#Facebook is making 'Facebook at Work,' so you can Facebook at work

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to students during an special assembly at Sequoia High School in Redwood City, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Zuckerberg participated in the assembly as part of Facebook's campaign to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math or what are otherwise known as STEM fields.

IMAGE: ALEX WASHBURN/ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY JASON ABBRUZZESE

You already Facebook at work, so here's "Facebook at Work."

Facebook is working on extending its network beyond the social realm and into the professional world, according to the Financial Times, citing anonymous sources.

SEE ALSO: The countries where Facebook censors the most content

Facebook Fashion Ads Linked to Fakes

One-Fourth of Facebook Fashion Ads Linked to Fakes

New research by two Italian cyber-security experts found that about a quarter of the fashion and luxury ads they examined on Facebook are for knockoffs. The ads, touting things such as $180 Ray-Ban Aviator eyewear for less than $30, linked to bogus e-commerce sites registered by Chinese front companies, according to Andrea Stroppa and Agostino Specchiarello.

·         Read the article: Bloomberg

State Department Increases Security After Hacking Concern

The U.S. State Department recently detected “activity of concern” in portions of its e-mail system, a senior official said. U.S. officials aren’t saying whether it could be a hacking attempt by a foreign government, but the State Department is now stepping up security of its unclassified network during a system shutdown, the senior State Department official said.

·         Read the article: CNN

Privacy Concerns Arise Over Classroom Conduct App

Many teachers say the ClassDojo behavior-tracking app helps them automate the task of recording classroom conduct, as well as allowing them to communicate directly with parents. But some parents, teachers and privacy law scholars say ClassDojo, along with other unproven technologies that record sensitive information about students, is being adopted without sufficiently considering the ramifications for data privacy and fairness, like where and how the data might eventually be used.

·         Read the article: The New York Times

Corporate Advocacy Group Pushes Net Neutrality

A corporate alliance with subtle interests in the net neutrality fight has been quietly pushing the Federal Communications Commission for strict broadband rules. In a series of meetin

An Update On The Legal Implications Of User-Generated Content: Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, And Instagram

NLRB Affirms Refusal To Re-Hire Employees Based Upon Facebook Exchange

Why aren’t posts on law firm Facebook pages getting seen?

By Kevin O'Keefe on November 6, 2014 in Facebook

Law firms are getting upset that the content they post to their Facebook firm pages no longer reaches the people it once did.

After all, many firms have worked a long time accumulating likes. They’d like their content to be displayed in the Facebook Newsfeed of those who liked their firm pages.

If they want the same reach today, Facebook advises firms to buy advertising on Facebook to promote their posts. Law firms and their marketing consultants are screaming foul play. “Why should we be forced to pay for what was once free?”

Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier (@SarahFrier) reporting from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s public question-and-answer session today, shares there is nothing sinister here on Facebook’s part.

Zuckerberg says he has “empathy” for people looking to grow their businesses off of likes, but there is more competition for the same space today.

http://kevin.lexblog.com/2014/11/06/posts-on-law-firm-facebook-pages-not-seen/

10 Things You Didn't Know About #SocialMedia Facebook

Monica Wells Content Marketing Specialist, BizDb@BizdbUK

LOGIN TO FOLLOW

Posted on October 31st 2014

If you consider yourself a know-it-all social media guru, you're in for a surprise. Following the rapid evolution]of social media analytics tools, industry experts are able to extract lots of new and increasingly detailed information that helps marketers to create more effective social media strategies. There are dozens of research studies being conducted on the subject, some of which you might not even now existed. Here are ten interesting social media facts you probably didn’t know about.

1. That's right, Facebook is growing

Even though to some markets Facebook is slowly becoming an obsolete social media platform, the global scale shows something completely different. It's hard to imagine, but it's true – every second 5 new Facebook profiles are created. That's more than the number of global births!

2. Twitter has 6 different communication networks

A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center jointly with the Social Media Research Foundation, analyzed thousands of Twitter conversations and spotted a pattern. There are as many as 6 completely different communication networks at work on Twitter. And we all thought tweeting was such a simple affair.

http://goo.gl/QjCQlA

TweetMe Please

How to Respond to Facebook Changes - PODCAST

By Michael Stelzner

Published October 17, 2014

Do you use Facebook to promote your business?

Are you curious how to respond to the recent changes to the Facebook news feed?

To learn how to navigate these important changes to Facebook’s news feed, I interview Mari Smith, the “Queen of Facebook.”

More About This Show

The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s designed to help busy marketers and business owners discover what works with social media marketing.

What's in a Like?

The Many Legal Statuses of a Like

Courts are not consistent in how they treat 'likes.'

