“There are Facebook employees we’ve never met,” Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said in response to a question about Yahoo’s recent announcement that it would eliminate telecommuting as an option for its employees, but that was one of the few times Sandberg discussed the social network during a fireside chat Monday evening with Time Deputy Managing Editor Nancy Gibbs to introduce her book that was released earlier that day, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.
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Newton Lee’s book, Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness, is a great book for social media experts, offering a comprehensive look at Facebook in the context of social media, and covering privacy well.
Not long after Facebook altered its data use policy, the social network’s photo-sharing site, Instagram, is also planning some changes. According to Instagram’s newest terms of use, users should expect to see more ads featuring their friends (sound familiar?). Sister site Social Times read through Instagram’s policy — which becomes official Jan. 16 — to let users know about some key facets.
