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May 9 2022

Cloned Accounts and Hacked Facebook Accounts On The Rise

Grand Rising Good People,

Over the weekend there has been reports of an unprecedented amount of hacked and cloned accounts. Hacked accounts is when someone takes possession of your account due to a security breach, weak password, or other nonconsensual means.

We recommend changing your password(s) ASAP if you see any signs of someone being logged into your account. Never click any links in emails or on Facebook to secure your account. Open your web browser and type in the network you would like to change your password on.

If you can’t access your account follow the proper steps for recovery and Facebook and Instagram will usually work with you to recover your account.

What are Cloned Accounts?

Cloned accounts are a little different, this is when someone takes your picture and your name and they set up a new account pretending to be you so that they can trick your friends and or followers into thinking they are speaking with you.

Most of the time you friends will alert you to this behavior by asking if you have created a new page because they may have received a new friend request where you know you already are friends.

This is dangerous because they usually access your messenger account through Facebook and start conversations with people usually ending in requesting money or other personal information.

Be careful. Take important conversations offline, delete messages that have personal information saved in them (copies of your ID, SSN, etc) and try to video chat when in doubt. They can’t pretend to look like you so they won’t pick up block the user immediately and alert your friends.

You can always post a PSA stating that you only have one page and have been notified that someone may be using your picture and name to scam people.

Sharing is caring.

Facebook and Instagram will work with you if you report them to get those fake accounts shut down. It is a very slow and tedious process, you almost have to have a lot of people reporting one account for them to act on it quickly but don’t give up it’s best to just be diligent about reporting accounts that have suspicious activity or that don’t match the person that you know them to be. I hope this helps.

Portia

April 7 2016

Facebook Live Introduces New Ways to Create Share & Discover Live Video

Facebook Live Video feature now allows users the ability to go live inside of your Facebook Groups and Facebook Events. You will also be able to access interactive features including live reactions, and replaying comments. You still have the ability to invite friends to watch a live Facebook Stream with you.

If you have a church event and would like to host some promotional live chats or behind the scene clips this feature is a great way to share with an audience who has expressed interest in your events. It’s also a great way to stay in contact with your attendees after your event to sell DVD’s, CD’s and other event materials.

I’m a huge fan of speaking directly to your target market as opposed to a one size fits all fans approach. Going live within a Facebook Group allows for a more intimate conversation with specific followers.

Here’s a snippet of what Facebook Newsroom published on their website.

“Live for Groups and Events

“Going live” on Facebook feels special because you are going live with the people you care about. Today we’re rolling out the ability to go live in Facebook Groups and Facebook Events. Live in Groups allows you to broadcast to just the people in the Facebook Group – so you can go live in your family group, or share a workout plan in a fitness group.

Live in Events means you can go live from a birthday party to allow those that can’t make it to join the fun, and a performer can go live backstage to the people who’ve RSVP-ed to the event to give them a sneak peak. You can even use Events to schedule a live Q&A session. We hope this new ability to both broadcast and watch live video within Groups and Events enables people to connect more deeply with their closest friends, family and the communities of people who share their interests.

January 9 2016

Live Video Now Available on Select Facebook Profiles

Stream Live Video on Facebook

What are your thoughts?

Is the “Live Streaming” feature a little too late or will it be as big as the purchase of Instagram was for Facebook? “Live” for Facebook kind of just makes sense, considering Facebook is generally how most people receive information about a brand, product, and or service, but lately the platform has become less of an engagement channel and more of an informative feed.

While this might be great news for content creators, users of the platform may have their patience tested with so many people now competing for the attention of its followers in this “reality show” like social media campaign technique.

In all honesty, I think live streaming video on Facebook is a great feature for Facebook, but what will really be the determining factor lies in how a brand decides to use these features to monetize, bring exposure, and engage with their loyal supporters.

How do I share a live video to my Timeline on Facebook?

Please note that Facebook is rolling this feature out and this feature isn’t available to everyone right now.

To start a live broadcast from your personal Timeline:
Tap From your News Feed or Timeline on Facebook
Write an optional description for your broadcast
Tap Go Live to begin your broadcast
When you want to end your broadcast, tap Finish.

During your broadcast, you’ll see the number of live viewers, the names of friends who are watching and a real-time stream of comments. Your broadcast can be no longer than 30 minutes. When you end your broadcast, it’ll be saved on your Timeline like any other video.

Note: You can block viewers during a live broadcast by tapping the profile picture next to a viewer’s comment and then tapping Block. You can unblock someone that you’ve previously blocked. Visit Facebook Help Pages here for more detail on the use of thus feature.