Facebook Cracking Down on Fake News Sites.
It happens to the best of us. You see some crazy unbelievable piece of news pop up on Facebook and quickly pass it along with a ���Like��� or share, only to realize later that the entire thing was a hoax meant to rake in traffic.
On Facebook, ‘Likes’ Become Ads
Many companies pay Facebook to generate ads when users click to “like” their brands or reference them in some other way.. Many companies pay Facebook to generate ads or a sponsored story when a user clicks to like their brands or references them in some other way; Facebook users agree to participate in the ads when they consent to the sites terms of service; site is increasingly banking on this approach to generate more ad revenue, but the new twist on advertising has proved to be tricky, as users do not always realize that the links and likes they post can be deployed for marketing purposes.
Randi Zuckerberg: ‘I Really Put Myself Out There’
The first sister of Silicon Valley on online etiquette and why privacy is a Web 2.0 concern.. Susan Dominus Talk interview with Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who discusses online etiquette tips shared in her book Dot Complicated.
Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s success is seen as a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss; he has more than one-fourth of the shares in the company, and his agreements with other investors enhance his voting power to almost 60 percent of total shares.
Facebook, Instagram websites down ��� Lizard Squad hint at involvement, but.
While Facebook was down Ive been going round with my thumbs up because I cant express if I like something verbally anymore. #facebookdown. ��� Jamie Milligan (@JamieMilligan) January 27, 2015 .
Facebook Will Push Amber Alerts to Users News Feeds
. Facebook will use its geographic targeting technology to spread the word about abducted children through the news feeds of its American users.
Its Official: Instagram Is Bigger Than Twitter
. The photo- and video-sharing service says it has 300 million monthly active users, up 50 percent in the last nine months.
Search Tool on Facebook Puts Network to Work
Facebook’s new search tool uses friends and their “likes” to find people, places and things.. Tool Kit column on Facebook’s new Graph Search tool, which uses friends and their likes to find people, places and things.
Irish Panel to Pick a Regulator With Global Reach in Overseeing Data Privacy
The commissioner will be responsible for protecting the rights of those who use technology services outside the United States, including many users of Facebook, LinkedIn and Apple.. Irish government committee is set to pick countrys new data privacy regulator, who will have large say in how Internet giants including Facebook and Apple use online information from roughly billion users; regulator has power to police any company in Ireland, and many of worlds largest technology companies have moved their headquarters there in the last two decades.
Facebook is clamping down on the number of hoaxes in.
Sure, Ive clicked on a link from Facebook only to discover it was a hoax. Dont judge me. In an effort to waste a bit less of your time when perusing that News Feed, though, the social network will flag posts that other users say��.
SocialMeltdown2015 Facebook and Instagram Down.
Update: Did the Lizard Squad hacking group bring down the social media giants? The group claims on Twitter to have attacked Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Hipchat, AIM and MySpace.
Believe it or not: Facebook promises to cut down on hoaxes.
news-feed-fewer-hoaxes-report-a-story-as- Before you read another word, go over to Facebook and post a disclaimer saying that Facebook is forbidden from using your photos and text for any reason at all. Otherwise, theyll��.
Obama’s Social Media Team Tries to Widen Audience for State of the Union Address
An Internet-savvy staff aims to reach new audiences for the president’s message, sidestepping the skeptical filter often applied by White House reporters.. Pres Obamas aides revamp their digital communications strategy in effort to reach new audiences for State of the Union speech; form team of Internet-savvy staff to disseminate information through social media.
Facebook not hacked: server error takes social network offline
Multiple major social networks went down on Tuesday morning, including Facebook, Tinder, Instagram, AOL Instant Messenger, and Hipchat. The cause of the suspension, which began around 6:20am GMT and ended about 50 minutes later, was an apparent .
For Indonesian Atheists, a Community of Support Amid Constant Fear
In predominantly Muslim Indonesia, where trumpeting ones disbelief in God can lead to abuse, ostracism and even prison, atheists find careful ways to build a community of support.
FACEBOOK DOWN: how to keep functioning when the social network is offline
Facebook, which used to pride itself on never being down, was taken down this morning. Its back up now ��� but if the outage made you realise how much youd miss the site if it were gone, or you want to look into alternatives, a range of sites offering.
