There’s been a lot of hype about the recent set of privacy changes by Facebook. And usually I don’t necessarily have a problem with privacy changes as long as they’re done in a way that allows choice and protects individuals. But these latest changes by Facebook really are just plain evil. Even if you opt out according to the instructions, your information is still being shared out without your permission. This lack of any control and the fact that your network can do things that infringe upon your personal privacy (and you can’t stop them) makes Facebook more evil than Google in my book.
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HootSuite changes url shortener ow.ly, creates ht.ly
HootSuite today released changes to its url shortener, ow.ly. Perhaps bowing to customer preference, Ow.ly is now links directly to the original long URL instead of to a page with the social bar at the top. HootSuite has moved the social bar functionality to a new URL shortening service, (pronounced “hoot-ly”), for those who prefer it. Either service can be selected as the default for use with HootSuite (and changed at any time).
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Understanding Facebook Page Insights
Facebook provides some pretty interesting statistics for business pages. You’ve probably seen a little box on your page (viewable only by page admins) titled Insights with a number (and some stars) for Post Quality, the number of Interactions this week and the most active country. Cool. But what does it all mean?
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