Tag: Facebook

Facebook policy changes – does the ‘crowd’ really have a seat at the table?

June 19, 2012

You may have heard that the organization known as europe-v-facebook found that a little-know provision in Facebook’s privacy and user rights policies allowed a vote on proposed changes to be forced if over 7,000 respondents were interested and submitted comments to that effect. When europe-v-facebook publicized this, users swarmed to show support and get their … More Facebook policy changes – does the ‘crowd’ really have a seat at the table?

Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how

May 16, 2012

Here are two staggering Facebook privacy statistics: Nearly 13 million US Facebook users have never set, or don’t know about, Facebook’s privacy tools, and only 37 percent have used Facebook’s privacy tools to customize how much information is shared with third parties. That’s according to a Consumer Reports survey released earlier this month. Given that … More Millions have not reviewed Facebook privacy settings: Here’s how

Warning: Facebook Timeline fraud

January 6, 2012

If you use Facebook you’ve probably heard of Timeline, a “new” feature that replaces the “traditional” profile page. However, you may be confused by Timeline–I know I am–and confusion could make you the target of a growing number of Timeline-related scams. As of January 3rd, the watchful folks at Inside Facebook were reporting 16 Timeline-related … More Warning: Facebook Timeline fraud

Breaking up online is hard to do … for the Irish

November 10, 2011

Fifty ways to leave your lover? Although a tiny 1% would post hostile remarks on their ex’s social media, and 8% would remove them as contact, but letting go is not easy for 1 in 4 Irish people. Over 25% stay friends and follow each other’s profiles even after breakup. The networked world’s social habits … More Breaking up online is hard to do … for the Irish

How much photo data does Facebook really have?

September 30, 2011

According to a post by a Facebook Photos engineer, they receive around 200 million photo uploads per DAY, or about 6 billion per month. A separate post says Facebook currently hosts 4% of all photos ever taken. Specifically, it hosts 140 billion photos out of 3.5 trillion photos taken in history. Also, we see “it … More How much photo data does Facebook really have?