ICYMI – October 23, 2013
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss.
Daily Report: Facebook Shifts Its Rules on Privacy for Teenagers
Facebook has loosened its privacy rules for teenagers as a rising debate swirls over online threats to children from online bullies and sexual predators, Vindu Goel reports.
The move, announced on Wednesday, allows teenagers to post status updates, videos and images that can be seen by anyone, not just their friends or people who know their friends.
Church Stereotypes, According to Google – Kate Shellnutt
What millions and millions of searches reveal about Internet users’ perceptions.
For some of the most brutally honest Christian stereotypes, head straight to Google.
The search engine relies on an algorithm to suggest popular queries for nearly everything, so when users type questions about churches or denominations, Google’s autocomplete feature fills in the rest.
Blogger Brian LePort shared a list of Google’s denominational stereotypes on his site, Near Emmaus.
Here are some we found:
Facebook Removing Option To Be Unsearchable By Name, Highlighting Lack Of Universal Privacy Controls – Josh Constine
“Who can look up your Timeline by name?” Anyone you haven’t blocked. Facebook is removing this privacy setting, notifying those who had hidden themselves that they’ll be searchable. It deleted the option from those who hadn’t used it in December, and is starting to push everyone to use privacy controls on each type of content they share. But there’s no one-click opt out of Facebook search.
To be fair, the “Who can look up your Timeline by name?” feature was likely misunderstood by lots of people. At first glance, you might assume it means that strangers can’t find your profile. But that’s incorrect. There have been lots of ways to navigate to your profile, like clicking your name on a photo you’re tagged in, finding your name in a friend’s friend list, or combing through Likes on a mutual friend’s News Feed post.
