Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2014's Biggest Threat To Facebook - Business Insider

Thanks to this loyal reader for the news story

This Irate Cookbook Author Represents A Swelling Threat To Facebook's
$6 Billion Ad Business
http://www.businessinsider.com/2014s-biggest-threat-to-facebook-2013-12

From the story:
"The problem for Facebook is that appearances are reality — and to
Facebook page managers, small like Stiavetti or big like several
national retailers we spoke to, it appears that Facebook is shaking
them down for bigger ad spends. They feel like suckers in a
bait-and-switch scheme.
"

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Facebook as Keystroke saver malware

It turns out Facebook saves everything you do, even if you never post it,
even if you delete it. They're spying on you and tracking what you do at a
level even beyond Google. Makes you wonder what they're doing with that
information:

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-facebook-can-track-users-unpublished-posts-20131217,0,7847582.story