How to Identify a Facebook Scam? Facebook scams may appear in different forms but there are a number of things they have in common that should help you identify possible Facebook Scams: 1. Paste a Code in your Browser: Anything in Facebook that prompts or lures you into pasting a code / URL into your…

According to the consumer fraud reporting research on internet scams, scam complaints and reports increased by more than 30% from 2008 to 2009 alone. More disturbing yet is the fact that more than 65% of these scams originated from theUS, followed closely byUK at 10.5% andNigeria at 7.5%. A line from a recent movie goes…

The Taunton Crown Court recently allowed a 19-year old sexual predator to keep his Facebook account despite his transgressions. The judge said that a Facebook ban would be ‘particularly excessive’ and that doing so would only deprive the teen of ‘social traffic’ taken for granted by his peers. Callum Dower had been using Facebook for…

It’s rare to find a teen these days who has yet to open a Facebook account. Yet, it’s also undeniable that these children put themselves at high risk just by having one. As such, it’s often up to the parents to ensure that their children are kept safe by keeping tabs on their online activity.…

Scams and hoaxes often surface after Facebook announces changes to the site. The fear, uncertainty and doubt created by the launch of new features or controls give scammers a great opportunity to take advantage of the situation. We have seen several “Facebook is going to be charging” hoaxes in the past. Here is the latest:…

Hold on to your seats, people, because everything we see now in Facebook is likely to look completely different once Zuckerberg and Co. are done implementing the “cool new changes” mentioned at the F8 Conference. The changes to the newsfeed and that ticker that everyone’s complaining about – well, they’re only the prologue. The real…

Facebook has been lit up with user complaints about the recent Newsfeed changes and the Ticker added to the site. For better or worse, people just don’t like change. Pretty much the mantra has been, “If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it.” We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it appears…

Facebook has been lit up with user complaints about the recent Newsfeed changes and the Ticker added to the site. For better or worse, people just don’t like change. Pretty much the mantra has been, “If it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it.” We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it appears…

We’ve written a couple of blog posts this past week regarding Facebook Lists. First, we covered the new Smart List feature that Facebook recently introduced. We then went on to explain how users can use the old, standard lists to bring more privacy and organization to their Newsfeed. Molly McHugh with DigitalTrends.com wrote a piece…

Hoaxes and scams are just part of the Facebook. Some are one hit wonders and others are recycled over and over. Although there is no immediate threat, it is never good to spread false, pointless or misleading information. Here is a hoax that gets reworded and recirculated about every month or so: ATTENTION FRIENDS! HACKERS…

Facebook and Time Warner launched the ‘Stop Bullying: Speak Up Social Pledge App‘ today. Both students and adults can take the pledge, so everyone can get involved and do their part to help stop bullying. Not only can you take THE PLEDGE, but the following resources are available on the Facebook page: The ‘Take Action’…

Anonymity can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It can be a vehicle for a more liberated exchange of ideas or it can unlock the more evil side of human nature. A testament to this is the proliferation of what we now call ‘trolls’. Trolls are people whose actions online are for…