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Originally Posted by yourbusinessprofit  Hi John,
I think you're finding and focussing on articles that support your theory. These are far outweighed by the plethora of articles outlining how/where/why to use SMM.
There isn't any security problems with obtaining friends whom you don't know on FB. |
Hi Nathan,
I'm not clear on what is supposed to be my theory that is causing the disagreement between us.
I am not anti-Facebook, I'm pro encouraging people to learn and think about how to use the medium effectively.
The first article I referenced is about "outlining how/where/why to use SMM"
Are you saying that the you disagree with the recommendations it contains? If so, please elaborate and provide your experience so we can all learn something.
As to security issues and Facebook, have you read Facebook's own "security" pages? (
http://www.facebook.com/security)? (Nearly 1.8 million people have "liked" this page.)
Try this Facebook article aimed at developers:
Jan 10: "Facebook Fights Social Spam with “Mark You Don’t Know” Response to Friend Requests"
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2010/0...iend-requests/
"Facebook has a lot of users who want to make new friends. And now the company is testing out a feature to make friending a little more meaningful."
"Also, the site is becoming a larger target for automated spam and phishing attacks, and one tactic is for spammers and scammers to set up fake profiles and friend people..."
The web is full of myths and inaccuracies. I think people need to read articles from authorative sources and I can't think of a more authoratative source about Facebook security than Facebook.
Regs,
John W