Employers are now stating that the Facebook page of someone can tell them whether they are going to be a good employee and perform as they should. A study was done in which a panel of three people looked at the profiles of a certain number of students. The person was allowed to look through the profile for a few minutes, and then they would answer a series of questions pertaining to how well that they thought this person would be. A few months later, their answers were taken and compared to the employers of those in the profiles, and surprisingly enough they matched pretty closely.

So what makes a good work in terms of what they have on Facebook? It would seem that those that have the most friends and have traveled are those that most people are voting as being someone that is going to bring their ‘A’ game to work each and every day. It is these people that are going to be extremely friendly. In an interesting twist, if there were photos of partying it up with friends on the Facebook page, this did not seem to count against the person that was being rated. In fact, it was found that those with these sorts of photos were given a higher friendly rating than those that did not have these types of photos.

So what does this mean for those that are using Facebook? It could mean that everyone is looking at what you are posting in order to see if you are someone that they can trust with the job. However, they should keep in mind that this study was done in order to see if there was any correlation, the ideas and opinions are going to vary from employer to employer. Thus, what someone finds as being a good indicator of a hard worker may not be the same as what other people would find.

People that are on Facebook should not decide to go all out and start posting pictures of partying in excess since this can still come back and bite them later. However, it would seem that having one or two pictures of them with a social gathering is something that could actually help them to look more friendly and outgoing to a potential employer.

The reason for the problem with such young children being on these sites is the fact that they could see something that young eyes are not meant to see. There is not supposed to be any type of pornography or nude pictures displayed on profiles, however, there is always those few profiles that post scandalous pictures that are a bit too racy for the average eight year old to see. So how are these kids getting access?

Most kids that were asked state that they first do this through their parents account. However, they then set one of these accounts up for themselves. So what can be done? Many of the kids that were surveyed suggested that there be a Facebook ‘junior’ in which they could legally be allowed to access and have the opportunity to play games just as they do on the regular Facebook. Games seemed to be the main reason that these kids were accessing the social media site. This does make sense since most of the games that gained in popularity over the last few years have been those that are designed with kids in mind. For those parents that are worried about their children in the online social media environment, then they should consider enforcing stricter Internet rules. However, with the Internet being available at almost every corner now, it is hard to do so, which is why parents are wanting Facebook to do something about this growing population of children that are accessing Facebook. They want more safeguards put into place and a better way to identify the age of a person rather than just relying on them to tell the truth when asked if they are over the age of thirteen to access the site.

It is unclear if Facebook with acknowledge this problem or not. However, if looking at this from a business stand point, opening a junior version of Facebook just for those that are this age could be big bucks for Facebook. And it is something that is coming from parents of these kids as something that they would like to see happen. There is potential with this idea definitely, but with the amount of money that Facebook is pulling in now, it does not seem that they are ready to change anything that could disrupt that flow of revenue, unless it will make the company even more revenue in the long run.

The IPO that was field with the IRS goes onto state some interesting statistics about the company. Including the fact that it has been profitable for the past three years, while other social media sites have not been as profitable. There earnings for last increased by 88% to a whopping $3.7 billion with around $1 billion of that pure profit. This is much more than any other competitor such as Google or LinkedIn could even hope to match.

However, what most people want to know is if this success will continue? Those that are involved with the company have already warned investors that they should expect things to slow down. This is because Facebook already has around 60% of the United States and the United Kingdom on board with Facebook. As far as growth goes, there really is nowhere left for them to go. In order to make sure that people stay interested in Facebook though, they are prepared to offer more platforms for people to use. However, in doing this they do run a calculated risk. For example, by offering a company the chance to work with Facebook, some Facebook users could simply go to that company in order to get the service that they are offering via Facebook. It should be an interesting time for die hard Facebook followers who are going to find that the increased number of applications and services is going to be something that can entertain them for hours.

With that being said, it still seems that the future of Facebook is bright and is going to earn many people a lot of money through the IPO that they have done. In fact, Zuckerberg who owns around twenty-eight percent of the company is set to make $28 billion off of the IPO. So much that he has already stated that come 2013, he will work for a dollar per year, a similar task that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs did.

