In recent news, some 1,071 media outlets have covered the story about First Lady Michelle Obama’s comment in reference to Facebook.
So what’s the big deal? Well, Michelle Obama made a comment that she didn’t want her kids to have Facebook accounts – without mentioning the fact that the site says, “You will not use Facebook if you are under 13 in the official statement of rights and responsibilities. Not only does the world overlook the fine print but even our First Lady, Michelle Obama, overlooks the fine print it seems.
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So this story is old news but we thought we would hop on the bandwagon anyways…
A few days ago, Rapper T-Pain tweeted about his newest tattoo and it wasn’t what anyone expected. The rapper tweeted, “I get a tatt every time I come to Hawaii. I think this ones pretty sweet, unless Facebook shuts down soon 0_o.” Take a look at the rappers tat below and see for yourself if its ‘pretty sweet’ or ‘pretty lame’:
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Written on 02 February 2011
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On Monday, Facebook announced that they will be rolling out the new profile feature to everyone. Last month, Facebook introduced the new feature to users, giving them the option to upgrade to the new profile early. For the users who have not already upgraded to the new profile will be forced to upgrade them within the next week. Facebook users are well aware that profile layouts change frequently on the social network site and with that change, there has been an expected backlash. Many users do not like the new profile layout and are lashing out on Facebook, creating new groups and fan pages dedicated to the revolt against the new Facebook profile layout. The new profile layout has changed quite a bit so its quite understandable why so many users are in a huff about the new layout. Take a look at the features the new profile layout offers:
- A quick summary of who you are (like where you work, education, where you live, grew up, languages you speak) right at the top of your profile page
- A row of recently tagged photos so friends can see what you have been up to as of late
- Space to highlight meaningful friendships (co-workers, teammates or roommates)
- More of your favorite activities and interests
- The ability to tag your friends in life experiences across the social network
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As you have probably heard and encountered, Facebook has recently undergone a facelift with their profile layout yet again. The new profile layout offers users a bigger displayed profile picture, their latest tagged photographs and information about them at the top and center of the profile page. The new look was unveiled Sunday afternoon right before Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerburg was interviewed on CBS News “60 Minutes.” The CEO mentioned that the new profile layout was designed to make the social network profiles more centered around the user and the user’s friends. Check out the updates below that are included with the new Facebook profile layout upgrade:
- Profile picture in upper left-hand corner is now bigger
- Personal information (place of work, where you live, hometown, education, birthdate) are now under your name near the top of the screen
- Family members and friends are featured in your left-hand column
- Friends or special groups can be featured in your left-hand column
- By clicking on a friend, you can now view your Facebook history with them
- No change in privacy settings
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Facebook users have the tendency to fall for scammy apps over and over again.
The one such app that seems to get Facebook users everytime, Who Viewed My Profile, has made its way back on the the social networking site as an app. Don’t be fooled, apps that promise to show you who has viewed your profile do not exist. Facebook login reports that, “Scammers have used different variants of Facebook apps to tap into users’ curiosity about who might be viewing their profile on Facebook.” The latest app using this scheme to scam users comes with this message, “OMG OMG OMG… I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile! on [LINK].” According to their policy, Facebook does not allow apps like these but many users still fall for the scam in almost every case. According to Sophos, more than 60,000 people clicked into the trap in a few hours, which further cements the fact that users need to educate themselves more about these types of scams.
It would even be nice for Facebook to add “Scam of the Week” alerts to each and every user news feed. I’m sure this move by the social networking site would help out users by a landslide. What do you think? Have you been hit by such scam apps? If you need help, check out this article on how to remove rogue applications.
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On Tuesday, Yelp jumped onto the bandwagon and has started check-in offers for their online venues/businesses. Yelp Check-in offers reward customers with three different offer types: percent off, free, or fixed price offers. The businesses on Yelp are allowed to offer one check-in special at a time, and customers can redeem earned rewards by presenting their special mobile certificate (seen below).
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Finally! Facebook has developed and implemented a smart way of notifying users whether their personal Facebook account is secure or not. This new security featured called, Account Protection, informs users of how secure their account really is. The feature is displayed in two ways: As a new sidebar module (first image below) and as a status bar (second image below) at the bottom of your “Update Your Security Information” page which debuted last month on the site.
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Have you ever wanted to print all 1,000+ tagged photos of you and your facebook friends? You can now do so at your local Target store!
On Wednesday, Target announced Facebook connectivity with their in-store KODAK photo kiosks. There’s no need to bring those USB drives filled with pre-selected photos, now all you need to do is show up to a local Target store, find their KODAK photo station and sign into your Facebook account from the kiosk itself. Their new Social Network Connectivity Software allows you to browse your photo albums directly. All KODAK kiosk printing options are available to use and can be fully combined with your Facebook photos. The printing options include: standard photo paper, personalized greeting cards, calendars, picture movie DVDs, full-fledged KODAK photo books, and collages. Don’t get too ahead of yourself though, the software only allows you access to image browsing, so updating your status or browsing friends profiles is off limits!
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Borat approves, do you?
A Facebook ‘Like’ Greasemonkey script was rolled out to the masses yesterday. This script was developed by Matt Kelly, who works at Facebook, so you should know it works pretty darn well. This script enables you to ‘like’ any page on the web by placing a thin toolbar at the top of every site you visit. It’s a simple script that has been downloaded over 1,000 times since yesterday. Greasemonkey scripts require Firefox but users of other browsers can also use – Greasemetal for Google Chrome and Greasekit for Safari. If you want to get your universal ‘like’ on, download the Facebook Greasemonkey script here.
Just last week, Facebook announced that they will officially kill the company’s Gift Shop on August 1st of this year. The Gift Shop sells: Virtual Gifts, E-Cards, Real Gifts, Charity Donations, and Music/MP3′s. Following August 1st, users received gifts will still be visible but the option to purchase will be obsolete.
So why is the company getting rid of the shop?
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Written on 12 July 2010
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