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In Facebook's quest to generate more revenue, it's going to muck up your News Feed with auto-playing videos, the FT reports.

 

Facebook is set to launch video advertising in its newsfeed in July...

Via Martin Gysler

It could make us more willing to express how we feel. Or you could say it over-simplies our complex moods and lives. But today the Facebook status update box began offering the option to “share how you’re feeling or what you’re doing” through a drop-down menu of emoticons and media. We’re entering a more structured era of communication, where both friends and big data know exactly how we tick.

 

Facebook began testing the new sharing options in January, but only released screenshots. Now it appears the feature has been given to a much wider audience. It’s likely the beginning of a global or at least US or English language rollout. I’ve contacted Facebook for details. Most mentions I’ve seen of the feature have been from the US, and many note the similarity to an old Myspace mood sharing option.

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How to clear your Facebook search history

 

Can you lose your Facebook Page because you didn't follow the rules? Facebook would never shut down a Page because they ran a contest and did something like... oh, I don't know, maybe offer to donate a dollar to charity for every Like their Page gets... right?

I'm constantly seeing people saying they've never heard of a Page being shut down for violating a rule and that Facebook doesn't enforce most of them anyway. Well, here are two examples of some popular Pages that were shut down by Facebook for some seemingly innocent contest rule violations. Think it's okay to do it just because you see the big dogs doing it? Think again.

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Integrating Facebook into your website is an easy and free way to include a social dimension with the rest of your website business activity.

 

Facebook provides a selection of free plugins.

 

By the time you’re finished reading this article, you’ll understand your options for turning your website into a social hub and how to get started.

 

Why Facebook on Your Website?

 

Facebook has a grand vision: to connect the entire Internet, and every website on it, with a layer of social integration. The social network behemoth has been developing tools to assist in the spread of this vision since the introduction of the Open Graph in 2009...

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Facebook privacy settings: what you need to know about privacy and sharing personal information with the new Facebook features and Facebook Subscribe button.

 

Facebook is trying to make privacy simpler. But as they add more features, privacy always seems to become more complicated.

 

With the addition of the Facebook Subscribe button, understanding how your Facebook privacy works is more important than ever.

 

The good news is that Facebook is making it simpler to find the settings for controlling your privacy.

 

The bad news is that there’s a lot of confusion around the Subscribe button and what it means for privacy. So let’s start by tackling the privacy issues around the new Subscribe button...

Via Martin Gysler