The Facebook will: Time to Choose Who Manages Your Account When You Die

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WsWS85nyM4t1JLmxwV4p_SlBHrtsStHquNxfDUxnrX3rZerXHZb7NzPdhexkWA6uFEU8Vvs1eRpqcv5v-aayZWXVtEZKcgDrdfSTysOB9Fe2o3gP_IAInQFeHs546Ofsdduod1Y6Q_0/s1600/Facebook_2336015b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WsWS85nyM4t1JLmxwV4p_SlBHrtsStHquNxfDUxnrX3rZerXHZb7NzPdhexkWA6uFEU8Vvs1eRpqcv5v-aayZWXVtEZKcgDrdfSTysOB9Fe2o3gP_IAInQFeHs546Ofsdduod1Y6Q_0/s1600/Facebook_2336015b.jpg" /></a></div>  Facebook will from Thursday allow users to appoint an "online executor" of their profile to decide what happens to it after they die.<br /><br />The "Legacy Contact" will be able to administer the page after you pass away by writing one last post and even approving new friend requests.<br /><br />The Legacy Contact will also be able to update your cover and profile photo meaning you have no say in what your final image will be, even if the image is embarrassing.<br /><br />Facebook said that the feature will work in the same way as a real-life executor of a will, only for your online profile.<br /><br />The Legacy Contact will be able to close down your profile, keep it frozen as a memorial or leave it as it is. <br /><br /> However it risks confusing people who may think that their loved one is still alive if they respond to a friend request.<br /><br />Other issues which may arise are when family members cannot reach Legacy Contacts - or if they are ex-husbands or ex-wives with an axe to grind.<br /><br />The announcement was mocked on US TV and on NBC’s Today show they joked that people's profiles will be updated as "dead".<br /><br />Facebook, which has 890 million users worldwide, said that it was responding to hundreds of thousands of requests for this kind of feature.<br /><br />Like other social media companies it is trying to respect the wishes of the dead whilst also being sensitive to their families.<br /><br />Facebook product manager Vanessa Callison-Burch said: "We heard from family members who wanted to post funeral information or download and preserve photos.<br /><br />"We realised there was more we could do."<br /><br />Until now when family or friends told Facebook that a user had died, the company verified the death and ‘memorialized’ the account.<br /><br />This meant that it could be viewed but not edited, Miss Callison-Burch said. <br /><br /> But starting on Thursday users choose a Legacy Contact from their friends list under the security settings menu and they can take over.<br /><br />When somebody dies Facebook will put the tagline ‘Remembering’ over the user's name and notify the appointed Legacy Contact.<br /><br />The Legacy Contact can then download a copy of what they have shared on Facebook, though this does not include private messages.<br /><br />The Legacy Contact will not be able to log into a person’s account and remove or change past posts, photos and other things shared on a person’s Timeline.<br /><br />They will also not be able to delete friends, Facebook said.<br /><br />The Wall St Journal reported that the changes are being rolled out to US users first with the rest of the world following suit. <br /> <br /> Source : The Telegraph

The Facebook will: Time to Choose Who Manages Your Account When You Die

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Bill Gates Jealous of Mark Zuckerberg?

<p dir="ltr">As revealed in his latest Reddit AMA<br> On Wednesday afternoon, Bill Gates<br> returned to Reddit for his third "Ask<br> Me Anything" session.</p> <p dir="ltr">Though this AMA didn't prove to be<br> quite as informative or entertaining<br> as his past efforts, he did share some fun tidbits.</p> <p dir="ltr">For example: he prefers sauce over<br> dry rub when he eats barbecue, and<br> he's got two dogs named Oreo and<br> Nilla.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Microsoft cofounder also took a<br> moment to praise Facebook CEO Mark<br> Zuckerberg. One Redditor asked, "Is<br> there anything in life that you regret<br> doing or not doing?" Here's how the<br> billionaire responded:<br> "I feel pretty stupid that I don't<br> know any foreign languages. I took<br> Latin and Greek in High School and<br> got A's and I guess it helps my<br> vocabulary but I wish I knew French<br> or Arabic or Chinese.</p> <p dir="ltr"> I keep hoping to get time to study one of these –probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for awhile but<br> didn't keep it up. Mark Zuckerberg<br> amazingly learned Mandarin and did a Q&A with Chinese students –<br> incredible."</p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUL7XqHmavyfqf1DqhSpMO08v5dY9LV-xG8sbtq0vLYxw2uYp6j-ES8svU7ATCFVb9Gvjlml-DqzY_ylHqXVlM1lapmaKtrKixpqCoec1ZQsu5mYDWXsDaigGVuXj7ryghMrzJ5n72NAs/s1600/Bill-gates_21baa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUL7XqHmavyfqf1DqhSpMO08v5dY9LV-xG8sbtq0vLYxw2uYp6j-ES8svU7ATCFVb9Gvjlml-DqzY_ylHqXVlM1lapmaKtrKixpqCoec1ZQsu5mYDWXsDaigGVuXj7ryghMrzJ5n72NAs/s640/Bill-gates_21baa.jpg"> </a> </div>

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Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg’s message to Ghana