Facebook Timeline Bumps Online Narcissism Up a Notch
There is really only one word to describe Facebooks coming Timeline feature: Mine.. Facebooks coming Timeline feature is exactly as it sounds, a chronological narrative of a Facebook users life. But in reality, Timeline takes online narcissism to a whole new level.
Do We Get Less Narcissistic as We Get Older?
. A study of Facebook use suggests we may become less self-obsessed as we age.
Facebook and Instagram are down - New Yorks PIX11.
Its bad enough that the northwest has a horrible storm to contend with, but then Facebook and Instagram goes out? What are the folks hunkered down in their homes supposed to do? Complain. And complain loudly. Shortly��.
Facebook Lite Is a Stripped-Down App for Developing Markets
Tackling any impediments to that growth is naturally a priority, so Facebook just released a stripped-down app called Facebook Lite to target the lower-end Android devices that are ubiquitous in East Asian and Southern��.
Fresh Beer and Brain Teasers
Serkan Piantino, the head engineer in charge of Facebook’s Manhattan office, lives in Greenwich Village and typically spends much of his Sunday in the neighborhood.. Serkan Piantino, head engineer in charge of Facebooks Manhattan office, describes his typical Sunday routine.
Facebook, Instagram briefly go down; Twitter freaks out
Shortly after 12:10 a.m. ET, Facebook and Instagram went down, leaving millions of users around the world briefly unable to post selfies or humblebrag. Visitors were greeted with a message that said, Sorry, something went wrong. For others, the page .
Facebook Cracks Down on Hoax Posts | Re/code
Facebook wont delete hoax posts, but will ask users to flag them.
Facebook Cracking Down On Fake News - Business Insider
Facebook is cracking down on hoaxes, scams, and deliberately false or misleading news stories, the company announced in a blog post. The social network plans to begin filtering out bogus stories in an effort to become a��.
Sunday Dialogue: Anonymity and Incivility on the Internet
Readers debate the benefits and drawbacks of requiring real names in online postings.. Sunday Dialogue on the benefits and drawbacks of requiring real names in online postings.
Facebook and Instagram are down right now
Users worldwide are experiencing issues connecting to Facebook and Instagram, both on the Web and via mobile apps. Its not clear whats causing the outage, which first occurred around 1:10am ET. However, Facebook-owned mobile messaging service .
Facebook goes down, denies cyberattack
Social media sites, including Facebook and Instagram, were briefly unavailable on Tuesday morning around the world, with a hacking group called the Lizard Squad claiming responsibility for the outage. Both desktop and mobile sites were affected and the .
Facebook, Instagram and Tinder down: Lizard Squad NOT responsible for.
Millions of the users were without access to their personal data on the dating site and social networks from around 6.30am. Infamous online hacker group Lizard Squad appeared to claim responsibility for the outage on Twitter. A message posted from.
Facebook And Instagram Go Offline, Taking Facebook Log-In Services Down.
Disaster over for Facebook addicts, the social network has resumed normal service after an hour of downtime. Facebook didnt say what caused the ���major outage���. Update: The company has now said the outage wasnt a result of a third party attack.
Facebook and Instagram down, users complain on Twitter
FACEBOOK. In this May 10, 2012 file photo, a view of an Apple iPhone displaying the Facebook apps splash screen in front of the login page on a computer are shown in Washington, DC. File Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP.
Facebook, Instagram go down globally, internet freaks out
The websites of popular social media networks Facebook and Instagram appeared to be down for at least 40 minutes on Tuesday due to a technical outage. Lizard Squad, a hacking group, is reportedly behind the attack.
Facebook and Instagram no longer down after technical difficulties
Based on their average activity data from 2013, the outage could have meant 98 million posts werent made. Even the prime minister of Finland found himself using Twitter after discovering Instagram and Facebook were down among other users - within a .
Facebook, Instagram are back up after temporary widespread outage
Its bad enough that the northwest has a horrible storm to contend with, but then Facebook and Instagram goes out? What are the folks hunkered down in their homes supposed to do? Complain. And complain loudly. Shortly after 12:10 a.m. ET, Facebook and .
Facebook, Instagram deny hackers claims that they were responsible for sites.
. reported that they were unable to log on to the websites of Facebook, Instagram and corresponding mobile apps including Facebook and Facebook Messenger from around 0600 GMT. Services were restored within an hour of going down, users reported.