The IPO is meant to raise the company around $5 billion and with this they are hoping to invest into the company in order to make those features that are going to keep people coming back to Facebook and not turning to their competitors. Most people were under the false impression that Facebook was doing this because they were in trouble, however, Facebook is far from being in trouble. In fact, they seem to be topping the top of the list with other websites that are out there and also filing an IPO.

The problem that people seem to be having is that they are wondering if it is going to stop with public information or the software will integrated to give out their private information as well. In this route, the person could make everything private and avoid having their profile and information looked at, according to the documents that are not mentioning looking through any private information that is labeled private and secured in the same way.

The FBI hopes that if they were to do this that their agents would be able to get a time line of what a suspect is going to be doing and what they have done that would stand up in a way that they could use it in court or to catch the person. It makes sense for the FBI to want to use Facebook, as programmers and everyone that uses Facebook has pointed out that the information here on these profiles can give the person a good idea about a person and their habits just from what they have posted. And they have proved that from their postings a person can determine where someone is based on what they say, even if they do not specifically state where they are.

Professionals are worried that this information that the FBI accesses could be something that they are storing for quite a while in order to have it to look back on, and they argue that this is taking away the person’s freedom to write whatever they want. However, if the person were to take a step back, there have already been people that have gotten in trouble for what they write on their Facebook or other social media sites, such as how they dislike a certain politician or a certain organization. It can come back on them; just as anything else that the person writes can come back on them and end up burning them.

There has been no official comment from the FBI regarding whether this is something that they are eager to do, or just something that they are thinking about. However, it could help out those agents tremendously in finding the common criminal to someone that plans on a terrorist attack.

Facebook is currently valued at anywhere from $75 billion to $100 billion, which means that the IPO could be one of the biggest in all of history. This IPO could be in the best interest for Facebook as it will require more shareholders to have an opinion on what Facebook offers to users and what they change. For example, a majority of the shareholders will have a say so and this majority has to win an issue in order for this to go through to those that use Facebook. It could be something great for future security measures as many big shareholders will find that this is the main issue that they will be dealing with.

With this IPO offering, experts have estimated that the company could earn around $10 billion through doing this, which is good news for Facebook creator. However, many wonder if Facebook really needed to make an IPO as they do not seem to be in any financial trouble. They are going to find that this is being done, according to rumors around the web, in order to diversify. Contrary to what has been said online though, it does not mean the end of Zuckerberg by any means, which is still the creator and owner, and is one of the wealthiest men that are out there on the market.

Two investors seem to be in the lead in order to pick up a slice of the Facebook pie and this is Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. These two investors are going to be the first people that are after the stock that is being offered by the company. Anyone that does invest will find that they are going to be on the winning side since no one can really go wrong with the idea of investing in the biggest social media giant out there. Facebook has not yet commented on whether the rumor is true, however, other rumors such as not allowing any stocks to be exchanged during a certain time period next week is adding fuel to fire that this is going to happen and happen very soon.

Overall, Facebook users will probably not even notice if this does not happen, nor will they notice if it doesn’t happen. Only the investors and financial gurus out there are eager to see how this turns out.

Most people are unaware that most officials in the law enforcement field and those in the company of Facebook know exactly who these people are and where they are hiding. However, there is nothing that can be done in order to get these people to have justice for what they have done to those that they hacked and attacked their social profiles. The group of people is in Russia, as of the current data available, and they have been updating their location via social network sites.

Of those that are hiding is the Koobface group. Those that were hacked by this group are very familiar with just how they operated. The group invited people to see a video that promised to be hilarious or extremely sexy. The user would be asked to update their Flash software and this is how they got their victims. Facebook wants its users to be aware of this situation since it just goes to prove how hard it is to catch these criminals that can wreck a person’s life.

In fact, the company has announced that thanks to this particular group that they are going to be teaching those that are having profiles on Facebook how to spot these threats and how to deal with them in order to avoid becoming a victim of these groups. For those that think that this is not a big deal, they should keep in mind that every year there are billions that are stolen via social network sites and other websites through hackers. And rarely are these people caught since they flee the country and are usually unable to be found by the local authorities that are not really interested in helping.

