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Post by healthy11 on Jan 20, 2012 23:01:02 GMT -5
Here's another study on Facebook: news.yahoo.com/feeling-sad-facebook-could-cause-180318638--abc-news.html ~ the gist of the article is, "The more time students spent on Facebook, the more they thought others had it better than they did... The study, which was published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, also found that people who spent less time socializing with friends in cyberspace and more time socializing with them in real life were less likely to report they were unhappy. So if you are looking for a way to cheer yourself up, the researchers say you may do well to log off Facebook. Call your best friend instead." |
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Post by healthy11 on Jan 24, 2012 22:48:30 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Jan 31, 2012 8:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Feb 1, 2012 20:50:01 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Feb 16, 2012 17:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Feb 21, 2012 21:31:25 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Mar 1, 2012 8:07:04 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Mar 14, 2012 8:19:24 GMT -5
Here is yet another reason why you should be careful about how much information you post on the internet, in order to avoid possible identity theft issues. Even listing your birthdate and hometown may be enough for thieves to guess and then steal your social security number and identity: news.yahoo.com/who-knew/social-security-numbers-too-easy-to-guess-28589493.htmlgenealogy.about.com/od/social_security/a/numbers.htmPrior to 2011, Social Security numbers were assigned in such a way that it's relatively easy to guess a person's number just by knowing when and where they were born, because the first 3 numbers were based on the zip code, the next 2 numbers based on when/where they applied, and the last 4 digits were supposed to be random, but many offices just assigned them in numerical order. (Which explains why my younger sister and I have numbers that only differ by one digit.) |
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Post by Mayleng on Mar 14, 2012 9:58:42 GMT -5
Healthy, I never put down my real birthdate anywhere on the net, not even on this site. Nor do I put down the actual location I am in. It is NEVER safe to put personal info ANYWHERE on the net, not just facebook.
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Post by healthy11 on Mar 14, 2012 10:26:41 GMT -5
Mayleng, I concur, and that's why I mentioned it as general internet safety (I don't even have a facebook account.) My hope is that other people will see our posts, and share the information, especially with their kids, who never think about the "negatives" associated with social media...  For people who maintain a facebook account anyway, they might be interested in the following way to change their profile into a "pirate (as in sailing on the high seas) themed" one: games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/5-coolest-digital-easter-eggs-time-230853009.html |
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Post by deeyana on Apr 23, 2012 12:25:26 GMT -5
My FB has been giving me a message notification every couple minutes. However when I click on the message icon there isn't a message??? I then checked my account settings and it appears that someone logged on to my FB from PA from an unknown device and a couple unknown device in fl.....
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Post by deeyana on Apr 23, 2012 12:44:51 GMT -5
Seems to have stopped now. It's still very weird..
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Post by Mayleng on Apr 23, 2012 16:30:02 GMT -5
You better change your password
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Post by deeyana on Apr 23, 2012 17:23:15 GMT -5
I did! If messages were sent or received wouldnt I be able to see them???
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Post by healthy11 on May 2, 2012 19:33:54 GMT -5
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Post by eoffg on May 3, 2012 2:43:53 GMT -5
It's not associated with google.
How it works, is if you do a google search of your name, it might show links to your facebook page, linked in page, etc.
One thing it can do, is to help reorder the links.
Another thing that it does, is that it has the isp addresses of most large companies.
Where the main purpose, is that you can check if one these companies has visited any of your links?
So that if you apply for a job with one these companies, you can see which of your links they looked at?
It might also show colleges and uni's, as a recent survey in Inside Higher Ed, showed that a majority of colleges/ uni's now do a google search of student applications.
But it really highlights that we need to be careful about the links that our name is associated with?
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Post by healthy11 on May 3, 2012 7:17:08 GMT -5
"it really highlights that we need to be careful about the links that our name is associated with?"
You've summed it up well, eoffg. I suspect that most of us who continue to read this discussion thread are aware of security issues, but how to convince others (ie, young adults in our families) remains a challenge.
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 2, 2012 15:11:14 GMT -5
Here's yet another article that gives examples of how clicking "like" on Facebook could unwittingly put you in ads/endorsements for products on other sites: finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-likes-become-ads-101815773.html"...Amazon is one of many companies that pay Facebook to generate these automated ads when a user clicks to “like” their brands or references them in some other way. Facebook users agree to participate in the ads halfway through the site’s 4,000-word terms of service, which they consent to when they sign up. With heightened pressure to step up profits and live up to the promise of its gigantic public offering, Facebook is increasingly banking on this approach to generate more ad revenue..." |
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 2, 2012 16:00:24 GMT -5
Healthy, you can turn that off under Privacy Settings, so you have the option of not allowing your "likes" or photos to be used in Ads.
