Facebook privacy

Rumors About Facebook Advertising and Photo Usage in Ads

Facebook just posted a blog debunking rumors about advertising and usage of photos on Facebook.  They stated that they have not changed their policies regarding this!  Have you ever paid attention to the types of ads they actually allow?  If so, sometimes you will see your friend’s name mentioned in an ad that relates to [...]

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New Facebook Privacy Control for Status Updates

Facebook just announced that they have a new Privacy Control feature in Beta testing.  This new feature allows you to control who can view each and every post that you make in the What’s On Your Mind? status update box.  As you’ll see below, you initially have 4 choices but if you choose Custom you [...]

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Don’t Use a Friend’s Facebook Wall to Send a Private Message

If you want to send a Facebook Friend a private message, go to their profile and click “Send (friend’s name) a Message“.  The message will then be sent to your friend’s Facebook inbox. Note:  Messages that you post on your friend’s Facebook wall are NOT typically private.  They show up in mutual friend’s news feeds [...]

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