebook released an updated estimate on April 4, 2018 stating that the information of up to *87 million* people (not the original 50 million) — mostly in the US — may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. *** UPDATE: 4.10.18 @ 9:45am PT. You can check whether your Facebook information was shared with Cambridge Analytica…
Read MoreFacebook Groups for Pages, Facebook Privacy Settings & More: The Social Scoop 9/20/17
This week, SocialMediaToday.com reports 5 New Facebook Updates and Tests Spotted This Week. Number two on the list is a new ‘Events’ icon on the mobile app navigation. This is a limited test for some users. In addition, some users are reporting seeing a new ‘Groups’ icon on mobile. It’s interesting to see Facebook test a…
Read MoreHow To Review and Edit Your Facebook App Permissions
If you’ve ever downloaded and used a Facebook quiz app such as a personality test, friend comparison, most liked photos, most used words, etc., you may be unwittingly providing these app companies with a ton of your personal data. Some of this data may be used to guess your passwords, hack accounts, and even steal your…
Read More5 Ways To Market Your Business On Facebook To Both Friends And Fans
I often poll my Facebook community to see what issues they’re facing regards their use of Facebook, particularly marketing on Facebook. Following are a couple of related questions along with several suggested solutions: Hilary asks, “I have a personal Facebook page and a ‘Fan’ page, which I prefer to call an author page. Not all…
Read MoreFacebook Phonebook – How Safe Is Your Cell Number?
For some time, the “Facebook Phonebook” feature has caused quite a bit of confusion (and, in some cases, panic!). A viral message has been going around alerting friends that there is a security threat, when in fact, the Facebook Phonebook is a feature that every user on Facebook gets as part of our personal profile.…
Read MoreFacebook Places for Business – Social Media Examiner TV Episode 3
It’s time for another episode of Social Media Examiner TV! This time, Mike Stelzner and I decided to focus exclusively on a major new Facebook feature: Places. It’s basically Facebook’s venture into the world of “Location Based Services,” similar to the popular platform, Foursquare, which we featured on SMEtv Episode #1. Be sure to view…
Read MoreFacebook News Feed and Wall: How To Control Privacy
A Facebook friend recently mentioned she was intentionally responding to new Facebook friend requests late at night as she didn’t want to clog up her friends’ feeds. Thing is, there’s a setting in your Facebook Privacy to control exactly what gets published on your Facebook Wall and your friends’ News Feeds. I have my settings…
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