As a Facebook scam-busting site, we often ask our readers to report scams, spam and other offensive content. Have you ever wondered what happens once you click the report button? We certainly have, and we have often wondered what, if anything, gets done by Facebook in return. In all fairness, policing a site with almost…

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If you see a link at the top of your Facebook page to ‘simple security tips,’ don’t be surprised or alarmed that it could be a scam. Facebook has created a page with some common sense security tips, very much like the ones we often release. The resource page contains a short video from a…

The blogosphere ignited this week when a Wall Street Journal article was released detailing how Facebook is exploring ways to allow users under the age of 13 to ‘officially’ access the site. It is no big secret that youngsters lie about their ages to create Facebook accounts, and their parents are typically aware of the…

In May, Facebook proposed changes to its Data Use Policy. There is a clause buried therein which states: “Opportunity to comment and vote Unless we make a change for legal or administrative reasons, or to correct an inaccurate statement, we will give you seven (7) days to provide us with comments on the change. If we…

A Facebook Page is often the lifeblood of a business’s social media presence. Companies need to be very careful who has “Admin” access to their page(s). Countless pages have been lost due to poor or non-existent controls. Facebook allows for multiple roles for page administrators, and it’s important to understand the difference between them. This…

A 17-year-old Australian girl has learned the hard way about the importance of properly securing your Facebook account and configuring your privacy settings appropriately. She and her grandmother were counting some cash savings, and the teen took a picture of the stash. She then posted it to Facebook, and this is where things went downhill…

Whenever there are policy changes on Facebook, we can expect some kind of uproar.  Some welcome the the changes, while most do not.  The one thing you can count on is that change is coming, and there is nothing we can do about it – Until now. Today, however, there could be some reason to…

Facebook doesn’t provide users a way to disable tagging altogether. The best thing you can do to keep embarrassing or otherwise unwanted photos from randomly showing up on your profile is to enable Tag Review.  It’s also important to take this precaution because scammers often use this photo-tagging exploit to virally spread content on Facebook.…

Facebook is very, very close to its long awaited public offering this Friday. There is a ton of buzz out there as people expect Facebook to reach a pretty staggering amount of $104 billion if things go well.  As a part of Facebook, do you ever wonder how much you are worth to the biggest…