A Very Quick Guide to Facebook Privacy
As I wrote my post about the new Facebook News Feed today, one of my concerns was over the Ticker and privacy. It’s not that your privacy settings are changed in any way. It’s that Facebook now...
View ArticleFacebook Scare: Uncheck Comments and Likes
UPDATE (September 6, 2012): Unbelievably — and yet, very believable — this hoax has made a comeback. It’s been a year since the first time I wrote about it. Now, it’s returned in a somewhat altered...
View Article6 Steps to a Good Facebook Hoax
[NOTE: This is a joke. It’s obviously a joke. I don’t want you to create your own Facebook hoax. While they may be entertaining, they are also serious. They were created maliciously with the full...
View Article6 Steps to Controlling Your Facebook Privacy
Facebook is regularly scrutinized regarding privacy. The truth is, though, that we all have a great deal of control over what we share and with whom. The problem, of course, is that many simply refuse...
View ArticleHow Facebook Can Avoid Ticker Confusion
In the coming days and weeks, you’ll see more and more passive sharing on Facebook through the Ticker. It is also certain that Facebook users will be frustrated, confused and angry as a result. There...
View ArticleRevisiting: Uncheck Comments and Likes
[Refresher: Six Steps to Controlling Your Facebook Privacy] More than two months ago, I wrote a post called Facebook Scare: Uncheck Comments and Likes that was in response to a copy and paste status...
View ArticleBracing for Timeline
I’ve had Facebook Timeline ever since it became available to “developers.” I updated my background image and also have found it useful when wanting to recall facts from the past. For example, my...
View ArticleHow to Control Who Sees Your Facebook Likes
While anyone who copies and pastes a Facebook update about hovering over your name to uncheck comments and likes qualiifies as misinformed, it’s clear there remains momentum behind an underlying...
View ArticleHover Over My Name: New Hoax Spin Added to Viral Facebook Status
UPDATE (September 6, 2012): Unbelievably — and yet, very believable — this hoax has made a comeback. It’s been a year since the first time I wrote about it. Now, it’s returned in a somewhat altered...
View ArticleWhy Timeline is Good for Your Facebook Privacy
You’re going to call me crazy, but I’m just gonna say it: Timeline is good for your Facebook privacy. I know, I know. Everything you read and hear says the complete opposite. But before you rip me to...
View ArticleA Complete Guide to Your Facebook Timeline Privacy
So… Timeline is here. If you’ve been careful about your Facebook privacy up until now, you have nothing to fear. Going through the following steps will be a piece of cake. But if you’ve ignored your...
View ArticleFacebook Privacy: Don’t Hover Over My Name, Do This Instead
UPDATE (September 6, 2012): Unbelievably — and yet, very believable — this hoax has made a comeback. It’s been a year since the first time I wrote about it. Now, it’s returned in a somewhat altered...
View ArticleFacebook Open Graph, 60 Timeline Apps Available
Facebook announced at a press event in San Francisco yesterday that the Open Graph is now available to developers. “Starting today,” said Eddie O’Neil in the Facebook Developers blog, “developers can...
View ArticleHow to Keep Your Old Facebook Profile and Get Rid of the Ticker FOREVER!
As you know, Facebook is about to force some changes on us. There’s a little known secret. And because you look like a pretty cool person, I’m going to get you in on the action. I know, I know. You...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Facebook Timeline
So Facebook is finally rolling out Timeline to everyone. Even you. Yes, you, who have fought this from the start. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Now you have to face it: You have no choice....
View ArticleThe Only 16 Blog Posts About Facebook Timeline That You Need
A creative cover photo by Lev Detrez Since the subject of Facebook Timeline is going to become increasingly popular over the next several days, I wanted to make the many posts I’ve written on the...
View ArticleHow to Spot a Facebook Hoax (And What to Do)
The bigger Facebook gets (more than 800 million strong now), the riper it gets for hoaxes and scams. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to help kill the “Hover over my name” hoax, which was really more...
View ArticleHow to Keep Spotify and Other Facebook Timeline Apps Private
If you’ve added Spotify or one of the 60 and growing Facebook Timeline apps, you’re likely well aware of the potential embarrassment they can cause. Spotify, for example, publishes every song you...
View ArticleHow to Hide Your Facebook Ticker (Seriously)
If you hide the Ticker, you will break Facebook's heart I was tempted to never write this blog post because I think the negative response to the Ticker is a bit ridiculous. You might sense an an ounce...
View ArticleReference: How to Contact Facebook (90+ Ways)
I’m constantly looking up ways to contact Facebook, either for my own needs or for my readers. I figured it was time to create my own master list. As you’ve probably figured out by now, it’s not easy...
View ArticleFacebook Flap: The Difference Between Visibility and Privacy
When I called Facebook on Monday to ask why the company had changed the settings for the display of people’s email addresses without their permission, potentially violating users’ privacy, I was told...
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