Monthly Archives: March 2012

FAVE DID YOU KNOW: You can finally change the name of your Facebook Page

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Here’s one less headache for you… You can now change the name of your Facebook Page. Be it because your business name changed or an accidental misspelling, no need to be embarrassed any longer.

If you need your web address changed you’re still pretty much out of luck. Sorry. For now, bookmark this page for your records (https://www.facebook.com/help/contact_us.php?id=262629790471076).

FAVE JOB: New site API Jobs centralizes the job search for all API jobs

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Looking for a job in the world of API? There’s now a centralized place to both look for and post job openings. API Jobs is ready to assist you in your job search.

It's job-a-palooza

Developed by consultant John Sheehan, API Jobs doesn’t allow recruiting agencies, only the hiring business. Why? To ensure high quality and a direct connection between businesses and candidates. I like it. If you do too, it costs $99 for a 30 day posting and a renewal fee of $29. Questions? Email John directly. How’s that for service?

Those looking for a job can search freely.

Here’s a quick highlight of the types of jobs available:

(h/t ProgrammableWeb)

FAVE SURVEY: Top 10 most influential financial news outlets

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Gorkana and DePaul University released results of their inaugural survey of nearly 350 financial journalists. Among other key findings was a top 10 list of influential news outlets. Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and New York Times claimed the top spots.

 

It’s not often we get insight into how journalists view their peers and competitors. Media group Gorkana and faculty from DePaul University interviewed top financial journalists to find out how they develop story ideas, which sources they trust most and which industry outlets are viewed as most influential. Sound like this is right up your alley? I mean Wall Street.

You can view the entire findings here.

Short on time?  Here are a few other cool findings from the research:

  • Monitoring peer coverage and other news outlets, as well as personal interest, top the ways journalists develop story ideas. Reader/viewer/listener emails weren’t far behind, followed by government news releases and corporate news releases.
  • CEOs are viewed as the most credible source of company information, closely followed by academics/experts, financial industry analysts, and technical experts.
  • Journalists view The Wall Street Journal as the most influential financial news outlet, followed by Bloomberg News, The New York Times, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC, Dow Jones News,The Economist, FOX News, and Forbes.
  • The New York Times dominates the list of most influential journalists, with half of the journalists in the top-ten coming from that publication. Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist for The New York Times, founder of that newspaper’s Deal Book blog and co-anchor of CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ leads the pack, followed by Gretchen Morgenson, columnist for The New York Times, and Michael Lewis, best-selling author and Vanity Fair contributor.

FAVE NEWS: Facebook updates their privacy policy tomorrow. Know what it includes?

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Facebook users had until 5pm PDT Thursday, March 22 to voice their opinion on new privacy updates. This is a requirement implemented after their settlement with the FTC last November.

A few of the most notable changes include:

  1. The Privacy Policy is now called the Data Use Policy
  2. When anyone who can see your content uses an application your content and information is shared with the application.
  3. No third-party applications containing dating content may be operated without “appropriate age-based restrictions.”
  4. The name change from profile to account.
  5. The name change from profile to timeline.
  6. You cannot tag non-users if you know they do not wish to be tagged.
  7. Any services wanting to collect Facebook data must now ask the company first.

 

Want to see the entire document? Here it is.

Have concerns? You can share them over on Facebook’s Site Governance page.

 

FAVE RESOURCE: New social directory of links lets you easily change social network settings

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Easily manage all your social network settings without giving access to your log in and password with newly launched Bliss Control.

It’s kind of like IFTTT, but not. Bliss Control simply links to the page(s) you actually need in order to manage your social network profiles. Thanks to founders Ben Lang and Alex Wolkov you can bookmark this page to streamline social minutia.

The best part? You don’t need to share your login details. With all the (valid) concern about online privacy, I’m thankful for a resource that doesn’t require the rites to your first born child. I’m kind of fond of mine.

You might still be wondering what it ACTUALLY does. Bliss Control helps you by providing access links to any settings page on the top social networks.

You can:

  • Change profile picture
  • Change bio
  • Delete account
  • Change 3rd party permissions
  • Change connected accounts
  • Change password
  • Change design
  • Change username
  • Change email
  • Change mobile settings
  • Change email settings
  • Recover password


On these social networks:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Foursquare
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Google+
  • Meetup
  • Path
  • Instagram
  • Flickr


 

Their future plans? Quoting Lang, “Get more people to use it.” Well, there you have it.

Have a question? Email Ben at: benmaxime [at] gmail.com.