DICE 2010: "Design Outside the Box" Presentation Videos. SMART Technologies. Facebook’s New Privacy Features: A Complete Guide. Facebook’s been evolving right before our very eyes. It started back in March, when Facebook rolled out a new homepage design and redesigned Facebook Pages . At the same time, they started announcing changes to open up the platform: public profiles , profile fans , public status updates , real-time search , and earlier this morning, Facebook Lite . Facebook’s been busy. All of this is part of a process we sometimes describe as Twitterification . Facebook is opening up in parts in order to combat Twitter – another reason why Facebook completed that blockbuster acquisition of FriendFeed .
That’s why we have written this guide to Facebook’s most recent changes to profiles, status updates, and privacy features. Profiles In terms of privacy, there have been two major changes. The other major change to profiles, announced in June, is the ability to have profile fans . Status Updates Status updates have also changed. You’ll also notice that there’s a custom setting. Realtime Search What’s Next? SocialToo - Your Companion to the Social Web! How to Friend Mom, Dad, and the Boss on Facebook...Safely - ReadWriteWeb. Oh no! Your mom just joined Facebook and what's even worse, she wants to be your friend. More and more people are finding themselves in this situation today and unsure of what to do. Friending mom and dad, the boss, or other work colleagues opens up the details of your private life for the whole world to see - and you might not be entirely comfortable with that. What's to be done? The Big Question: Should You Bare it All Online?
It's still up for debate how much personal information you should share with others on your Facebook profile. Some people would argue that the time for us to hide behind our masks is over. Others would say that those are precisely the sorts of photos that make it dangerous to use online social networks like Facebook for both personal and business networking. Sharing Some Things, Not Others The issue isn't really that black and white, though. A little over a year ago, Facebook launched a new feature called "Friend Lists. " How To Use Friend Lists.