Publications by Eric Niewoehner
I have noticed over the past couple of years the increase in traffic of groups in Facebook which focus on history or heritage. I have joined a few. Most are obviously connected to the group’s subject judged from their intuitive awareness of local history, issues and events. But I noticed some anomalies with some of…
It is interesting how news comes in pairs. This morning I came across a news report on Australia initiating a law that will block any child under the age of 16 from accessing the Internet. Later in the day, Forbes posted a video of Missouri Senator Josh Hawley advancing legislation to require platforms to post…
It is rather alarming to get a message accusing you of “page harassment” and a “copyright infringement.” It is just one more scam in the world of Facebook.
Social media is flooded with fake accounts. One way of solving that riddle is to introduce a scale, or a score, that will verify that the account is a real person or busin
I recently posted invites to a garage sale. I created an event in Facebook which eventually presented an opportunity to designate who will receive the invite. Amongst the list of friends I counted seven that I knew had been deceased.