The all mighty social giant has announced plans to change its controversial “real names” policy, after extensive lobbying from civil liberties groups across the globe. While changes are already implemented, the new rules still officially require the use of “authentic names”, something which has previously resulted in criticism from varied groups. Facebook does not require the use of “legal names”, however it does demand that users identify with the name that other people know [...]

It seems that Facebook is cracking down on unofficial fanpages by blocking the content within them. Thousands of sneaky admins gained notorious popularity by pretending to be an official source for a celebrity or cause, which made their fanpages go super-nova viral. This method has been known since the conception of fanpages,  create an official looking page and wait for the fans to flock in. This fanpage promotion approach may soon come to an end, [...]

Facebook is ready to monetize Instagram, thanks to a recent announcement where it confirmed that it will be expanding its advertising services on its image sharing platform. Just a few months ago Facebook launched Instagram advertising services in Brazil, Germany, and Japan. However, we finally received good news, as Facebook recently revealed that advertisers could access Instagram ads in over 30 additional countries. At the moment Instagram is still a small source of revenue for [...]

Changing your Facebook profile photo could be a big decision, especially since Facebook's face detection algorithms do not allow it. If you ever changed your profile picture to anything other than your face, you were probably greeted with a prompt advising you to change it to a real photo. This didn't happen instantly, but rather after a couple of days. Facebook really likes to have a real face with each profile. However,  TechChrunch reported that [...]

To save admins from a trip to the Insights tab, fanpage owners now can see basic performance statistics on each post. Want a quick look at how your latest Facebook Page post is performing? Facebook is now displaying stats for reach and clicks on the page and news feed level. Initially reported by Social Times, fanpage owners no longer have to click into Facebook Insights to see the most basic data about how their posts [...]

If you're a long time fanpage owner, you should be aware by now that many people want to take advantage of you, mainly by stealing your social property. Yes, Facebook fanpages are still a hot thing to own, and many con artists around the world want to get their hands on one. One of the primary methods scammers use are outlined in this article. However, there is a new method many fanpage admins are not [...]

This video was published back on February 2014, yet it still raises legitimate questions about purchasing targeted likes straight from Facebook. Companies and brands across the world spend millions of dollars every year to increase the following on their fanpages, but is the investment really worth it? Could your company benefit from this service? The video is named “Facebook Fraud”, and it uncovers some questionable practices Facebook engages in. With over 3,659,081 views (as of [...]