todd m. sweet

Higher-ed web communications professional.

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Still don’t want to wade through all of Facebook’s new privacy settings? This app will do it for you.

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Still don’t want to wade through all of Facebook’s new privacy settings? This app will do it for you.

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And so you could say that this isn’t really a current scandal for Facebook, it’s the core conflict of their existence, in that their job is to sell your data, and you might not like that.

web-based communication expert Christian Sandvig, A Minute With ™ | Illinois

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Graphic shows what  portions of your Facebook profile are now public by default.
(via s3.moveon.org)

Graphic shows what portions of your Facebook profile are now public by default.

(via s3.moveon.org)

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Fairly or not, critics are advocating for regulations or other forms of restrictions on how Facebook handles user privacy, and are even recommending that users leave the site.

The issues are creating new risks not just for Facebook users, but for the company and its ecosystem of developers and marketers.

Analysis: Some Facebook Privacy Issues Are Real, Some Are Not

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Facebook Privacy Changes: 5 Can't-Miss Facts - CIO.com

Nice tutorial explains the new privacy settings on Facebook and how to change them.

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Create treasure hunts & games on social networking sites to boost sales

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HootSuite Gives Groups More Twitter and Facebook Tools

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Facebook’s Instant Personalization Is the Real Privacy Hairball

Good summary of Facebook announcements at f8 conference last week.

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Social Media Demographics: Who’s Using Which Sites? / Flowtown

Infographic detailing stats for different sites.

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http://zesty.ca/facebook/

What does Facebook publish about you and your friends?

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