11.29.10 | posted by btrandolph

backup your facebook life

but what happens to the cloud when a giant comet strikes the earth? or when mark zuckerberg goes mad and throws the switch, making facebook go dark [read more...]

08.31.10 | posted by btrandolph

promoting events and news on facebook

adding links to facebook status updates and using the share feature can help promote news and events for your organization beyond your own [read more...]

05.13.10 | posted by btrandolph

the facebook dilemma - damned if you do

I realized why I was torn. making all my information available to anyone? so not good. making my information available to businesses that want to sell me stuff in order to save us both time? golden. don’t get me wrong. I still think facebook’s privacy shenanigans stink, and I worry about the potential for abuse with younger consumers. but I think the instant personalization concept is an enormous win for businesses and [read more...]

04.25.10 | posted by btrandolph

How to Restore Your Privacy on Facebook (via Gawker)

a good read if you’re concerned about the latest facebook shenanigans. short version – if you want all the old facebook functionality, it’s gonna cost you a little [read more...]

03.14.10 | posted by btrandolph

customize your facebook start page

facebook used to allow users to change the opening screen from the default “all friends” to a subset created as a friend list. that ability got lost in one of the remodelings the service did recently, and the new navigation makes it a pain to access your friend lists. there is still a way to open facebook to a friend list you choose. here’s how to do it in the chrome browser; I will update later today when I figure out how to do it on [read more...]

03.07.10 | posted by btrandolph

facebook apps won't share (unless you tell them to)

some more good news for privacy-loving facebook users. facebook announced new privacy controls for content shared through applications. [read more...]

12.20.09 | posted by btrandolph

facebook doth protest too much

facebook has its reasons for encouraging users to share personal information. in fact, it makes sense for many people. however, a new popup is just one of the tactics the company is using to persuade users that cross the line from disingenuous to [read more...]

12.15.09 | posted by btrandolph

guilt by association? keeping your facebook friend list private

facebook’s privacy setting changes: my series on what they mean for users. this one is about hiding your friend [read more...]

12.14.09 | posted by btrandolph

selective status updates: facebook privacy

the privacy setting changes facebook was talking about have come to pass. first in a series of posts on the good, the bad and the [read more...]

11.23.09 | posted by btrandolph

getting stuff _back_ into facebook (via social media answers)

I showed you how to remove stupid stuff from facebook. kevin tells how to get it back when you realize it wasn’t really stupid after [read more...]

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