http://pifeed.com Private Investigator News - What PIs are reading right now! Wed, 01 May 2013 23:06:38 CDT en http://pifeed.com/post/i-tracked-down-the-man-who-made-me-his-drug-mule-using-facebook Twenty years after I almost went to jail, I found the guy responsible on Facebook -- and something amazing happened ]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 23:06:38 CDT Ruben Social Media 29 http://pifeed.com/social_media/i-tracked-down-the-man-who-made-me-his-drug-mule-using-facebook/ http://pifeed.com/post/facebook-cracks-down-on-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-fan-pages Unlike recent high-profile criminal suspects, fan pages and fake profiles for Tsarnaev are hard to find on Facebook. Why? Because they are getting shut down as they spring up.
]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:38:06 CDT Ruben Social Media 40 http://pifeed.com/social_media/facebook-cracks-down-on-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-fan-pages/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-most-terrifying-button-on-facebook-how-to-see-your-search-history-on-facebook Buried deep in your profile is a button that shows all your activity, including who you search for. Facebook knows your deepest secrets — and it's not letting you forget it. ]]> Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:31:37 CST Ruben Social Media 53 http://pifeed.com/social_media/the-most-terrifying-button-on-facebook-how-to-see-your-search-history-on-facebook/ http://pifeed.com/post/mother-furious-after-cops-use-hidden-facebook-feature-to-inform-her-of-sons-death Anna Lamb-Creasey would have known her son had died nearly three weeks sooner, if only she knew the right place to look on Facebook.
]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:57:34 CST Ruben Social Media 42 http://pifeed.com/social_media/mother-furious-after-cops-use-hidden-facebook-feature-to-inform-her-of-sons-death/ http://pifeed.com/post/you-want-to-make-money-on-facebook-youre-in-luck-facebook-might-owe-you-10 A class action suit about Facebook's Sponsored Stories feature resulted in a $20 million settlement. Up to $10 of that money might be coming to you. ]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:29:54 CST Ruben Social Media 12 http://pifeed.com/social_media/you-want-to-make-money-on-facebook-youre-in-luck-facebook-might-owe-you-10/ http://pifeed.com/post/man-shot-dead-after-posting-on-facebook-im-about-to-get-shot It appears that one of the last things Eric L. Ramsey did before he was shot and killed by police Thursday was to let his friends and family... ]]> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:26:26 CST Ruben Social Media 32 http://pifeed.com/social_media/man-shot-dead-after-posting-on-facebook-im-about-to-get-shot/ http://pifeed.com/post/facebook-graph-search-turns-likes-into-searchable-data The social-networking giant gives users Graph Search, a new way of searching through the massive amounts of content on the site. ]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:12:01 CST Ruben Social Media 10 http://pifeed.com/social_media/facebook-graph-search-turns-likes-into-searchable-data/ http://pifeed.com/post/the-lessons-of-the-steubenville-rape-case We worry that everyone surrenders too much of their privacy on social media but, without the oversharing, things in Steubenville, Ohio, might have gone very differently. The underlying story is familiar enough: last August, a young woman, who had been out partying with members of the Big Reds, a high-school football team, woke up alone and, reportedly, with little memory of the night before. It took a couple of days to piece it all together; gossip had to fill in the gaps. What emerged was terrifying. ]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:57:40 CST Ruben Social Media 14 http://pifeed.com/social_media/the-lessons-of-the-steubenville-rape-case/ http://pifeed.com/post/when-sockpuppets-put-the-bite-on-your-business- Sockpuppets are people who promote a personal or business agenda by posting online using false identities. They can ruin your business reputation. ]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:10:27 CST KarenHansen Social Media 25 http://pifeed.com/social_media/when-sockpuppets-put-the-bite-on-your-business-/ http://pifeed.com/post/dont-trust-everything-you-see-online--webcam-scams-are-the-new-trend Don't trust everything you SEE online...webcam scams are the new trend ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:57:55 CDT privateinvestigatormelbourne Social Media 18 http://pifeed.com/social_media/dont-trust-everything-you-see-online--webcam-scams-are-the-new-trend/ http://pifeed.com/post/racist-tweets-could-land-twitter-user-in-jail


British student Liam Stacey, who admitted to posting racially offensive comments on Twitter during a soccer match, now faces criminal charges an… ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:04:35 CDT Jillian Social Media 5 http://pifeed.com/social_media/racist-tweets-could-land-twitter-user-in-jail/ http://pifeed.com/post/tumblr-blog-sheds-light-on-american-housing-crisis


America Underwater, a new Tumblr blog, is creating a community of Americans living in debt due to underwater mortgages.
The blog, launched by e… ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:04:35 CDT Jillian Social Media 6 http://pifeed.com/social_media/tumblr-blog-sheds-light-on-american-housing-crisis/ http://pifeed.com/post/don%E2%80%99t-tag-me-bro-how-to-control-facebook-photo-tags Facebook’s photography features and photo-tagging functionality are an awesome way to share your images with friends and family. Sometimes, howe… ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:45:12 CDT Jillian Social Media 5 http://pifeed.com/social_media/don%E2%80%99t-tag-me-bro-how-to-control-facebook-photo-tags/ http://pifeed.com/post/are-you-addicted-to-twitter-infographic


Twitter is awesome. But is a little too awesome?
Celebrities have tried to kick the habit, yet failed. College students have copped to social m… ]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:14:07 CDT Jillian Social Media 3 http://pifeed.com/social_media/are-you-addicted-to-twitter-infographic/ http://pifeed.com/post/can-mcdonalds%E2%80%99-shamrocking-hashtag-escape-bashtag-status-video Have you heard of Shamrocking? It’s like Tebowing except without the popularity. Shamrocking involves taking a photo of yourself doing an… ]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:14:07 CDT Jillian Social Media 8 http://pifeed.com/social_media/can-mcdonalds%E2%80%99-shamrocking-hashtag-escape-bashtag-status-video/ http://pifeed.com/post/10-features-missing-from-pinterest



There’s one thing you should know before we open up this can of worms: I have 795 pins on Pinterest. Probably by the end of writing this… ]]> Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:14:07 CDT Jillian Social Media 11 http://pifeed.com/social_media/10-features-missing-from-pinterest/ http://pifeed.com/post/rush-limbaugh-joins-twitter


Radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his Thursday show that he’s opened a Twitter account.
His handle @limbaugh is not to be confused w… ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:00:54 CDT Jillian Social Media 3 http://pifeed.com/social_media/rush-limbaugh-joins-twitter/ http://pifeed.com/post/how-iceland-is-rebuilding-its-economy-with-social-media


REYKJAVIK, Iceland — While visiting Iceland for an online marketing conference last week, I found myself in the president of Iceland’… ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:00:54 CDT Jillian Social Media 2 http://pifeed.com/social_media/how-iceland-is-rebuilding-its-economy-with-social-media/ http://pifeed.com/post/hootsuite-founder-ryan-holmes-answers-reader-questions-live-chat HootSuite’s energetic CEO Ryan Holmes founded Invoke Media, the agency that created the highly successful social media dashboard. He has been act… ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:01:12 CDT Jillian Social Media 3 http://pifeed.com/social_media/hootsuite-founder-ryan-holmes-answers-reader-questions-live-chat/ http://pifeed.com/post/former-facebook-pr-head-shares-strategy-for-successful-launches-video





As Facebook’s first PR director, Brandee Barker dealt with everything from the launch of News Feed to the Beacon controversy to huge r… ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:01:12 CDT Jillian Social Media 5 http://pifeed.com/social_media/former-facebook-pr-head-shares-strategy-for-successful-launches-video/