Retweet if You’re Grieving
. A celebrity’s death now entails a compulsory tweet to express loss and sadness — in 140 characters or less. How has the Internet changed how we mourn?
From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches
Facebook’s public offering will make a lot of billionaires and millionaires, some of them prominent people and others not.. Facebook’s initial public offering will make a lot of billionaires and millionaires, some of them prominent people and others not; $5 billion offering is expected to value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion; during the firms early years, it granted valuable options to about 250 employees, which includes some of the largest stock packages.
Facebook Launches Effort To Cut Down On Those Annoying.
. of idiocy on your news feed. Since those gullible folks will never learn, Facebook says now its going to help crack down on bogus, hoax and otherwise fake Internet stories clogging up what you read on the social media site.
Iranian Authorities Arrest Four Over Facebook Beauty Contest
To the question Am I hot or not? the Iranian authorities gave a resounding answer to thousands of young people who posted glamorous shots of themselves to Facebook in recent weeks: Dont even ask.. Irans state Cyber Police said it had arrested two men and two women responsible for maintaining a Facebook page that encouraged people to send photos for a virtual beauty contest.
Flipping the Switches on Facebook’s Privacy Controls
If you value your privacy, using the service means determining not only what you want to share, but also who gets to see it.. Tool Kit column on Facebooks privacy controls; notes if users value privacy, they should determine not only what they want shared, but also who gets to see it.
Facebook tweaks News Feed algorithm to cut down on hoaxes
Facebook has decided to step in and help people avoid the embarrassment of sharing a hoax with their friends on the social network. The company announced today that it is tweaking its News Feed algorithm to recognize��.
Facebook promises less hoax stories and spam posts in.
Sometimes it was pure, mischievous scaremongering, but some Facebook hoaxes were more malign: bait to get people to click through to malware-ridden websites. Now the social network is cracking down with changes to its��.
Facebook and Instagram outages due to internal error, not hackers: company
. including Facebook and Instagram. The Lizard Squad is a group of unknown hackers that has taken credit for several high-profile outages, including the attacks that took down the Sony <6758.T> PlayStation Network and Microsofts Xbox Live network.
#Facebook Down Crisis (Sort of) Freaks Out Denver Press.
The Facebook outage caused members of the Denver press and the world media to express their distress on Twitter. Read about it at Westword.com.
Facebook And Instagram Are Back After A Brief Outage
The social media services websites and and mobile apps went down at about 1:10 a.m. ET, according to The Next Web. The Lizard Squad hacking group claimed responsibility for the outages, but this has not yet been confirmed. Facebook and Instagram .
[Update: theyre back] Facebook and Instagram Are Down
Several users worldwide are experiencing issues connecting to Facebook and Instagram, both on the Web and via mobile apps.
Facebook Down: Social Media Users Turn To Twitter As Facebook, Instagram.
Facebook did the unthinkable late Monday night ��� it went down. The social media site and the photo-sharing app Instagram mysteriously stopped working, leaving users scrambling to fulfill their online communication needs. Perhaps not surprisingly, many .
Facebook tries to cut down on hoaxes - The Seattle Times
Facebook has a new fix for fibs. The Menlo Park, California-based social media company said Tuesday that it has updated its service to reduce the number of hoaxes that appear in users news feeds. These posts -- which��.
Facebook, Instagram are down due to technical difficulties
Facebook and Instagram, two of the most popular social networking sites, are experiencing technical difficulties on Tuesday. Users who try to enter the sites are denied access. Facebook said it is trying to work out the technical problems. Please LIKE.
Do We Get Less Narcissistic as We Get Older?
. A study of Facebook use suggests we may become less self-obsessed as we age.
Facebook and Instagram are down (UPDATE: now back up.
facebookdown Update: services are back up after a one hour outage, and Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility, see updates further down. Its not just you: Facebook and Instagram services are down early Tuesday��.
Facebook’s Ambition Collides With Harsh Market
The challenge for Facebook, which is worth just over half of what it was three months ago, is to convince Wall Street that it has a real plan for making money.. Facebook is worth just over half of what it was with its May initial public offering, with shares closing at $20.01; firm and chief executive Mark Zuckerbergs challenge is to convince Wall Street that it has a real plan for making money.
Can We Build a Safer Internet?
. We sometimes assume the Internet is a naturally cruel and lawless place. But social networks may be able to influence our behavior on them, for good and ill.