On the social Web, where content is not just communication but behavior as well, safety is a shared experience. A single user can't guarantee it, no matter how optimized his privacy settings and practices are, nor can a site – not when people can tag, copy, forward, and instantly mass-distribute photos of and info about each other. That's why education about civility, citizenship, and safety … [Read more...] about 1st look at Facebook’s ‘social [abuse] reporting’
Takeaways from the bullying-prevention summit
It's highly likely that prevention of online and offline bullying took a major leap forward in the US today, thanks to the bright spotlight a White House event trained on this issue: the Bullying Prevention Summit. But even more important than massive awareness raising is the basing of all that attention on substantive, research-based messaging. It is truly heartening to watch a President, First … [Read more...] about Takeaways from the bullying-prevention summit
82% of college admissions offices recruit in FB
Let's be clear: This is not about admissions offices checking applicants' social networking profiles in their decision process. It's about reaching out to high school students in social media from Facebook.com to Formspring.me. That statistic comes from Kaplan Test Prep’s 2010 survey of college admissions officers, says AllFacebook.com. But also useful is a college admissions thread the FB news … [Read more...] about 82% of college admissions offices recruit in FB
How teens can use privacy settings on parents
Chances are, if you have teenagers at your house, you're friends with them on Facebook. The numbers are pretty amazing: 80% of US parents of teens use social network sites; of them 95% are in Facebook; and of those FB-using parents, 86% have friended their kids, according to a recent study. Friending can be very helpful – a casual way of keeping an eye on things (if we don't blow it and comment on … [Read more...] about How teens can use privacy settings on parents
Facebook privacy policy’s new look
The new, much improved privacy policy Facebook just unveiled is more a guide to Facebook's privacy practices than a privacy policy, as Jules Polonetsky, director of the Future of Privacy Forum told the Wall Street Journal. It's clearer, more conversational, and has more visual aids. Facebook says the company felt the policy "should focus on the questions people who use Facebook are most likely to … [Read more...] about Facebook privacy policy’s new look