http://theharmonyguy.com/2010/04/20/more-changes-to-facebook-privacy-and-more-to-come/ Investigating privacy and security issues in online social networking Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://theharmonyguy.com/2010/04/20/more-changes-to-facebook-privacy-and-more-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-10283 Helena Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:24:09 +0000 http://theharmonyguy.com/?p=795#comment-10283 Connections - what a mess - my college does not show unless i 'like' the page they created for it....and so with other information - you can't put in your movie - fb gives you a choice...how is that more informative...My list of pages and groups are incomplete....my privacy settings were also changed.. very messy to find the pages or groups I belong to and follow... Connections – what a mess – my college does not show unless i ‘like’ the page they created for it….and so with other information – you can’t put in your movie – fb gives you a choice…how is that more informative…My list of pages and groups are incomplete….my privacy settings were also changed.. very messy to find the pages or groups I belong to and follow…

]]> http://theharmonyguy.com/2010/04/20/more-changes-to-facebook-privacy-and-more-to-come/comment-page-1/#comment-10279 Digital Culture Links: April 21st 2010 « Tama Leaver dot Net Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:15:40 +0000 http://theharmonyguy.com/?p=795#comment-10279 [...] More Changes to Facebook Privacy, and More to Come [Social Hacking] - "... Facebook is changing the “Become a Fan” buttons to “Like” buttons. If you want to connect with a page for something you’re interested in, you now will simply “like” the page. In a blog post, Facebook spun the connections as an exciting improvement: “Instead of just boring text, these connections are actually Pages, so your profile will become immediately more connected to the places, things and experiences that matter to you.” I can see three main reasons why Facebook would make this change, and none of them involve text being boring. [...] First, this helps software more easily process your interests. [...] Second, the shift to “liking” reduces friction. The semantics may be subtle, but I’m sure Facebook has done research on this. “Liking” implies a simple, casual gesture [...] Third, this increases the useful data Facebook can offer to others." [...] [...] More Changes to Facebook Privacy, and More to Come [Social Hacking] – "… Facebook is changing the “Become a Fan” buttons to “Like” buttons. If you want to connect with a page for something you’re interested in, you now will simply “like” the page. In a blog post, Facebook spun the connections as an exciting improvement: “Instead of just boring text, these connections are actually Pages, so your profile will become immediately more connected to the places, things and experiences that matter to you.” I can see three main reasons why Facebook would make this change, and none of them involve text being boring. [...] First, this helps software more easily process your interests. [...] Second, the shift to “liking” reduces friction. The semantics may be subtle, but I’m sure Facebook has done research on this. “Liking” implies a simple, casual gesture [...] Third, this increases the useful data Facebook can offer to others." [...]

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