Facebook Issues Security Tips Guide
August 23, 2011 by admin
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There are more than 900 million objects on Facebook for users to interact with — more than 30 billion items (Web links, news stories, blog posts) shared by users. So each time Facebook does a re-design or rolls out new features, it’s expected that they might come with a little confusion.
Because users may have a hard time discerning the real from the scams, Facebook recently released a 14-page guide of little known tips and instructions to help its 750 million users navigate the social networking site safely. (Google ranks Facebook the most visited Web site on the Internet, worldwide)
The guide, Own Your Space: A Guide to Facebook Security for Young Adults, Parents, and Educators, reminds users to use secure passwords and to log out of Facebook when they’re not using the site – obvious tips for any site that contains personal information. Leaving a Facebook account logged in can lead to embarrassing posts by friends or family if they come to your computer. When Facebook accounts are hijacked, it’s usually because a user was tricked into using a fake login screen.
Scammers who target Facebook will often use links disguised to look like they’ve come from popular third-party applications like Farmville and Mafia Wars. “The common scams offer prizes like free virtual objects. Other lures claim that your account has been suspended and provide a link for you to remedy the problem,” the guide states. “Click on the link and you’ll be directed to a fake Facebook login page. If you log into the fake page, you’re giving your Facebook password directly to the scammer.”
“Unlike the insanely horrible email scams written in poor English by scammers, most of the fake Facebook login screens are pretty believable,” the guide says. An example in the guide shows a screenshot of a Facebook login screen. Initially it looks completely legit. A closer look reveals that the URL in the address bar is missing the “e” in Facebook. The fake login screen plays off the human brain’s ability to “automatically insert missing vowels while reading without even realizing it.”
Other scams involve malicious script, where a user is instructed to copy and paste an html code into their address bar with a promise to reveal who is looking at their profile, and clickjacking – images that resemble fake videos. When a user clicks the play button, instead of watching a video, their computer starts downloading malware. These links are also hidden under “Like” buttons.
To prevent these types of scams, Facebook says users should always check the URL when they’re using Facebook, and to keep current on Internet browser updates. It also says that Facebook will never redirect a user to a login screen once they’re already logged in.
Facebook’s behind-the scenes steps to keep the site secure include encrypted transmission (https) and a couple opt-in features that user can select to use. By verifying your cell phone with Facebook, users can have a one-time password, or a unique pin number to supplement their existing password, sent to their phone each time they login.
Facebook has opened its user account system to other Web sites to use as well. “The more sites you allow to recognize your Facebook login, the fewer usernames and passwords you need to remember,” Facebook says.
A feature called Login Notifications can be activated to send an e-mail if a different device logs into an account. Clicking “end activity,” can revoke access to a device listed.
One of the most interesting of the security features is what the guide calls a multiple-choice exam to challenge someone who tries to login from a strange place. Facebook will create a series pictures with multiple names prompting the person logging in to select the correct name of the friend identified in the photo. “Since it’s very unlikely that a scammer would recognize your Friends by sight, this is a great test,” the guide says.
One question lingers though: Would a person be able to use Facebook’s facial recognition feature to get around this one?
Calls to Facebook and the authors of the guide weren’t immediately returned. View the guide here.
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Click and browse – new magazine launches on Facebook
August 23, 2011 by admin
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JustB, a new magazine launched by Kidspot, will be hosted entirely on Facebook and Twitter.
Love it or hate it, there’s no denying that social media is becoming one of the quickest methods of spreading news, and consuming it as well. Instead of flipping through pages and dedicating hours to a long feature story, news-hungry consumers now jump onto the likes of Facebook, Twitter or even YouTube, and a quick look at the latest posts or trends will have you in touch and up-to-date with most of the latest big news.
Tapping into the power of social media for news, Kidspot, who owns popular websites such as kidspot.com.au and a female centric advertising network, SheSpot, that gives brands access to two and a half million female readers, has taken a new leap.
Today, they launched JustB, a female magazine hosted entirely on Facebook and mirrored on Twitter. Claiming to be an industry first and a sign of the times, JustB will feature daily updated content posted straight onto Facebook, where readers have the ability to share and comment, in an effort to “reunite editors with women who love magazines but have been distracted by online”.
Alexdandra Carlton, former deputy features editor at Madison and JustB’s new editor feels that the magazine is about using the right planet to engage with its audience.
“JustB will use new media to illuminate, entertain and enhance the conversation amongst Australia women. Leveraging the best ingredients of a women’s mag on Facebook gives us a head start due to the habitual nature of her visits and the sharing nature of the platform. It will offer what women need and crave all in one place—with a shared voice and unified mission to have her opinions heard, as well as absorb the events of the day and what her peers and others she respects are saying about them.”
Speaking to Marketing, Carlton says that it is with Kidspot’s success with Facebook audiences with its other sites that the company believes Facebook offers the best social experience on the internet.
“Our hypothesis is that if Kidspot can become a leading web brand for mums, can we extend our editorial expertise to reach women more generally? We believe this is one of the toughest audiences to crack, and we hope a Facebook-centric content experience is something busy women might reach out for.”
While there are currently no advertising spots available on the new magazine, Carlton says: “We are confident the business model will take care of itself – and have a number of ideas for advertising partners when the times comes.” The magazine plans on tapping into Kidspot’s existing audiences to generate readership numbers.
