Companies that block Facebook just got burned
Employees who work at organizations that block Facebook are rejoicing. Why? This week, Facebook launched an email-based feature that allows you to stay informed about your Facebook friends’ activities without being logged in when you’re on the go, on your phone, or at work. Now when you receive email notifications from Facebook (wall posts, status updates, tagged photos, etc.) you can just click “Reply” and start typing a comment at the top of the email. Then hit “Send” from your email and your reply will automatically be added as a comment on Facebook...
Read MoreYour Privacy on Facebook is Over
That’s right. The days of sharing information with a small group of friends is no more and guess who you have to thank, Twitter. I believe that this shift in privacy was inevitable, but you’ve got to think Twitter’s surge in popularity put a lot of pressure on Facebook to open up on their privacy settings. In a recent interview with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said if he were to create Facebook starting today, user information would by default be public. According to Zuckerberg: “When I got started in my dorm room at...
Read MoreFacebook for iPhone 3.1: Push Notifications & Address Book Syncing
The Facebook iPhone app [iTunes link] just got better. Facebook for iPhone 3.1 went live in the iTunes application directory yesterday. The new version includes two new features: 1) Address Book Syncing & 2) Push Notifications. Push Notifications As soon as you update the app to version 3.1, you’ll be asked for permission to receive notifications. You can receive push notifications for messages, wall posts, friend requests, friend confirmations, photo tags, events, and comments. You’ll probably want to customize these notifications so that you do not get overwhelmed...
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