Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos. Some users will start seeing this feature today. The technology focuses on decreasing the time waste of "tagging" friends in Facebook photos. Currently users upload photos, click on each face in a photo ti tag that photo and continue the process until the complete album is tagged. This takes a lot of time if there are many photos.
After USB drives, Social networking sites are places where users can get their PC infected more easily. Take an example to FaceBook. Users who are not experts will click anywhere and try to find out what's hidden behind the link with obvious cool title. How about 'Most Hilarious Video Ever'. I bet many people will click and try to entertain themselves with the video. And here begins the whole new story. The following video describes the "Most Hilarious Video Ever" attack that started spreading on FaceBook recently. As soon as the user clicks the link, a new page opens asking you to login into FaceBook irrespective of the fact that you were already logged in. Watch the video to see details.
Okay! I had to send gifts to two people and I have sent them using FaceBook. Not the virtual gifts but real one. I want to share that with you so that you can also send gifts to your friends and family far far away from you. Its not free but these gifts are not costly. You can send red bull, chocolates, cakes, kola cubes, key rings, badges, jelly tots, hearts, toys, teddy bear, chocolate hearts and much more...right from the FaceBook. And you don’t need to know the person’s address to send them a physical gift. They will accept the gift and fill in their address to receive gift.
Recently Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addresses Facebook users privacy concerns in a column in the Washington Post on Monday. Zuckerberg admits that users find their privacy settings confusing, and promises new, simplified settings "in the coming weeks." FaceBook privacy has been always in question. By default FaceBook does not restrict every information. It is advised that first you head over to privacy settings and limit what and how you share with anybody at FaceBook, as soon as you create account. Also as many as apps are getting developed and you get invitations, security becomes more important issue. Not every app at FaceBook is transparent and they do not have a check and control over every app because thousands of apps are getting developed daily for FaceBook. Here are two very good tools which can provide you information about what are you sharing with others and what security vulnerabilities your FaceBook account might have. One of these also suggest you about how to fix security issues with your account and how to implement right privacy settings.
Farmvillie is a very addictive game on FaceBook and everybody at FaceBook is playing that. The game allows members of Facebook to manage a virtual farm by planting, growing and harvesting virtual crops, trees, and livestock. FarmVille has become the most popular game application on Facebook, with over 75.2 million active users and over 18.1 million fans in January 2010. Now and often I have been asked about same questions by TechMynd readers that how to automate Farmvillie and increase processes there? Here are the common questions many users have been asking again and again.
FaceBook is the most popular no.1 website people like to use today. I just ignored Google intentionally here because I am talking about social websites (Now don't get mad at me on this one - I am not saying that Google is not social enough). At FaceBook people can have anything and can do everything. Uploading videos, watch videos and photos, tag people, make friends, comment, write notes, connect with people (even creepy strangers) and friends, promote business, have fun, hang around, chat and more...You name it! FaceBook has got it. That makes FaceBook the most popular website at the planet people like to use because they find everything at single place. What everybody should know is this "If FaceBook is the most popular site, then its most vulnerable too." Attackers and spammers are also using this service everyday and identity theft, hacks are also happening everytime. The major thing you should keep in mind is 'You are responsible and in control what you share at FaceBook! and who you share with!'. If you have never given detailed look to your FaceBook privacy settings page and options then its time you learn deeply about how privacy settings work at FaceBook. Here is a very good video which will tell you everything about how to be safe and use FaceBook privacy settings the right way.
When we talk about FaceBook security, we're talking about scams, viruses, and hacks that could infect your computer or take over your Facebook account and result in a lot of annoyance for you and your friends. Security isn't just an issue on Facebook, but all over the web, which is why it's important to be aware online, and to learn how to protect your accounts and your computer when you start using FaceBook or any other social networking website.
Here are some ways to be smart and aware on Facebook and across the Internet:
FaceBook is not the first service which had been vulnerable to threats and attackers. Infact your security is in your own hands. If you keep simple precautions in your mind and take care of what service you are using and how you are using it?, then chances are less your account could be compromised. You will save your friends and family from threats and attacks if you are safe online because there are applications which can use your data and approach your friends and family via spammy wall posts, inbox messages or there are of course more tempting ways to urge friends to click any link to take some action or get involved with something which they will happily do for you. Be careful of what your click at. Avoid spammers at FaceBook. Avoid spammy messages. Block the person who sends spammy messages. Avoid clicking links in fake notifications from FaceBook. Every FaceBook user should know about these threats which have been spreading and affected many FaceBook users and their contacts.
Click at the image above and see it in details. This is the email I received and my FaceBook account was recently hacked. I recovered it in few attempts (Genius). But here is a caution for everybody. FaceBook won't email you attached files from change@facebook.com email address. So do not open attachments containing files with Facebook name in that or something like 'Facebook_Password_3eb0e.zip' or 'Facebook_Password.zip'.
