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Meta Launches Threads, Twitter Sends Cease and Desist Letter

Posted on July 6, 2023 Written by Bill Hartzer

Twitter cease and desist letter to Meta about Threads
Twitter cease and desist letter to meta platforms about Threads

Meta just launched a Twitter-like social media clone called Threads on July 5, 2023. Today, Twitter’s attorneys have sent a cease and desist letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Meta Platforms. The C&D letter specifically states that Meta Platforms has ” engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” [Read more…]

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WisTL Launches WisTLing App to Explore The Filming Locations of TV Series and Movies

Posted on April 28, 2023 Written by Bill Hartzer

Where is that location?

WisTL Corp has launched a web-based app to help you explore the locations of where TV series and movies were filmed. Through a global map and through “WisTLing-distance”, you can see where stars filmed scenes from your favorite television series or movies. [Read more…]

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Facebook Won’t Verify My Identity for Meta Verified

Posted on April 4, 2023 Written by Bill Hartzer

Facebook cannot verify my identity.

It looks like I won’t be getting Meta Verified any time soon. I saw that my Facebook Profile is eligible to be Meta Verified, meaning that once I verify my identity, I can pay them $12.98 (includes tax) for being Meta Verified. However, Facebook failed to verify my identity, so I won’t be verified. [Read more…]

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Facebook Rolling Out Facebook Articles

Posted on December 7, 2022 Written by Bill Hartzer

Starting today, I noticed that on my personal Facebook account, when logged in, I am no longer able to make a Facebook post. Instead, there is an options for Article, Live Video, or Photo/video. Clicking on the Article option, it takes me to a new page, where I can add a full-length article. This includes the suggestion to upload a large photo, and then content for the article. [Read more…]

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Something’s Seriously Wrong with Facebook Notifications

Posted on July 12, 2022 Written by Bill Hartzer

facebook nitification

Something is seriously wrong with Facebook’s notifications. I mean, it’s not dangerously wrong, but there is something not right with how Facebook and what Facebook decides is important to someone who you’re Facebook friends with. Let me show you a perfect example of this. [Read more…]

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Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement

Posted on June 24, 2022 Written by Bill Hartzer

Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement

If you were a Facebook User (had a Facebook account) and used that account between April 22, 2010 and September 16, 2011 and visited a non-Facebook website that displayed the Facebook button, you may be eligible for a payment from a Facebook Internet Tracking class action lawsuit. I know that sounds complicated, but here’s a shorter version: If you had a Facebook account between April 22, 2010 and September 16, 2011, and visited websites such as a blog that had the Facebook Like button on it (to like the URL), then you are probably owned money. [Read more…]

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Facebook Filed for a Trademark on the Word Meta. You Should See the Description.

Posted on November 3, 2021 Written by Bill Hartzer

Facebook Meta Trademark

On October 28, 2021 Facebook filed for a trademark on the word Meta. Of course, that’s not surprising, since Facebook announced that they are changing the company name to Meta. If you go to the website meta.com you’ll be redirected to this web page on Facebook.com. I’ve read quite a number of trademark applications over the years, as part of my expert witness work, but also as part of DNAccess, but when I looked at the Meta trademark application from Facebook, my jaw dropped. I have never seen a goods and services description as long and long-winded as what’s in the Meta trademark application. [Read more…]

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Settlement Payments Sent for Google Plus Profile Litigation

Posted on August 12, 2021 Written by Bill Hartzer

paypal Google Plus Profile Litigation payment

If you were a member of the settlement class of the Google Plus Profile Litigation, then you may have received a payment from PayPal. Just like others are reporting via social media posts, I received my settlement payment of a whopping $2.15 to my PayPal account today. If you have not received your $2.15 via PayPal, then you may still receive the payment. Based on what I’m seeing, several people previously received their payments a few days ago, and I just received my payment today. I can imagine that sending out millions of PayPal payments takes time, even if it’s an automated process via PayPal. They can’t send them all at once, or all of them in one day, I can imagine. [Read more…]

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Google Webmaster Tools Moves Twitter Account

Posted on November 11, 2020 Written by Bill Hartzer

Google Search Central

Google Webmaster Tools, now called Google Search Console (for several years), has moved their Twitter account from @googlewmc to @googlesearchc. This is in line with their launch of the Google Search Central, where they’re changing their name, consolidating documentation, and refreshing how we look–including a new sidekick for Googlebot. [Read more…]

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How To Apply for the Facebook Small Business Grants Program

