This month, Facebook made a sneaky change to its privacy settings, and the new policy is generating a fierce backlash. The social network’s default privacy setting now allows anyone to see a user’s personal information. While users are permitted to change those settings, through an option to limit how much information they share, many don’t yet realize that their Facebook updates can suddenly be seen across the Web. That’s not what most users signed up for, and many are angry.
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Facebook’s plan to memorialize its dead users is certainly well-intentioned. The idea got underway after a Facebook employee was tragically killed in a bicycle accident. As his co-workers struggled to come to grips with the tragedy, they also came up with an idea: Why not offer Facebook memorials for users who pass on? Last week, that is exactly what Facebook did. Now, you can memorialize a dead Facebook user. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recently, I noticed I’m using fewer cell phone minutes as I spend more time on Twitter and Facebook. It has me wondering, is social media making me less social? Read the rest of this entry »
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Facebook bought FriendFeed yesterday for one-tenth what it was willing to pay for Twitter. It may be a double bargain if the purchase allows them to move past Twitter in the real-time search war. Read the rest of this entry »
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There’s a report out from Nielsen this week saying teens don’t use Twitter, which follows a recent report from Morgan Stanley that made the same point. To counter the point, I say flatly, using my best inner teen voice: Whatever. Read the rest of this entry »
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