Mashable.com writes… As Facebook prepares Graph Search for wide release, some have concerns about the privacy issues the new feature raises. How can you be sure only your friends will see your name during searches? After all, more than a quarter of Facebook users share information with an audience much wider than their social circle. And 13 million users [...]
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FaceBook Confession Groups – Serving a need?
Found on the blog of website specializing in exploring new media innovations for building community and marketing… “In an unusual twist on the crowdsourcing concept, new “confession” groups have been popping up on Facebook. Any secrets disclosed to the confession group are theoretically kept anonymous and are evaluated by page administrators before being shared on the Facebook [...]

New Vincentian Family Facebook page
The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati recently announced the launch of their Facebook page. “Please be sure to visit us as http://www.facebook.com/sistersofcharityofcincinnati. The page is full of information about our Sisters, Associate, Community – and of the Church! Don’t forget to “like” our page. encourage your family and friends to “like” us as well. Thank [...]

Guns are not parents only concerns
What parents need to know about Facebook security changes for their children… and themselves. Mashable writes…”Facebook changed its privacy settings on Wednesday and it’s important to know what the new changes mean for users, especially your digitally-connected children. You might notice that now a few of your privacy settings are housed under one area called [...]

Most popular Facebook pages for Churches
“What are the Facebook pages for churches and ministries with the most likes, aka fans? As we’ve entered the post-billion era of Facebook (the social network that surpassed 1 billion monthly active users on October 4th, 2012), it’s time to update my previously manually-compiled list of top churches on Facebook back in February 2011. Recently [...]

Moms – Facebook as “me” time
Mashable.com writes… Hectic, on-the-go mothers are using Facebook more than ever to network and stay in touch with friends, new research reveals. Marketing company Mums Now surveyed 1,000 mothers, and concluded that 99% had Facebook accounts; most used the social media site up to three hours a day, the company said. The majority of the subjects’ Facebook [...]

Teens get Grandparents on Facebook for family bonding
According to TechNews Daily Teens Get Grandparents on Facebook for Family Bonding. “In a surprising shift, more teens now want their parents and grandparents on Facebook, and are taking an active role in setting up their elders’ accounts. “It wasn’t too long ago that most kids dreaded seeing a friend request from an older relative. However, [...]

Indonesian SVDP at 50
Found on Facebook… National Council of SSVP Indonesia will hold opening ceremony for golden jubilee of SSVP Indonesia tomorrow. Next year is the 50th year serving of SSVP Indonesia. The first conference was formed in Kediri, so the opening ceremony will be held there. Then we have series of monthly agenda to celebrate it that [...]

Facebook en Español? U.S. Catholic Bishops say ‘si’
(Romereports.com) Logging onto Facebook has become a past time for thousands of young people. The American Conference of Catholic Bishops is taking notice and tapping into young Hispanic Catholics online. “Now you can communicate and share your thoughts with the Catholic Church in the U.S. through Facebook,” says Msgr. Jaime Soto from Conf. of [...]

Facebook and the elderly in the church
The New Media Project presents an article Facebook and the elderly in the church in which Robert Saler, guest blogger writes… “My two years spent serving a wonderful, small congregation in Gary, IN, were instructive in a number of ways. The entire situation was rife with opportunities for my assumptions and stereotypes to be challenged. If I were [...]
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