Marlisse Silver Sweeney, Law Technology News

November 5, 2014    | 0 Comments

SHARE

PRINT

REPRINTS

Like, totally!  Uptalk aside, “likes” have acquired legal statuses, rights and obligations in this Facebook-era, according to partner Aaron Rubin and associate Cara Ann Marr Rydbeck of Morrison Foerster in this recent blog post,“What’s in a Like?”

Here are some of the ways the word has emerged in law, according to the author

Read more: http://www.lawtechnologynews.com/id=1202675594461/The-Many-Legal-Statuses-of-a-Like-#ixzz3IIlXU2Aw

Social Media Policies Revisited: The Facebook “Like” As Protected Activity

A Moment of Simple Justice - Snitching Ain't Easy

NLRB Upholds Employee Terminations for Facebook Rant

Facebook as a publisher of blog content?

by Kevin O'keefe

Publishers, both mainstream and bloggers, have come to realize that as many people come to their sites via social media as come directly. These people are coming on mobile primarily via Facebook.

As I blogged last week, this means law bloggers need to get their posts distributed on Facebook by becoming more active on Facebook and by making their content easy to consume on the browser displayed directly inside Facebook’s app.

The New York Time’s David Carr (@Carr2n) reported Monday that Facebook is thinking of taking things a step further. Facebook would become not only the distributor, but the publisher itself.

http://goo.gl/GZg7aU

TweetMe Please

NLRB Rules that Facebook “Likes” are Protected By Labor Law

New York hatchet attacker’s Facebook page depicts jihadist, Qur’an verses

Robert Spencer Oct 23, 2014 at 9:55pm Jihad in the U.S., New York City, United States, Useful idiots, willful ignorance34 Comments

The Arabic at the top of his Facebook page is from the Qur’an: it is the first few verses of the Fatihah, the Qur’an’s first chapter and the most common prayer in Islam. “In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, the compassionate, the merciful, master of the day of judgment.”

“Police Commissioner William Bratton said it was unclear what provoked the attack.” Of course. The evidence points in a direction he doesn’t want to go in, so he has to find something else.

“Hatchet-wielding man attacks NYPD officers,” by Benjamin Landy, MSNBC, October 23, 2014 (thanks to Marc):

A New York City police officer is in critical condition and another is stable after a man with a hatchet attacked four officers on the street in Queens, New York on Thursday, officials said. The other officers then opened fire on the man, killing him and accidentally striking a nearby woman, who was later treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police Commissioner William Bratton said it was unclear what provoked the attack, NBC New York reports, but law enforcement agencies nationwide have been on high alert following fatal terrorism-linked attacks on uniformed soldiers in Canada on Wednesday and another on Monday.

http://jihadwatch.org/

TweetMe Please

How to Research Your Competition on Facebook

By Andrea Vahl
Published October 20, 2014 

Are your competitors getting massive reach and engagement on Facebook?

Would you like to learn the secret of their Facebook success?

While we’d never advocate copying your competitor’s posts exactly, it’s helpful to monitor and study the posts of your competition.

You may get ideas on how to tweak your own posting strategy to build on what’s working for someone else.

In this article I’ll show you how to research what your competition is doing on Facebook so you can study what works and model it on your own page.

http://goo.gl/2o2e2C

TweetMe Please

On Facebook, French Islamic State And Fighters Urge Attacks In France And Europe

The more they succeed, the more they recruit ….. in the West to attack the West.

And this has nothing to do with “poverty” “disaffection” “illiteracy” – the common thread is Islam.

EXCLUSIVE: On Facebook, French IS Supporters And Fighters Urge Attacks In France And Europe

The launch of the military campaign against the Islamic State (IS), in which France and Belgium have enlisted, has sparked a flurry of French-language posts by  IS supporters and fighters on the social media calling for terror attacks in Europe and particularly in France.

Before the U.S.-led coalition launched its campaign against the Islamic State, the organization concentrated its rhetoric on local enemies, while largely...

Read the whole entry »

Facebook and IMs Provide Key Evidence to Prosecutors in Criminal Cases

How to Get Engagement on Facebook

Buffer makes managing social media fun and easy. Sign Up. It’s Free.

Facebook MarketingWithout Ever Paying for Ads

By Nicole MillerOCTOBER 9, 20141 Comment

Erik Fisher, an author, podcaster and community manager at Social Media Examiner,  stopped by #bufferchat to discuss Facebook marketing tips and engagement!

Check out the full Storify recap here!

What role does Facebook play in your community strategy?

From Erik:

• “Most likely your largest group of followers on one social network: Facebook. You can’t ignore it even if you’re frustrated.”
• “Don’t JUST post great content on Facebook, engage with those who like, share and comment on it.”
• “Be less concerned with reach on Facebook, and be available to those you DO reach.”
• “True, Facebook isn’t always the ideal channel. Know your audience and which network they are active on.”

http://goo.gl/EkVaAM

TweetMe Please

Firing Employees for Critical Facebook Comments May Be Unlawful m