Facebook
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March 11th, 2011 |
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Do
you wonder if using Facebook is secure? What will happen to the
pictures of you and your family or friends that you publish on
Facebook? How can you make sure that the whole world doesn't get
to see those?
I do not pretend to know everything about Facebook, but hopefully
the below articles will help you get a better understanding of
the dangers of Facebook and how to best protect your privacy.
In the end Facebook is a great tool to communicate with our friends
and family and to my idea the disadvantages do outweigh any possible
nuisances.
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How
many fans do you need to be successful in Facebook?
Genuine
social businesses only need 10 fans in Facebook
When
discussing Social Media with managers, their first question
usually is: “How many fans do you need to be successful in Facebook?”
The number they expect to hear is somewhere around ten thousand,
as it has a nice ring to it. My answer is always ten!
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Facebook
creates more close relationships
According
to a study done by Pew Internet, people using Facebook several
times a day create closer relationships are more trusting and
do get more social support than the average population. This
instead of general believe that Facebook users replace normal
friendships with online ones and thus do not interact in person
with that many people anymore. |
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How
to use Facebook safely
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are many stories of people who use Facebook and get fired or
have another reason to regret using it ever. Does this mean
we should avoid sites like Facebook altogether? Of course not,
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Has Facebook made us shameless?
As I already wrote in my former
article about Facebook, having too many friends on Facebook
can get you into serious trouble. As some people have thousands
of “friends” it is sometimes difficult to remember who is reading
your publications or going through your private photos. |
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Will Facebook use decrease because
of off-line consequences?
Social media is still very new
and society has not created any rules for it. That is “social”
rules as opposed to legal ones. Anybody just does anything that
comes to mind, without thinking twice. This has already had
some serious consequences. |
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Facebook could get you fired
or divorced
Social media comments can get
you into real trouble
Do you think you are using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other
social media sites in a sensible way that will not get you into
trouble? You better think again as the following examples will
show you. |
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Facebook privacy does not exist
The security of data, photos
and publications on Facebook is a constant discussion: is what
you publish save or not? Can the whole world see it? |
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Facebook & Privacy
Are your photos tagged?
There is a lot of commotion these
days about the privacy settings in Facebook. Most of the concerns
are about the difficulty of configuring your privacy settings
and the danger you forget to close of a gap. |
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