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tbv2IejJRBznyNoykNV5JWCf_c8KmDAoHAX-A-kIxhv6fwjg8dwgp7ZMC-gQN8En_vHdXmngyL5-sWLhJvqHQG5CiCtraJVLanZOFTQBnpOG8PnYwIo57T3Qpvp8cxdyunj-Hoyk2To/s1600/mark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tbv2IejJRBznyNoykNV5JWCf_c8KmDAoHAX-A-kIxhv6fwjg8dwgp7ZMC-gQN8En_vHdXmngyL5-sWLhJvqHQG5CiCtraJVLanZOFTQBnpOG8PnYwIo57T3Qpvp8cxdyunj-Hoyk2To/s1600/mark.jpg" /></a></div> The Founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Friday announced a partnership with Airtel that will allow people browse Facebook for free on the network.<br /><br />Find the message below:<br /><br />"Today we're launching Internet.org in Ghana -- giving people on the Airtel network access to free basic internet services for education, health, jobs and communication.<br /><br />Right now only about 12% of people in Ghana are connected to the internet, but connectivity is already improving people's lives and communities.<br /><br />By connecting everyone, we hope to unlock even more opportunities for Ghana and people like Dauda Musa, pictured here.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rG9GX4xv8Vq8UMfNLyB4hq-EDQD6f3lo7j1qK7_f0tmrVoix4ZW590c25JavzzCotAJp8H4A9k5o0JYdvOaqDEM4ysIRfFe5o0pH61z2Nte1P4Wyz9eaNNZoVsRu3yZdb2R60RlSFXI/s1600/face.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rG9GX4xv8Vq8UMfNLyB4hq-EDQD6f3lo7j1qK7_f0tmrVoix4ZW590c25JavzzCotAJp8H4A9k5o0JYdvOaqDEM4ysIRfFe5o0pH61z2Nte1P4Wyz9eaNNZoVsRu3yZdb2R60RlSFXI/s1600/face.jpg" /></a></div> Image Credit: Facebook<br /><br />Dauda runs a mobile money transfer business in Accra, and as the number of people with mobile phones has grown over the past few years, more people are using his service for business or to share money with friends and family.<br /><br />Ghana is the fifth country we’ve connected through Internet.org -- after Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya and Colombia.<br /><br />Thank you to our community for your support and for pushing to bring Internet.org to more countries as we continue on our path to connect the whole world."<br /><br />Airtel Ghana has already begun running adverts telling that public that they can surf Facebook on the network for free.

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Mark Zuckerberg Open To Idea Of Adding A “Dislike” Button To Facebook

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BAE6N4wu0XKBSMn3JsJfQNv6dSvcdLHvq2iwbqKcOUXEj8Skk-UxJPHVO4pKDrAyy3K23q7KpNsgn3Sp1yPJUbHHPRxelhcdBn9l2dMr3IJqHLKTxBcDFy-o5iDBM9bAB41uFLlOXAo/s1600/mark-zuckerberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4BAE6N4wu0XKBSMn3JsJfQNv6dSvcdLHvq2iwbqKcOUXEj8Skk-UxJPHVO4pKDrAyy3K23q7KpNsgn3Sp1yPJUbHHPRxelhcdBn9l2dMr3IJqHLKTxBcDFy-o5iDBM9bAB41uFLlOXAo/s1600/mark-zuckerberg.jpg" /></a></div> With the introduction of the “Like” button to Facebook, we guess the obvious opposite would be a “Dislike” button but unfortunately despite many users asking for it, Facebook has yet to implement it. After all would it be more appropriate to dislike an upsetting status, photo, or video, rather than liking it?<br /><br />Well the semi-good news for Facebook users is that the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is considering the idea and mulling it over. This was revealed during an hour long Q&A session at Facebook’s headquarters. According to Zuckerberg, he has received feedback where users have told him that they don’t feel comfortable pressing the “Like” button sometimes.<br /><br />However it’s not as simple as just tossing in a new button. According to Zuckerberg, he wants to take a measured approach to this as he wants to see what the impact of a dislike button could have for users, although at the same time he believes that such a button that allows users to effectively disagree with something might actually be a good idea.<br /><br />Of course none of this is a guarantee that Facebook will eventually implement such a feature, but what do you guys think? Do you think that having a dislike button would allow more users to voice their opinions, especially for those who’d rather not leave comments?

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Watch Video : CEO Of Facebook, Instagram And WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates His Wife

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRFjUiO8JQ4bq66Nlgt_UjBREzqcFR1yWH9iom5Xb1mttGl_iWFpE-rYLDD_U9VbRZcSzfvCgSSRM9-8ReIla0Ufo6vIR_8YkgB6su00lovLwg4MBAIlSysrWzpr-pYWpInkdFiMYp_I/s1600/mark-zu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRFjUiO8JQ4bq66Nlgt_UjBREzqcFR1yWH9iom5Xb1mttGl_iWFpE-rYLDD_U9VbRZcSzfvCgSSRM9-8ReIla0Ufo6vIR_8YkgB6su00lovLwg4MBAIlSysrWzpr-pYWpInkdFiMYp_I/s1600/mark-zu.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> Eleven years after meeting his wife Priscilla, Mark Zuckerberg celebrates their relationship together via a Facebook love message <br /> <br />  In the video Mr Zuckerberg shows photos of the couple with messages saying, "we've seen some amazing things" and " we've shared some great moments".<br /> <br /> Mr Zuckerberg met his wife Priscilla Chan in 2003 at a Harvard fraternity party and the couple married on May 19, 2012.<br /> <br /> The Facebook founder published the video, as the social media organisation launch a new "thanks" video capability on the site.<br /> <br /> The Facebook CEO posted on his account, "I met an amazing girl on this day exactly 11 years ago. Priscilla, thank you for keeping me grounded, and for helping me keep my sense of wonder about the world as we grow together." <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sBg27e5xRcY" width="640"></iframe>

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