Facebook stalking us?

Hello Everyone! 
    Hope you are all having a nice mid-semester break! I don't really know why Monash calls it a Mid-sem break...when really it's in week 9 and we come back for 3 weeks before SWOT Vac and EXAMS arghhh don't want to think about them!


I just came across an interesting article published in 'The Australian' - "Facebook 'ignored privacy flaw' on websites" by Chris Griffith. Apparently Facebook Cookies (files used to collect and record personal website browsing history) is kept active even after a user logs off their Facebook account. This means even when you have logged out of Facebook personal data and browser will be recorded by Facebook. This information could then be sold to Facebook 'customer's who use it to marketing and advertising purposes. 


This is a clear breach of privacy and security! The reason why these cookies are turned off is to ensure spammers and phishers don't obtain confidential information from the user. 

It also takes advantage of the trust users like myself have of Facebook. I am personally offended that Facebook has been recording and collecting data from me without notifying me...i think Facebook should at least notify  users and give us a choice of whether they want to turn it on.


What do you think? Are you offended too? 


See everyone Tuesday! 

Has Facebook failed this time?

Hello everyone,
    Just a quick blog post about the recent changes to Facebook's newsfeed and the layout.


For those who haven't noticed or don't really know the difference...Facebook has basically changed the layout and how they show 'newsfeeds' which include people's status updates, photo uploads and check-ins.

Facebook has tried to make the changes easier by explaining it in the help section and at the top of users 'newsfeed'...personally i think it's still quite confusing and pointless really...


I feel as if Facebook is trying to take elements from Google+ and Twitter and incorporate it into Facebook... but has failed miserably throughout the past two days i have been seeing the following status updates:

What does everyone else think? Do you think Facebook has failed this time in changing their layout and newsfeed?


Would love to hear from everyone :) 

Homephone? Landline? What's that?

Hello Everyone :) 

      I had trouble deciding what I wanted to write about this week ~ I had a few ideas but I thought this topic to be the most interesting hehe 

When was the last time anyone used their home phone or landline?

Hahaha I ask this question because I used our home phone for the first time in months today...and the only reason why I used it was because my mobile was dead (forgot to charge it :P) and needed to call my sister and say happy birthday. 

That's when I decided to do some research about home phone use, according to a survey conducted by Talk Talk (Telecommunication Company in the UK), "even though Facebook has not taken over the phone as people's primary mode of communication but still one fifth of those surveyed admitted to using Facebook to contact people".

Another fact was that mobile phones usage have overtaken landlines, approximately 40% of respondents preferred to make phone calls from their mobile phones while only 22% preferred to use the landlines. 

Personally, since signing onto an unlimited mobile phone plan where i can make any national calls to landline and mobiles (regardless of network), send unlimited text messages and 5gb of internet data. I basically never have to use the home phone...and rather use my mobile...because I'm able to check my records and save the number into my phone as a contact :) 

I think it makes sense because home phones are less entertaining and practical in comparison to mobile phones with the apps and other gaming functions.

This is why Telstra introduced the T-Hub which is the new generation home phone with a touch screen attached to allow customers to use social networking websites on the device. 

I'm curious...what is your preferred device to connect with people? Do you think you will use the home phone more if you were able to access social networking websites? 

Thanks for reading!

Should Facebook be banned at work?

Hello everyone!
    For a change today, I don't want to look at Life's Little Treasures, instead I found another topic quite interesting - should Facebook be banned at work?


I started thinking about this topic because I was going to open a LinkedIn account and was doing some research and that's when i came across this YouTube video

According to a recent article published in the UK "Sharp rise in Facebook and Twitter blocking at work" 32 percent of British companies ban social networking websites at work. However, it is ironic that 45% of companies are now using social networking websites to screen job applicants. 

It gets even more controversial when employees especially marketers are required to use social media as a business tool. Then why is Facebook/Twitter and that like be banned at work?

Do you agree that Facebook should be banned at work?