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July 2009

July 25, 2009

Is Facebook Really Giving Your Pics to Third-Party Advertisers?

Yesterday a reader sent me this note she had received from a friend and wanted to know if it was true:

FACEBOOK has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures WITHOUT your permission. If you don't want your photos to be used Click on SETTINGS up at the top where you see the Log out link. Select Privacy. Then select NEWSFEEDS and WALL. Next select the tab that reads FACEBOOK ADS. There is a drop down box, select NO ONE. Then SAVE your changes. (REPOST to let your friends know!)

I should have known by all the capitalizations and the note to repost this to all your friends that this wasn't a one-off question. And, sure enough, throughout the day I saw the same message showing up in my friends' status lines—identical capitalization and all.

So the question is: Is it true?

The short answer is No. The long answer is more complicated, so this post will explain exactly what all this means.

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Whose Facebook Profile Is That? Could It Be… SATAN?

You won't walk away with any great tips from this post, but hopefully it will give you a good chuckle to finish off the week.

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QuickTip: Finding the Pages You Administer on Facebook

In last week's series on Facebook Pages, I provided information on how to set up a Page, adding Applications to it, and various other tips to help you administer one for yourself or for a company or an organization you're involved with. One thing I didn't include that would be helpful is how to get to your Pages quickly.

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Facebook Pages: Odds and Sods

This final installment in series of Facebook Pages will provide some additional info and tips that should help you as you continue to work with your Page.

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Adding Applications to Your Facebook Page

In yesterday's post, I've Got a Facebook Page! (Now What?), I mentioned that one way to add more compelling content to your Page is by installing additional applications. Today I'm going to talk about how to do that and describe one app in particular that I've found extremely useful.

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I’ve Got a Facebook Page! (Now What?)

In yesterday's post, Setting Up Your Facebook Page, I explained that you have the option of creating a Page that is tied to your personal profile or one that is independent of anyone's profile. Once you've made your decision and created your Page, there are a number of things you'll want to do before making your Page live. That's what this post will discuss.

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Setting Up Your Facebook Page

Yesterday, I explained some of the basic concepts of Facebook Pages, so you're probably all just itching to set one up yourselves! :) But before you do that, there's an important choice you need to make about HOW you're going to set up your Page. If you don't give this some consideration in advance, it could cause you problems down the line.

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Getting Started with Facebook Pages

In an earlier post, Reader Question: The Benefits of Facebook Pages, I mentioned that I would soon be posting a series about creating and using Pages. Well, ignoring the "soon" part of that statement, this is what I'm going to be writing about every day this week. Today's post is simply going to discuss some of the general concepts regarding Pages for those readers who are unfamiliar with them.

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More Info About Facebook Privacy Controls Pt. 2

In my previous post, More Info About Facebook Privacy Controls Pt. 1, I provided some details and clarifications re. Facebook's current privacy settings that I had written about before. This post discusses three more topics related to FB privacy.

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