As for the group Koobface, there is no official investigation that is going on in Russia, despite the fact that Facebook can pinpoint just whom these people are and where they are located. The Russian government is not one that is attacking cyber crime as aggressively as the United States and the United Kingdom.

Facebook is being proactive, and those that are users of the social media giant should rest assure that they do whatever they can do in order to avoid these kinds of things happening. However, the person will find that even with the best of security measures that are in place, that someone can bypass it that knows what they are doing and have no trouble with performing illegal work. Therefore, all users of Facebook need to take into consideration the things that they are opening and be sure that they report any suspicious behavior to the security team.

They will find that with this new app that they can use their points in a variety of ways. For example, they can give these points and rewards to those that are involved in charities that they find through Facebook. Or they can even send the points to those that are their friends as a way to give back to them. They can even use these points as a way to help a family member use the rewards for flights or so forth. It is giving Citi consumers much more flexibility with how they use their points. They are going to find that they can do this from the flexibility of their phone as well as their computer.

This is opening up a whole new world for Facebook users. Citi has started something that more banks will possibly copy since it is going to encourage people to use their credit cards and checking accounts in order to get those points to share with others or so forth. However, there are some issues that people are scared of and are wanting to make sure is protected. Whenever the person sends the points to someone, that someone has their information in order to get these points. Thus, sending these points to some random stranger is not going to be the best move since they will get personal information about the person. Citi has stated that those that are sending points via Facebook will do best to make sure that they are only sending these points to those that know and trust since there is personal information sent with this.

Citi will also be getting information of those that are using this service, which does make some consumers a bit hesitant to use this. However, the great incentive that Citi is offering makes it a bit hard to deny using. They are offering the first four thousand customers who sign up for this around 2500 free points that they earn for literally signing up for this service.

So is this something that more consumers are going to be pushing their banks towards? More than likely since it does bring up more options for how the person can use their points, and having more options is always something that consumers are eager to have. However, there will have to be some strong holds put in place to ensure that people are safe while utilizing these services, otherwise people are not going to use it in any shape or form.

The culprits behind the malware are logging into the Facebook accounts, and then sending messages to the person’s friends. In these messages is a link that is helping to spread the malware even further. Of course, friends are opening these links as they are not aware that they are actually being targeted as part of this infection. Facebook has said that they have looked into the claims and are taking appropriate measures.

For those that are wanting to protect themselves from this latest threat they are going to want to make sure that their password is something that they can easily remember yet is hard to guess. And they may even find that changing the password ever so often is a great way to ensure that you are not becoming the victim of these types of malware problems. In addition, for those that receive a message from a friend that does contain a link, they are encouraged by the Facebook Security Team to not open it as this could be the malicious link that is causing all the problems. Facebook has said that they intend to follow the situation closely and make sure that this is not getting any further than what it has already gotten. Through following the Facebook page of the Facebook Security Team people can make sure that they are staying on top of just what is out there and singling out those that are using Facebook.

Facebook has often been the target for these types of malware problems, simply because it is such a huge social media giant in the market. The person will find that they need to do whatever they can do in order to protect themselves, including only opening links from those friends that they know are safe and staying on top of all the threats that are coming into the market. However, even with the most security in place, it is hard to detect these sorts of malware problems until the problem has made itself clear in the world.

Facebook answers this by stating that their policies are there to protect users of Facebook. These policies are telling app creators that they cannot use the personal information that they are getting in any way that is detrimental to the person, and that if the app is denied by the company or they simply quit it, that they have to remove all the personal information that they have collected. Now, the problem is who is making sure that this is being followed? It is basically given to people based on the honor system, and let’s face it if you are trying to get personal information about someone are you going to be on the honor system?

So what does this teach users of Facebook? To be aware of the apps that they are allowing access to their personal information. They are going to find that no matter what type of security measures that they have in place that most apps are going to have access to their information no matter what. Even app makers find that their apps can bypass almost any security that is in place. Thus, these security features are really meaningless to the person that wants to find the information about someone since these people usually have no business ethnics about them. The person that is truly wanting to protect themselves are going to find that they should only trust those Facebook app makers that are trusted by the site. They will find that this is one way in which they can protect themselves. Otherwise, they are going to find that they could fall victim easily to have their private information hacked and used for purposes that they do not approve of, or is being used to track them down.