Posted on April 21, 2020 Written by Bill Hartzer

Facebook $100m small business grants program

Facebook is giving away $100 million dollars of grant to 30,000 small businesses that have been affected by Coronavirus and COVID-19. The Facebook Small Business Grants Program, this week, is beginning to accept applications from small businesses located in New York City, Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, and in other cities. There are specific requirements to be eligible to apply as a small business for one of these grants. I’ll outline all the requirements, and how you apply. [Read more…]

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Yahoo Groups Shutting Down December 14, 2019

Posted on October 16, 2019 Written by Bill Hartzer

Yahoo Groups Shutting Down

Yahoo Groups is shutting down. On October 21, 2019 they will lock down Yahoo Groups so that no one can upload any more content. Then, on December 14, 2019, all previously posted content will be removed forever. I have been getting used to Google shutting down services such as Google Plus and Google Bulletin, and even certain Google Groups. But it’s been a while since we’ve seen a Yahoo service being shut down permanently. [Read more…]

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US Govt. Social Media Keyword Watch List: Don’t Use These Words on Social Media Posts

Posted on September 5, 2019 Written by Bill Hartzer

Social Media Keyword Watch List

A list of keywords that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to watch all social media accounts has been revealed. If you use one of these keywords on one of your social media posts, there is a chance that it may cause the DHS to start monitoring your social media accounts. If you want to stay off of a government watch list, I suggest that you don’t use any of these keywords on your social media posts. [Read more…]

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Facebook Down and Facebook Outage March 13, 2019 #FacebookDown

Posted on March 13, 2019 Written by Bill Hartzer

It appears that several are mentioning that Facebook has been having issues today, March 13, 2019. Based on a few posts and comments that I’ve made on posts today, I’m seeing errors. I don’t know if these are being posted or commented on–or if comments are going through or not. Here’s an example of a post I just made, March 13, 2019 at 12:30pm Central Standard Time. I made a post asking if Facebook was down or having issues, and here’s what I got: [Read more…]

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Twitter Fixes their Google Search Result Problem

Posted on January 11, 2019 Written by Bill Hartzer

Posted January 11, 2019

Google search results for Twitter

It appears that Twitter has finally fixed their Google search results problem. If you might recall, [Read more…]

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Did a Small Twitter Account Hijack Google Search Result for Twitter?

Posted on December 6, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

It appears that a small Twitter account, one without a lot of followers, has hijacked the Google search result listing for Twitter. When you search for the company or keyword Twitter on Google, you see the name of a Twitter account in the title tag of the Google search engine result listing as well as their bio in the area normally reserved for the meta description tag. See the screen capture below that I just made: [Read more…]

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Facebook Requires Identity Confirmation When Running Political Ads

Posted on September 8, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

confirm identity on Facebook, Running Ads Related to Politics or National Issues

Facebook requires that you confirm your identity as a United States Citizen when running ads related to politics or national issues. I just went through this process to confirm my identity as a US Citizen with Facebook, and here’s what I learned, along with some background about why I needed to go through this process. [Read more…]

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StumbleUpon Is Shutting Down

Posted on May 24, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

StumbleUpon Shutting Down

The social media network StumbleUpon is shutting down on June 30, 2018. StumbleUpon users are being encouraged to join Mix, another website by the makers of StumbleUpon. [Read more…]

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Facebook Encourages Uploading Nude Photos To Fight Revenge Porn

Posted on May 22, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

upload nude photos to facebook revenge porrn

In an effort to fight revenge porn, Facebook announced a new pilot program to encourage us to upload photos that we suspect may be out in the public. They will take those photos that are uploaded to fingerprint them and use technology to identify photos that are then uploaded by others. This pilot program is starting in Australia, Canada, the UK and US, expands on their existing tools for people to report that type of content. [Read more…]

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Klout is Shutting Down

Posted on May 10, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

klout shutting down

Klout, the site that gave us our social media Klout scores, is shutting down on May 25, 2018. This is the same day that the GDPR is going into effect, so I’m assuming that it has something to do with GDPR. If you don’t know what GDPR is, and why it’s important, then you should read my What is GDPR post. [Read more…]

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Twitter Password Bug: Changing Your Twitter Password Recommended

Posted on May 3, 2018 Written by Bill Hartzer

Due to an internal Twitter password bug, and the way Twitter stores passwords, Twitter is recommending that you immediately change your password. According to a Twitter blog post, Twitter said that they recently identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log. Because the passwords were stored unmasked (in text format), they recommend that you immediately change your Twitter password. [Read more…]

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