Top 4 'Facebook' rules to avoid being kicked off from network

Very few of us read the lengthy terms and conditions when we sign up for anything, but social networking siteFacebook has some very strict rules that might lead us being de-friended by the network itself if we aren't careful.

Some of the reasons are actually about legal realities, such as businesses unwittingly breaching copyright with the content on their Facebook pages, while others are just laws according to Facebook and can lead to a personal page being removed or disabled without warning, News.com.au reports.

"You or your business could be running the risk of suddenly disappearing from networks," says social media law expert and solicitor director of PodLegal Jamie White.

According to the report, the first rule we must follow on the social site is that though Facebook is all about having friends and connections, one mustn't have too many. The average is 120 and the limit is thought to be 5000; which is when Facebook gets suspicious that no-one can be that popular and may look into your account.

The second rule is keeping your profile as real as possible. If you use an alias and have a kitten as your profile photograph you're asking for trouble. The network has been known to take down a page allegedly belonging to a cow, and one from a legitimate UK MP because it didn't think it was real, the report said.

The third rule we all must take care is not being too active on the social site, even if Facebook is all about posting. But going overboard should be well avoided.

The fourth and the final rule is keeping in mind the term and conditions of 'Copyright'. With internet being the primary medium of free sharing of content, a cardinal rule to follow in Facebook is 'If you don't own it, don't post.' 

Now, discover what Facebook hides from you through 'secret link' that bypasses newsfeed filter!

A Scottish software developer has uncovered a secret Facebook link, which reveals just how much the social media network hides from its users.

Facebook filters users' news feeds to display only a fraction of content posted by their friends and pages they like, using algorithms to determine what they'll find most interesting to read.

But Edinburgh programmer Tom Waddington, 26, discovered a way around the filter through a special link, which displays all the posts Facebook keeps hidden, the Herald Sun reports.

According to the paper, when accessing Facebook through the link users can see hidden posts from pages they have liked but not interacted with and news from friends who normally seem silent.

The link is reportedly an outdated one that operates on an older version of Facebook's ranking algorithms, the paper said.

However it seems not everyone is a fan of ditching the filter, with many online commenters admitting they now prefer the edited version of their newsfeed, the paper added.

"I hate to say it but I like the edits that Facebook has done. There is no need to discover that my high school boyfriend played the words 'glam' and 'swab' on Words With Friends," wrote one. 

Decision deferred for 14 constituencies

 Meghalaya Congress's state election committee today ended months of procrastination by declaring that there had been a "consensus" regarding candidates in 46 out of the 60 constituencies for the February-March 2013 Assembly polls.

Presence of several ticket aspirants for the same spot had been creating problems for the party in all 60 constituencies.

The party, however, is yet to decide on the fate of the aspirants in the remaining 14 constituencies.

Making the announcement after the committee meeting, chief minister Mukul Sangma said a detailed scrutiny of the potential candidates who had applied for party tickets was carried out today. "During the scrutiny, we emphasised the winnability factor, besides various other aspects," Sangma told reporters today.

He said the consensus to shortlist a single candidate for each of the 46 constituencies was indicative of the "cordial" manner in which the whole process was carried out.

At the same time, he said the decision on six constituencies was kept in abeyance, while a panel of two members had been constituted to decide on the remaining eight constituencies to recommend potential candidates.

The names would be then sent to the central screening committee led by AICC general secretary in-charge, Meghalaya, Dhaniram Shandil.

"After scrutinising the details of the potential candidates, the screening committee will submit a list of candidates for the 60 Assembly constituencies to the party high command. The announcement of the candidates would be made only after AICC president Sonia Gandhi approves the list," Sangma said.

He, however, brushed aside speculation of a "revolt" by aspirants who would be denied party tickets.

Women candidates

Shandil said this time the party was committed to fielding more women candidates. "Being a matrilineal society, I know the people of the state would like to see more women contesting. I can only assure that they will not be disappointed after the final list of candidates is announced."

