readwriteweb.com - 7/2/2009
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Facebook execs held a conference call today about changes being made to the website's privacy features but we were left feeling a little confused. A long list of settings are being collapsed into a much more manageable privacy interface and users who want to keep sharing messages only with ...
blog.facebook.com - 7/1/2009
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blog.facebook.com —
The power to share is the cornerstone of
Facebook. Privacy and the tools for tailoring what information...
is shared with whom are at the heart of trust. Over the past five years, Facebook has learned that effective privacy is grounded in three basic ...
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Improving Sharing Through Control, Simplicity and Connection
reuters.com - 7/6/2009
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reuters.com —
David Lawsky SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook will
likely be posting billions of dollars in revenue in...
five years, up from about $500 million this year, according to Silicon Valley entrepreneur Mark Andreessen who sits on Facebook's board. ...
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Facebook revenue to be billions in 5 years: board member
allfacebook.com - 7/6/2009
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allfacebook.com —
This morning the Michael Jackson fan page officially
surpassed Barack Obama, to become the most popular page...
on Facebook. Over the past week, Michael Jackson’s page has grown from 80,000 fans to over 6.4 million, generating the largest response ...
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Michael Jackson Officially Becomes The Most Popular ...
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Facebook Rolling Out New Privacy Settings
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... While some argue that Facebook is forcing us to be more public, these settings are too complex and the publisher settings should list “custom” first, overall, I think simplifying privacy settings and making them easier to set will help. The transition tool will force users who normally don’t change the default privacy settings to think about how much they want to share, at least once. ...
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