Category: Social Media / Websites
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No, your account on Facebook was not hacked
Kaspersky Labs Blog – 10.12.18 (10.10.18) If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, it’s never been so easy to add bricks. In this age of social media dominance, spreading the word with good intentions takes no effort at all, as we saw recently on Facebook, when people started passing along a message telling…
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How to Make Your Brand Stand Out as a Creative Professional
Blurb Blog – 10.9.18 (10.5.18) With so many opportunities for independent creative professionals to put their work out in the world, how do you avoid blending into the background? How do you stand out as a thought leader in a market where everyone is striving to create something new and different? How do you make…
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How to Promote Yourself Online as a Self-Publisher
Blurb Blog – 10.5.18 (10.4.18) Marketing and promoting your work online can feel like a daunting task. Check out 10 tips on how to promote yourself without the help of a dedicated team. Read more: How to Promote Yourself Online as a Self-Publisher
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Protecting People from Bullying and Harassment
Facebook Blog – 10.5.18 (10.2.18) Everyone deserves to feel safe on Facebook, and it’s important that we help people who encounter bullying and harassment online. Today, we’re introducing new tools and programs so people can better control unwanted, offensive or hurtful experiences on Facebook. Read more: Protecting People from Bullying and Harassment
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Marketplace Turns Two: Introducing New AI Features and More
Facebook Newsroom – 10.3.18 (10.2.18) Facebook Marketplace was introduced in 2016 as a place for people to buy and sell within their local communities. It has grown to be a place where people around the world can discover things they love, connect with people locally, launch a business, and earn a living. Read more: Marketplace Turns Two:…
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Facebook Security Update
Facebook Newsroom- 10.2.18 (9.28.18) On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts. We’re taking this incredibly seriously and wanted to let everyone know what’s happened and the immediate action we’ve taken to protect people’s security. Read more: Security Update | Facebook Newsroom
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Throwbacks and thank yous on our 20th birthday
Google Blog – 9.28.18 (9.27.18) Twenty years ago, Google started with an ambitious goal to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. At the heart, we want to build technology that helps as many people as possible, regardless of who you are or where you are in the world. As we…
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Is Young People’s Time on Social Media Misspent?
Facebook Blog – 9.21.18 (9.20.18) It wasn’t long after our daughter got her first mobile phone that we spotted a telling glow from under her bedroom door at night. I’m sure a lot of parents reading this have experienced something similar. Read more: Is Young People’s Time on Social Media Misspent?
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8 Steps to Secure Your Facebook Privacy Settings
Abine Blog – 9.20.18 (9.19.18) Facebook’s privacy settings have recently undergone a massive change since Facebook’s privacy scandals have been in the news. The most recent change was implemented in response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where the political consulting firm improperly used the data of roughly 87 million Facebook users while working for Donald Trump’s election…
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Expanding Fact-Checking to Photos and Videos
Facebook Blog – 9.14.18 (9.13.18) We know that people want to see accurate information on Facebook, so for the last two years, we’ve made fighting misinformation a priority. One of the many steps we take to reduce the spread of false news is working with independent, third-party fact-checkers to review and rate the accuracy of content. To date, most of our…