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Sounds like advertisers are getting screwed too: Facebook sometimes creates a Connection when you post to your wall. If you use the name of a Connection in a p
by keltex 16y ago
Sounds like advertisers are getting screwed too:
Facebook sometimes creates a Connection when you post to your wall. If you use the name of a Connection in a post on your wall, it may show up on the Connection Page, without you even knowing it. (For example, if you use the word "FBI" in a post).
Let's say you put "xbox" on your wall. Now you're connected to Xbox. Does an advertiser get the distinction between "this person has visited the xbox website and said they liked it (a good candidate to sell a video game) vs. this person just happened to type xbox on their wall (probably not as good of a candidate).
- natrius 16y agoI haven't seen what the EFF is describing. The things that show up in "Related Global Posts" aren't "Connections". They're basically search results from posts that have their privacy set to "Everyone". The only way to show up as someone who "likes" Xbox is to click a like button somewhere.
- aristus 16y agoYou are correct. The sixth thing in this article is inaccurate.
- mothaiba 16y agoThis article explains how Community pages work. My posts with certain key words are posted in a semi-public community page. My guess is that those in my very extended network can see it: http://facebookiswatchingyou.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-you-say-now-on-facebook-can-go-to.html http://facebookiswatchingyou.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-you-s....
- natrius 16y agoWho cares? No posts are being exposed to people who couldn't already see them.