When pointed out that the winnability factor was being applied in a stringent way in constituencies where there were women aspirants, Shandil said the party did not discriminate between aspirants. "We treat all the party ticket aspirants in the same manner."

Facebook not so fun with a click from boss or mum

 Posting pictures of yourself plastered at a party and talking trash online with your Facebook friends may be more stress than it's worth now that your boss and mum want to see it all.

A survey from Edinburgh Business School released on Monday showed Facebook users are anxious that all those self-published sins may be coming home to roost with more than half of employers claiming to have used Facebook to weed out job candidates.

"Facebook used to be like a great party for all your friends where you can dance, drink and flirt," said Ben Marder, author of the report and fellow in marketing at the Business School.

"But now with your Mum, Dad and boss there, the party becomes an anxious event full of potential social landmines."

On average, people are Facebook friends with seven different social circles, the report found, with real friends known to the user offline the most common.

More than four-fifths of users add extended family on Facebook, a similar number add siblings. Less than 70 percent are connected to friends of friends while more than 60 percent added their colleagues online, despite the anxiety this may cause.

Facebook has settings to control the information seen by different types of friends, but only one third use them, the report said.

"I'm not worried at all because all the really messy pics - me, drunken or worse - I detag straight away," said Chris from London, aged 30.

Facebook not so fun with a click from boss or mum

 Posting pictures of yourself plastered at a party and talking trash online with your Facebook friends may be more stress than it's worth now that your boss and mum want to see it all.

A survey from Edinburgh Business School released on Monday showed Facebook users are anxious that all those self-published sins may be coming home to roost with more than half of employers claiming to have used Facebook to weed out job candidates.

"Facebook used to be like a great party for all your friends where you can dance, drink and flirt," said Ben Marder, author of the report and fellow in marketing at the Business School.

"But now with your Mum, Dad and boss there, the party becomes an anxious event full of potential social landmines."

On average, people are Facebook friends with seven different social circles, the report found, with real friends known to the user offline the most common.

More than four-fifths of users add extended family on Facebook, a similar number add siblings. Less than 70 percent are connected to friends of friends while more than 60 percent added their colleagues online, despite the anxiety this may cause.

Facebook has settings to control the information seen by different types of friends, but only one third use them, the report said.

"I'm not worried at all because all the really messy pics - me, drunken or worse - I detag straight away," said Chris from London, aged 30.

More the Facebook friends, more the stress: Report

 A large number of Facebook friends may appear impressive but, the more social circles a person is linked to online the more likely social media will be a source of stress, says a report.

A report from the University of Edinburgh Business School has found that the more groups of people in someone's Facebook friends, the greater potential to cause offense.

In particular, adding employers or parents resulted in the greatest increase in anxiety.

Stress arises when a user presents a version of themself on Facebook that is unacceptable to some of their online 'friends', such as posts displaying behavior such as swearing, recklessness, drinking and smoking.

As older people join the site, this has become an increasing problem as their expectations may be very different from those of younger users, the report said.

Researchers found that on average people are Facebook friends with seven different social circles.

The report, which, surveyed over 300 people on Facebook, also discovered that more people are Facebook friends with their former partners than with their current relationship partner. Only 56 per cent of users were friends with their boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse online, compared with 64 per cent of exes

Romney losing Facebook 'Likes' @ 847-an-hour post US presidential defeat!

 Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's fall from 'social-media grace' can now be watched by political observers through a new site.

'Likes' for Romney on Facebook have been declining rapidly, since he lost the US election last week, with users unliking Romney's Facebook page at a rate of 847 an hour, Mashabale reports.

According to the report, Website DisappearingRomney.com details this loss in two graphs: "Recent Like Count For Mitt Romney" and "Realtime Like Count for Mitt Romney," in which former indicates the overall downward trend, while the latter shows the decline as it happens.

Currently, Romney's Facebook page had just over 12,037,000 likes at the time of publication, the report said