Facebook has implemented new privacy controls giving users the ability to flag specific pieces of content as public or private, reports AP. The social net started requiring its more than 350 million users to review their privacy settings and learn about the new function yesterday. Facebook users can now select specific pieces of content and make it accessible to friends only, friends of friends, or everyone. The everyone setting is not available for users under 18 years old. Users can also create custom groups, such as AP’s example college buddies, to give them access to specific content. Read more from AP.
In a separate report covered by Mashable, Facebook revealed that Facebook Connect has more than 60 million users connecting 80,000 web sites. The company launched the feature a little over a year ago. Mashable calculates that the current tally means nearly 160,000 new users have been adopting Facebook Connect every day. Read more at Mashable.
