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Facebook is doing its best to get us more connected. We've always had "Fan" pages for celebrities, businesses, and organizations. Now Facebook has implemented "Community Pages" - over 6 million of them in fact!
A Community Page is a page that Facebook has created and maintains for each City, Business, High School, College, Hobby, Movie, Book, etc. For any item in one of these categories that you want to have listed in your profile, it MUST be linked to a Community Page that Facebook offers you. Items not linked to Community Pages are not saved!
The following profile items do not require Community Pages: Gender, Birthday, Relationship Status, Looking For, Views, Bio, and Favorite Quotations.
The Community Pages for "Likes and Interests" (Activities, Interests, Music, Books, Movies, and Television) differ from other Community Pages. You automatically "Like" these Community Pages when they are linked to your profile. If you want to delete one of these items from your profile, you MUST visit the Community Page and click "Unlike" on the left column.
In contrast, "Liking" a Community Page for other items (Cities, Business, Schools, etc.) is optional. These Community Pages each have a "Like" button which you can click or not. And you can delete these items directly from your profile. However:
Facebook says that Community Pages simply let you learn more about the topic and see what other people are saying about the topic. Facebook displays information from Wikipedia when possible, so you may actually learn something more about that movie you love, your college, or your favorite fruit.
Facebook also says that with Community Pages, you cannot communicate directly with other people like you can in Groups. This is not entirely true. If you post to a Community Page, anyone viewing that page can click on your image and see your Facebook page (as per your privacy settings.) And some information is always viewable - Name, Photo, etc.
Also, each Community Page shows box with 6 Friends. You can click on their photos and visit their Facebook pages. You cannot, however, view the entire list of Friends for the Page.
It doesn't appear that these Community Pages pose much of a privacy risk. Sure, someone can visit your Facebook page if you post a comment to a Page, but this has always been the case with Pages. And you could be one of the 6 Friends listed on a Community Page that you "Like" - by force (Activities and Interests) or by choice (all other Pages).
In some ways these Community Pages may be positive. There is now one Page for your hometown, college, etc., and you can stay attuned to what is going on from others' comments. It beats the oddball Groups and Pages that most cities, schools, businesses, and other organizations currently have on Facebook.
The "Become a Fan" button has been replaced with the "Like" button. (This "Like" button has nothing to do with clicking "like" by a Facebook comment.) However, Facebook has partnered with several websites, and plans to provide the "Like" button to any website as a plugin. If clicked, Facebook will share your public data. Please see our blog post, How to OPT OUT of Facebook Instant Personalization.
Facebook's Privacy Settings have changed once again, and, of course, new settings are set to "Everyone." PLEASE click "Account | Privacy Settings" and go through each of the categories to make sure you have the privacy you desire. If you have children on Facebook, check their settings as well.
Lastly, do your Friends a favor and, on the "Friends, Tags and Connections" window, select "Only Friends" for "who can view your Friends List." You may not care if the world views your Facebook page, but some of your friends may desire a bit of privacy.
Cheers!
A Community Page is a page that Facebook has created and maintains for each City, Business, High School, College, Hobby, Movie, Book, etc. For any item in one of these categories that you want to have listed in your profile, it MUST be linked to a Community Page that Facebook offers you. Items not linked to Community Pages are not saved!
The following profile items do not require Community Pages: Gender, Birthday, Relationship Status, Looking For, Views, Bio, and Favorite Quotations.
The Community Pages for "Likes and Interests" (Activities, Interests, Music, Books, Movies, and Television) differ from other Community Pages. You automatically "Like" these Community Pages when they are linked to your profile. If you want to delete one of these items from your profile, you MUST visit the Community Page and click "Unlike" on the left column.
In contrast, "Liking" a Community Page for other items (Cities, Business, Schools, etc.) is optional. These Community Pages each have a "Like" button which you can click or not. And you can delete these items directly from your profile. However:
- If you click "Like" on a Community Page and then delete the item from your profile, the Page remains "Liked," but moves to the Other category under "Likes and Interests."
- If you click "Unlike" on a Community Page, the Page is NOT removed from your profile; your still must delete it.
Facebook says that Community Pages simply let you learn more about the topic and see what other people are saying about the topic. Facebook displays information from Wikipedia when possible, so you may actually learn something more about that movie you love, your college, or your favorite fruit.
Facebook also says that with Community Pages, you cannot communicate directly with other people like you can in Groups. This is not entirely true. If you post to a Community Page, anyone viewing that page can click on your image and see your Facebook page (as per your privacy settings.) And some information is always viewable - Name, Photo, etc.
Also, each Community Page shows box with 6 Friends. You can click on their photos and visit their Facebook pages. You cannot, however, view the entire list of Friends for the Page.
It doesn't appear that these Community Pages pose much of a privacy risk. Sure, someone can visit your Facebook page if you post a comment to a Page, but this has always been the case with Pages. And you could be one of the 6 Friends listed on a Community Page that you "Like" - by force (Activities and Interests) or by choice (all other Pages).
In some ways these Community Pages may be positive. There is now one Page for your hometown, college, etc., and you can stay attuned to what is going on from others' comments. It beats the oddball Groups and Pages that most cities, schools, businesses, and other organizations currently have on Facebook.
The "Become a Fan" button has been replaced with the "Like" button. (This "Like" button has nothing to do with clicking "like" by a Facebook comment.) However, Facebook has partnered with several websites, and plans to provide the "Like" button to any website as a plugin. If clicked, Facebook will share your public data. Please see our blog post, How to OPT OUT of Facebook Instant Personalization.
Facebook's Privacy Settings have changed once again, and, of course, new settings are set to "Everyone." PLEASE click "Account | Privacy Settings" and go through each of the categories to make sure you have the privacy you desire. If you have children on Facebook, check their settings as well.
Lastly, do your Friends a favor and, on the "Friends, Tags and Connections" window, select "Only Friends" for "who can view your Friends List." You may not care if the world views your Facebook page, but some of your friends may desire a bit of privacy.
Cheers!
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3 comments:
This is a really fantastic explanation. I'm not so afraid of it anymore. When Facebook tried to get me to link to the pages, I logged off as fast as I could. Thank you.
good explanation. i'm so sick of facebook changing. this blog won't take my comment.
I'm glad I read this now because Facebook hasn't asked me yet to change anything - I haven't logged on in a couple of weeks. Very good.
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