FACEBOOK NEWS - Last Generation Network News for Sunday April 30 2017

FACEBOOK NEWS - Last Generation Network News for Sunday  April 30 2017

Beyond 'fake news:' Facebook fights 'information operations'

KTUU.com - ‎9 hours ago‎
NEW YORK (AP) Facebook is acknowledging that governments or other malicious non-state actors are using its social network to sway political sentiment, including elections.

Rescue Mission holds first Facebook live Like Love Share-A-Thon

KVIA El Paso - ‎9 hours ago‎
Saturday evening the Rescue Mission of El Paso held it's first Like Love and Share-A-Thon. The shelter along with ABC-7s Iris Lopez held a two-hour long marathon on Facebook to raise funds that will help those in need in our community. The Rescue ...

Google and Facebook lose '£77million after falling for phishing scam sending cash to Lithuanian conman'

The Sun - ‎15 hours ago‎
GOOGLE and Facebook have admitted they were conned out of an alleged $100million (£77million) in a phishing scam. The two world's biggest companies fell victim after a Lithuanian man allegedly tricked employees into wiring over the money to bank ...

Family mourns infant whose murder was posted to Facebook

New York Post - ‎Apr 29, 2017‎
The video of the child's death was apparently available for viewing online for almost 24 hours until Facebook pulled it down.

How Much Would Facebook Be Worth Today If It Hadn't Bought Instagram?

Forbes - ‎9 hours ago‎
Facebook just did an update last week that Instagram is now up to 700 million monthly active users. A little over 5 years ago, Kevin Systrom - Instagram's founder - agreed to sell his company to Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion of cash and stock.

How To Use Facebook Groups To Build Community

Forbes - ‎Apr 28, 2017‎
My company is always trying out new ways to connect with and build our audience. As an entrepreneur I tend to obsess over people's opinions of my company and our products and use their feedback to propel us forward.

Is Facebook Real Life Or Is It Just Fantasy? : NPR

NPR - ‎Apr 29, 2017‎
Dear Sugar Radio is a weekly podcast from member station WBUR. Hosts Steve Almond and Cheryl Strayed offer "radical empathy" and advice on everything ...

Deputies say Facebook story about "Pickens County serial killer" is ...

WYFF Greenville - ‎20 hours ago‎
The Pickens County Sheriff's Office says social media reports of a "serial killer" are fake. Advertisement. Friday morning on their Facebook page, deputies said ...

Labour Party plans to spend a MILLION pounds on Facebook adverts in the election campaign

The Sun - ‎2 hours ago‎
Over 637,000 people like the Labour Party on Facebook, compared to 570,000 who like the Conservatives. Just 360,000 like Theresa May's page, but 856,000 like Mr Corbyn's.

'10 Concerts' Facebook Meme May Reveal More Than Musical Tastes

New York Times - ‎Apr 28, 2017‎
A meme making the rounds on Facebook asks users to list 10 concerts - nine they've attended and a fabricated one - and invites others to identify the fake one.

LETTER: Pointing the blame at Facebook 'idiots'

Statesville Record & Landmark - ‎13 hours ago‎
My normal morning routine is reading the morning paper, then I sign onto Yahoo and Facebook. The difference in news is usually the paper is a day behind.

Facebook lets content owners claim ad earnings of pirated videos

TechCrunch - ‎Apr 27, 2017‎
Facebook finally has a better solution to freebooting - the common practice of stealing video and uploading it to one's Facebook Page to reap the engagement and audience growth. Today's update to the Facebook Rights Manager tool that launched last ...

Facebook: Robert Frazier Is Cutting Back His Best Idea

Forbes - ‎Apr 28, 2017‎
Facebook has delivered great returns for early investors like Robert Frazier whose Mid-Term Value Fund bought FB early and has made 274% on the position.

Facebook posts in Pakistan can be deadly — especially fake ones

USA TODAY - ‎Apr 28, 2017‎
Insulting Islam or the prophet Mohammed in this majority-Muslim country is a crime of blasphemy punishable by death. Some are changing their Facebook IDs to ...

Here's how Facebook's 10-year 'master plan' is going

Business Insider - ‎21 hours ago‎
Today's infographic comes from Futurism, and it details Facebook's masterplan to potentially make the company a $1 trillion colossus.

Harjit Sajjan Writes Public Facebook Apology Regarding Operation Medusa

Huffington Post Canada - ‎11 hours ago‎
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan offered a full apology to his former comrades-in-arms on Saturday, after claiming to have been the "architect" of Canada's largest battle in Afghanistan.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg joins Ohio family for surprise dinner

BBC News - ‎6 hours ago‎
According to Mr Moore, the CEO had told Facebook staff he wanted to meet traditional Democrats who had voted for Donald Trump as president.

How to not get scammed on Facebook Marketplace - CNET

CNET - ‎Apr 28, 2017‎
Here are some ways to protect yourself as a seller or as a buyer on Facebook Marketplace.

Government requests for Facebook user account data up 9% in second half of 2016, but content restrictions declined

TechCrunch - ‎Apr 27, 2017‎
Facebook today released its latest report on global government requests for the second half of 2016, noting there has been a 9 percent increase in requests for user account data compared with the earlier part of that year, but a 28 percent decrease in ...

Facebook targets 'insecure' young people to sell ads

The Australian - ‎20 minutes ago‎
A 23-page Facebook document seen by The Australian marked “Confidential: Internal Only” and dated 2017, outlines how the social network can target “moments when young people need a confidence boost” in pinpoint detail.

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