Facebook to delete Page Likes and improve site integrity
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[url]http://www.zdnet.com/facebook-to-delete-page-likes-and-improve-site-integrity-7000003576/[/url]
[quote=Eileen Brown of ZDNet]Facebook has beefed up its systems to automatically delete suspicious Likes on a Page and ensure that only real users and brands can authentically connect to the Pages they care about.
Facebook has woken up to the fact that some of the Likes on a Page might not be from genuine fans. It has taken steps today to remove Likes on Pages that ‘may have been gained by means that violate our Facebook Terms’.
Facebook prides itself on the principle of ‘real identity’ and it wants the same authenticity to extend to its Pages.
It reckons that less than 1 per cent of Likes will be automatically removed from Fan pages and it will only remove Likes that have not been abiding by Facebook’s terms.
Facebook states:
[quote=Facebook]We do not and have never permitted the purchase or sale of Facebook Likes as we only want people connecting to the Pages and brands with whom they have chosen to connect.
Beyond the need to maintain authentic relationships on Facebook, these third-party vendors often attempt to use malware or other forms of deception to generate fraudulent Likes, which is harmful to all users and the internet as a whole.[/quote]
Facebook wants authentic users to connect to, and like business pages but it has admitted earlier this year that around 5-6 per cent of its users might be fake accounts. This means that almost 54 million Facebook profiles could be fake.
Many Likes appear to come from users from countries such as Egypt and the Philippines as an investigation by the BBC discovered when it set up a fake company called ‘Virtual Bagel Ltd.’
Facebook hopes that these newly improved automated efforts will remove those Likes gained by malware, compromised accounts, deceived users, or purchased bulk Likes. Although it already had measures in place to detect attempts to ‘game’ the system, as does Digg and Reddit, it is stepping up its game.
It is implementing ‘improved systems (which) have been specifically configured to identify and take action against suspicious Likes’.
It also recommends that Page owners vet any business that offers marketing services specifically designed to build up a Facebook presence to ensure that 'legitimate practices that do not violate Facebook’s terms are being used'.
Facebook reckons that:
[quote=Facebook]Improvements to our site integrity systems benefit both users and brands alike. Users will continue to connect to the Pages and Profiles they authentically want to subscribe to, and Pages will have a more accurate measurement of fan count and demographics’.
‘This improvement will allow Pages to produce ever more relevant and interesting content, and brands will see an increase in the true engagement around their content.[/quote]
Hopefully this change by Facebook will also herald a change in brand behaviour. Brands that recognise that it is not all about hitting scorecard metrics, but having meaningful engagement with fans through its page will see an improvement in real fan engagement.
On the other hand, brands that previously focused on numbers, perhaps resorting to the purchase of Likes, might be dismayed to see their carefully crafted scorecard figures switch from green to red.[/quote]
Fiverr is ruined
Well that's cool, ruins the point of begging for likes, hopefuly less spam will occur.
I don't care if companies get bots to like their page, I just want Facebook to make it against their terms of service to post [B][U][I]"LIKE IF U HAVE TWO EYES KEEP SCROLLING IF UR A BIG OL FAGGOT"[/I][/U][/B]
[QUOTE=FZE;37499934]I don't care if companies get bots to like their page, I just want Facebook to make it against their terms of service to post [B][U][I]"LIKE IF U HAVE TWO EYES KEEP SCROLLING IF UR A BIG OL FAGGOT"[/I][/U][/B][/QUOTE]
You inspired me.
[img_thumb]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/99596/eyesfbimage.jpg[/img_thumb]
Anyways, as an owner of a Facebook page and the admin of another, this is somewhat irritating. Mass majority of my likes come from people who use Admin accounts so that they aren't revealing their real names and such to the community they belong to.
There's this one guy I know that literally likes every page (nail salons in Florida, law firms in Nebraska, random bands he probably doesn't even listen to, etc.) in sight. To this day I do not know why he does this
What's the point if legitimate users can't see 99% of what a page they like posts anyway? What they need to do is get rid of that fucking Edgerank thing they have or at least make it more clear to everyone that they aren't seeing everything.
[editline]1st September 2012[/editline]
there's so much else wrong with the site and the way it works that this is really the least of their worries.
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oh god please be true
PLEASE
FUCKING PLEASE
[B]FUCK[/B]
[h2]AGHHAGHAGHDGFDHFKnlesnk[/h2]
Misleading thread title
"Facebook has beefed up its systems to [B]automatically delete suspicious Likes[/B] on a Page and ensure that only real users and brands can authentically connect to the Pages they care about."
[I]yes[/I]
[QUOTE=Fish_poke;37500008]You inspired me.
