If you are thinking about making a facebook page for a company or organization there are a variety of things to think about and watch out for in an attempt to create a positive and secure web page. Facebook is designed for simplicity and integration, it typically does not tell you what settings are for security. Facebook also has a tendency of updating their privacy policy and changing it's layout without any notice. You don't really know what is happening on the backend and where or what is happening to your data. Additionally, like most large websites, Phishing(https://www.facebook.com/help/www/217910864998172) is a problem. In addition to these problems, you have to deal with spam which is increasingly becoming a large problem on facebook. (http://mashable.com/2013/08/29/facebook-fan-pages-spam-200-million-business/).
Kevin,
ReplyDeleteYour paragraph highlighting Facebook and its ability to be the connection to those engaged in social networking on the internet is very interesting. Many companies do believe that creating a Facebook fan page is a good public relations decision, but many of these companies ignore the many potential downsides to doing so. "You don't really know what is happening on the backend and where or what is happening to your data." is a very good point to bring up, as many people do not think that their information is compromised when they make it publicly available on the internet. And since businesses are discouraged from making information private, Facebook is able to use all the information that a business is encouraged to make public on a fan page to its own advantage, and possibly yield a monetary gain. This blog was a great read! Although I would have enjoyed some sort of a closing paragraph at the end of it. :)
-J
Hi Kevin,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree with you. Social media should have responsibility for users' privacy and security. Nice examples to support your main idea.