Bizarre hack sees Facebook news pages redirected to page of Mark Zuckerberg’s old roommate …
Channel 7 Facebook accounts were among those hacked in a bizarre situation on Thursday night – where users were redirected to the page of the one-time roommate of the social media company's founder Mark Zuckerberg. Arie Hasit was Facebook's fourth-ever user, roomed with Zuckerberg at … Read More
Warning! Those Facebook quizzes and “what would you look like” apps are in it for your personal info
Want to know what you'd look like as the opposite sex or as a movie star? Want to know which Disney character you're most like? Those quizzes and apps on Facebook may be free, but you still could pay a price. They could be mining your profile for personal information, …
Facebook Is Offering More Clarity on Some of Its Ad Metrics
Facebook announced Wednesday that it will begin labeling some metrics in its Ads Manager as estimated or in development, as well as removing about 20 metrics that are “unhelpful.” The social network explained in a blog post that the estimated and in development labels will appear in tool tips within … …
Facebook is removing 20 outdated, redundant ad metrics; adding methodology labels
Facebook has made several changes to how and what advertising metrics it reports in an effort to improve transparency and clear up advertiser confusion. The changes come after the company admitted a series of measurement problems in a span of nearly two years and has heard from advertisers that … Read …
Facebook says it is willing to break up the advertising Walled Garden – but it won’t go it alone
Facebook said it's willing to knock down some of the walls from its garden. But it won't go it alone. The social networking giant, along with Google, gets hammered a ton in ad circles for hoarding its data behind "walled gardens." The complaint among ad buyers is, as much as …
Facebook was already punishing publishers before it announced its big newsfeed change
Last month, Facebook announced its plans to deter the spread of fake news on the social network by prioritizing user generated content (think baby pictures) above professional content created by publishers. The change gave many content publishers cause for concern: Would the social media giant's … Read More
Facebook Declines In Referral Traffic: Google, Pinterest, Others Rise
Facebook's share of visits dropped 12.7% between the second half of 2016 and the second half of 2017, per the report. The report compiles external referred traffic data aggregated from more than 250,000 mobile and desktop sites and analyzes shifting trends for "share of visits" — a percentage of overall … …
Fake Facebook Accounts Created In Mps’ Names
#“Dear friends,” Mr Turnquest wrote on his authentic Facebook page, “Please do not accept any friend request from me, I have not sent any invitations in over a year. There are now two fake profiles out there soliciting money in return for some grant. I am not and have not …
Treasury targets Facebook and Google with ‘fair’ tax system
The Treasury is threatening digital companies such as Facebook and Google with a new tax, as it pushes for global agreement on a fairer system for ensuring digital businesses pay their way. The chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to use next month's spring statement to announce the results of a … …
This TV station took a “marvelous” Facebook fast — and thinks other media companies should too
Many publishers are uncomfortable with their dependence on Facebook for traffic, particularly in light of recent changes to Facebook's algorithm that deprioritize news. But that discomfort almost never extends to actually leaving the platform. Readers are still there, the line of argument tends to go — what … Read More