[img_thumb]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/99596/eyesfbimage.jpg[/img_thumb]
Anyways, as an owner of a Facebook page and the admin of another, this is somewhat irritating. Mass majority of my likes come from people who use Admin accounts so that they aren't revealing their real names and such to the community they belong to.[/QUOTE]
[IMG]https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/576440_429937773684891_884941019_n.jpg[/IMG]
Get rid of the shit where EVERYONE you know gets tagged on shoes
My favourite is the "LIKE THIS IF YOU HATE CANCER, 97% OF PEOPLE WILL IGNORE THIS, WILL YOU??"
It's like people just go "Oh shit I hate cancer. Better like this or people will think I'm in favour of cancer!".
Watch as the teens and kid's dirty laundry go out, I can hopefully breath on my news feed..
I remember when facebook was just getting going for everyone to use in like 2006 and all the dumb fucking idiot morons were all still on myspace. You could use your actual full name on facebook and chat with cool smart people and avoid the "XoXoXoXo ~~~ SHORTY BABI qURL ~~~~~xoxoxo" Myspace shit. Now it's bad. Fucking fuckers.
[QUOTE=nivek;37503399]Get rid of the shit where EVERYONE you know gets tagged on shoes[/QUOTE]
I used to abuse the page owners until I got blocked :v:
[QUOTE=FZE;37499934]I don't care if companies get bots to like their page, I just want Facebook to make it against their terms of service to post [B][U][I]"LIKE IF U HAVE TWO EYES KEEP SCROLLING IF UR A BIG OL FAGGOT"[/I][/U][/B][/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=icemaz;37503415]My favourite is the "LIKE THIS IF YOU HATE CANCER, 97% OF PEOPLE WILL IGNORE THIS, WILL YOU??"
It's like people just go "Oh shit I hate cancer. Better like this or people will think I'm in favour of cancer!".[/QUOTE]
these are the reasons why FP hates Facebook, not because of loneliness or whatever absurd reasons
[QUOTE=The Baconator;37503563]these are the reasons why FP hates Facebook, not because of loneliness or whatever absurd reasons[/QUOTE]
that literally means that you hate your friends
you're lonely bro
[QUOTE=ButtsexV3;37503617]that literally means that you hate your friends
you're lonely bro[/QUOTE]
None of my friends actually post that stuff. It's just that a lot of them like those things, so they pop up on my news feed.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;37503563]these are the reasons why FP hates Facebook, not because of loneliness or whatever absurd reasons[/QUOTE]
I don't mind facebook cause I use it to chat to people, but about a month ago one of my friends aunts added me and I think all she does is sit at home and like facebook photos.
I just checked and in the last week alone she's liked over 100 funny photos.
[QUOTE=icemaz;37503727]I don't mind facebook cause I use it to chat to people, but about a month ago one of my friends aunts added me and I think all she does is sit at home and like facebook photos.
I just checked and in the last week alone she's liked over 100 funny photos.[/QUOTE]
you can unsubscribe to her posts
I hate that shit with that deformed girl. People simply like/comment to show their friends how much of an angel they think they are.
And then when you are out in the streets with them they laugh at fat people and shit.
[QUOTE=icemaz;37503727]I don't mind facebook cause I use it to chat to people, but about a month ago one of my friends aunts added me and I think all she does is sit at home and like facebook photos.
I just checked and in the last week alone she's liked over 100 funny photos.[/QUOTE]
Aunt's annoying you? Too easy
go to her profile and hover over Friends
[IMG]http://puu.sh/11bOk[/IMG]
there should be like in the photo a tick next to show in news feed
untick it
Eventually technology will enable facebook to ask for an ID to check your data (birthdate, name, residence) and make sure all of that data across FB profiles is legit, and not allow anyone underage or using a fake name to make an account.
That'll be a great day. I'm sick and tired of people setting their nicknames as their names.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;37504044]Eventually technology will enable facebook to ask for an ID to check your data (birthdate, name, residence) and make sure all of that data across FB profiles is legit, and not allow anyone underage or using a fake name to make an account.
That'll be a great day. I'm sick and tired of people setting their nicknames as their names.[/QUOTE]
On one hand, I hate people that use dumb nicknames they came up with as their names, but on the other, I don't want to have to use my ID to get into Facebook. I don't like the information they have on me as is.
What I don't get is how are you supposed to engage with your fans when they can't see half your fucking posts, and most of the time don't know that?
[editline]1st September 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=shian;37504013]I hate that shit with that deformed girl. People simply like/comment to show their friends how much of an angel they think they are.
And then when you are out in the streets with them they laugh at fat people and shit.[/QUOTE]
adlia roes is bootiful person you meanie fucker go die
[QUOTE=CreativeName;37504378]adlia roes is bootiful person you meanie fucker go die[/QUOTE]
Rate this status agree if you think she's beautiful and ignore/disagree if you are a cancer loving prick jerkface meanie gang banger heartless lump of hate
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