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Inside Facebook’s Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where Camel Toes are More Offensive Than Crushed Heads

            Take a good long read of this. Can you see how cyberbullying behaviours could slip through? What does it say about Facebook’s priorities? Inside Facebooks Outsourced Anti-Porn and Gore Brigade, Where Camel Toes are More Offensive Than Crushed Heads.

21 February 2012 at 16:38 - Comments

This changes everything, again: Facebook Timeline

From Mashable: Facebook Timeline has been on the back burner for months now, after it was first announced at the company’s f8 conference in September. Despite much delay, it is finally rolling out to the public , starting with New Zealand. That means it’s only a matter of days before it comes to you, so brace your […]

8 December 2011 at 08:15 - Comments

Surely a first for Ireland? Fired for flaming on Facebook

From the Irish Examiner: … the tribunal ruled the offensive material constituted a breach of trust so significant as to make Ms O’Mahony’s position untenable. Think I might have forgotten something, but it certainly makes an interesting case.

2 December 2011 at 09:42 - Comments

NUI Galway students request Facebook access blocked

The start of a trend perhaps? Research on this topic later this week http://www.nuigalway.ie/information-solutions-and-services/about/news/viewBulletins.php?id=1142

3 October 2011 at 19:37 - Comments

1 In 4 MBA Admissions Offices Probe Facebook

In a survey of US MBA schools, though not.enough to refuse admission, 22% of schools said they checked applicants Facebook profiles. More over at All Facebook… http://www.allfacebook.com/alert-1-in-4-mba-admissions-offices-probe-facebook-2011-09?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+allfacebook+%28Facebook+Blog%29

13 September 2011 at 08:14 - Comments