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 2, 2012 17:39:05 GMT -5
According to the article, you DON'T have the option of not allowing your "likes" or photos to be used in ads, although through your privacy settings, you can limit exposure to the ads to just your friends:
"Sponsored stories resulted in what initially seemed like a potentially damaging class-action lawsuit in California, though last month the company announced its intention to settle out of court. In filing the case, in United States District Court, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the company had been unfair and deceptive in deploying users’ names and pictures in advertising without consent. In its defense, Facebook took a press-freedom approach, saying it did not need consent because sponsored stories were actually “news,” because all Facebook users were public figures to their friends. Details of the tentative settlement were not disclosed. "
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 3, 2012 12:15:28 GMT -5
Yes you have the option to disallow it. You just have to choose NO ONE instead of friends. Plus I have not had to covert to Timeline yet.
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 3, 2012 12:33:09 GMT -5
"I have not had to covert to Timeline yet." How did you avoid that?  Were you "grandfathered?" My son said he doesn't like Timeline, but apparently even he doesn't know how he could have prevented the conversion? |
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 3, 2012 15:41:39 GMT -5
"Facebook on Friday began letting its more than 900 million members vote whether they approve of privacy policy changes introduced last month before the social network's stock market debut. The polls opened at a "Facebook Site Governance Vote" page at the social network and will close June 8 at 900 am (1600 GMT). The vote will be considered binding if more than 30 percent of Facebook's active members take part, communications vice president Elliot Schrage said in a blog post. Facebook held its first privacy policy vote in 2009, when the social network was a privately held startup with about 200 million members. The company has since grown to nearly a billion users, moved to the former Sun Microsystems campus in the city of Menlo Park, and raised billions of dollars by going public with an initial public offering of stock in May. "Today we are posting the proposed revised versions of both documents and asking you to join our second global site governance vote," Schrage said. We strongly encourage you to participate." Those interested in voting were directed to www.facebook.com/fbsitegovernance/app_130362963766777 |
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 3, 2012 20:03:00 GMT -5
I just opted never to change to Timeline, and it has not forced me to do it. So I don't know. Maybe new FB members have no choice.
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 3, 2012 20:25:07 GMT -5
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 18, 2012 12:07:15 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 18, 2012 13:22:10 GMT -5
"U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh found that Facebook's Sponsored Stories could cause "economic injury" by using friends' names, likenesses and pictures. She ordered a cy-pres settlement, meaning Facebook's $10 million would be sent to charity."
Mayleng, while the article says the case was settled, it doesn't make it clear if the practice will actually stop. Call me cynical, but I wonder if Facebook will just change some "fine print" in their "terms of use" so that when people sign on to their accounts, it basically gives permission for Facebook to use their name for whatever ad or endorsement Facebook wants to create in the future?
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 18, 2012 18:32:07 GMT -5
Healty, as I mentioned in an earlier post, there is an option to No allow facebook to use your name for ad endorsement.
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Post by healthy11 on Jun 18, 2012 20:04:26 GMT -5
?? The article says, "Facebook's Sponsored Stories are advertisements that contain a friend's name, profile picture and text indicating that that particular friend "likes" the product, service, or person being advertised. These ads act as a recommendation from that friend, but there's one problem -- that Facebook friend knows nothing about it, and they're not being compensated for acting as a referral. They also can't opt out."
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Post by Mayleng on Jun 19, 2012 10:31:51 GMT -5
Yes, they can. There is a setting under privacy that allows them to do it. They may not have been able to before, but I think now they can, I have changed my privacy setting to not allow this.
This is under the privacy settings:
A Note About Your Photos
There's a false rumor circulating that Facebook is changing who owns your content and how it's used. You own all of the content and information you post on Facebook. Please see our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities for more information.
Ads shown by third parties
Facebook does not give third party applications or ad networks the right to use your name or picture in ads. If we allow this in the future, the setting you choose will determine how your information is used.
You may see social context on third party sites, including in ads, through Facebook social plugins. Although social plugins enable you to have a social experience on a third party site, Facebook does not share your information with the third party sites hosting the social plugins. Learn more about social plugins.
Edit third party ad settings
Ads and friends
Everyone wants to know what their friends like. That's why we pair ads and friends—an easy way to find products and services you're interested in, based on what your friends share and like. Learn more about social ads.
Here are the facts:
Social ads show an advertiser's message alongside actions you have taken, such as liking a Page
Your privacy settings apply to social ads
We don't sell your information to advertisers
Only confirmed friends can see your actions alongside an ad
If a photo is used, it is your profile photo and not from your photo albums
Edit social ads setting
When you edit it, you can opt for NO ONE.
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Were you "grandfathered?" My son said he doesn't like Timeline, but apparently even he doesn't know how he could have prevented the conversion?