pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact Facebook Privacy: Everything You Need to Know in 6 Minutes by Pam Dyer on July 20, 2010 Share Remember earlier this year when the media was dominated by coverage of Facebook’s privacy policies? CEO Mark Zuckerberg — who wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post promising new privacy options — introduced a host of changes to the network that enable users to better control their privacy settings. Did you know that Facebook’s privacy policy is longer than the U.S. MORE >>

The most far reaching announcement is the introduction of what is called the Social Graph API, a convention that allows developers (anyone with a Web site or a blog) to easily embed “Like” buttons and other functions on their sites, allowing users to “bring” their Faceboook identities wherever they go on the Web, outside of Facebook’s walled garden. The Graph API enables you to integrate the social graph into your site in deep and compelling ways.”. All of this raises interesting privacy concerns. ve added a Facebook “Like” button on this blog and it is insanely easy to do. MORE >>

Facebook actually makes this very easy with their Graph API – in fact, you don’t even have to be a programmer to do it (although a little programming skills will make it easier). In my previous article I mentioned Facebook needed a privacy setting allowing users to choose if they want their friends to e-mail them from outside of Facebook. Tags: Facebook Google Technology social Contact list Email address facebook messages get email get facebook email gmail Google Account graph api It appears that Facebook has taken the Higher Ground. Getting the Username. MORE >>

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News Sites by Adam Sherk on April 26, 2010 There has been a lot of news and reaction around Facebook’s new additions to the Facebook Platform: Social Plugins, the Open Graph protocol and the Graph API. Many users are still unfamiliar with the new offerings and concerns about privacy seem to be a common first reaction. So I thought I’d take a look at some early examples of Facebook Open Graph integration on news sites. MORE >>

Who will protect your rights, your opportunities and your privacy online? Should Google and Facebook be securing your privacy online? Yes, corporations must make sure that what they offer consumers is something that they can understand (in relation to the terms and service) and a product that is secure for them to use, but beyond that, you - the individual - should not rely on anyone else but yourself when it comes to your online persona (and this includes the content that you create and your privacy). Be leery of platforms with open APIs. online privacy. MORE >>