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MySpace gets in bed with Facebook

In a bid by MySpace to become relevant again, they may be trying to accomplish this by joining forces with the very network that made them obsolete. MySpace and Facebook announced last week that they were deepening their connection by integrating Facebook Connect to MySpace.

Porn and adult entertainment has dominated MySpace and struggled in Facebook. This new connection may level the playing field for the adult industry in social networking.

Integrating Facebook Connect means that MySpace users will be able to login to the MySpace accounts using their Facebook login. But why would you want to do this?

Essentially what this is doing is mushing the two sites together, creating a cross-platform relationship. Your likes and interests from Facebook will be imported into MySpace, encouraging MySpacers to engage in ways that extend beyond music and porn.

However the big change that makes the adult industry able to engage more effectively on both platforms is the integration of the “like” button to MySpace. People will now be able to like MySpace pages and have that appear on their Facebook newsfeed.

The integration may also allow people to compartmentalize their interests. Facebook can be primarily used for socializing and more PG-13 entertainment; movies, music and adult entertainment can be focused on MySpace.

So if you have a page that would not be allowed on Facebook, you are now given an opportunity for viral marketing on Facebook through a platform that accepts your content.

November 24, 2010/by 7veils

Does Facebook own my photos?

girl wearing a plaid skirt, with no top on and a banner going over her breasts that says "Facebook is hotter than me." Facebook owning the rights to our photos is something most of us never think about when we use it. But if your photos are part of your business or professional image, then this might be a big concern for you.
The Facebook Terms of Service state:

For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos and videos (“IP content”), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook (“IP License”). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account unless your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it.

What this means is that when you post photos on Facebook you give permission to Facebook to use that content, however they only have the right to use your photos in connection with Facebook or Facebook promotions, like television or internet ads.

The exception to this is if you have your privacy settings to only show your photos to your friends list. Facebook will respect your privacy settings.

When you delete your account, Facebook no longer has rights to use your photos. But there is a catch. This is only true if you have all your photos set to be visible only to your friends. If they are visible to friends-of-friends, networks or the public, then Facebook has rights to use them whether you have an account or not. Also, if you post a picture on a friend’s wall, and they do not have their profile set to private, then Facebook has the rights to those pictures too.

The likelihood that Facebook is going to use your photo is pretty slim. And if they do use it, it will only be used on Facebook or for Facebook promotions.

If this is a concern for you, there are a few ways you can help prevent unwanted distribution of your photos.

Put a watermark on your photo, or put a line of text on it that says “this photo is the property of…”  This will also help prevent people from snagging your images.  A watermark or line of text won’t technically prevent Facebook from using your photo, but it does greatly reduce the possibility.
Change your privacy settings to “Friends Only”.  This will only allow your friends to see your photos. However, public figures like porn stars, dancers or prominent business people, most likely want their images available to everybody.
As an adult star or dancer, you can use your publicity shots or teaser pictures exclusively in your profile, since you probably don’t mind if people share them.

Read about how not to get deleted from Facebook! More information on Facebook practices for Adult Entertainment.

November 10, 2010/by 7veils

How not to get deleted from Facebook!

Facebook & Twitter

Seriously, who actually reads the Terms of Service for Facebook? Pretty much nobody. So, we scoured the TOS so you wouldn’t have to.

Spam

Rule: You will not send or otherwise post unauthorized commercial communications (such as spam) on Facebook. 

What it means: Spam is the posting or emailing of unwanted messages, updates or links. It is also sending the same update, message or link over and over and over again. It is unwanted porn links, unwanted money-making scams, illegal services like multi-level-marketing (MLM) schemes.   Facebook wants people to use their profiles for cordial communication – friends communicating with friends. So basically “advertising” through your personal account will be considered spam. Though talking about your business on your personal account is ok.
Your Business on Facebook

Rule: You will not use your personal profile for your own commercial gain.

What it means: Your personal profile is meant to be for communicating with your friends. In theory, these are people you actually know. You are supposed to post updates about your life and comment on your friends’ updates. This is not meant to be used for business. You are not supposed to advertise or promote your business, even if you are your business. You can talk about your business, just not in a way that says “come buy my product or service”.
Your Facebook Name

Rule: If you select a username for your account we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe appropriate (such as when a trademark owner complains about a username that does not closely relate to a user’s actual name). 

What it means: Facebook allows you to select a “username” for your account. This lets you identify yourself to your friends in a way other than your real name. If your real name is Jo Smith but everyone knows you as Cool Cat Jack, you can create a user name as Cool Cat Jack. That is the name that will show up on your profile and is the name that your friends will see. But if you chose something that is X rated, or not appropriate, then Facebook can delete your user name. Pick something that is no sexier than a PG 13 rating…to be on the safe side you might even want to keep it PG.   Facebook can also drop a user name if you are using someone else’s name – famous brand or person. Because Facebook does not have a verified account system like Twitter, the “owner” of that name generally has to file a complaint that you are using it. So if you are using your stage name you should be fine.
What can I post?

Rule: You will not post content that: is hateful, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.

What it means: Basically keep whatever you post to a PG13 rating. Keep the conversation casual. Don’t post links to a porn site. Post links to an intermediate site like a page that has a warning like “this site contains adult material; if you would like to continue click enter”. If you get people who post nasty or threatening things on your site, don’t post mean or hateful comments back. Just delete their comment, or respond with “sorry you feel that way.” If you get mad and say something nasty, you risk getting booted off Facebook.

In the adult industry we have to be extra careful. There is a definite bias against us on Facebook. So to be sure that you are not deleted, you just need to toe the line and always take the high ground. Where other people might get some wiggle room to say ugly things or post questionable content, unless they are doing it all the time it will be over looked. But if we do it, because we are in the adult industry, we won’t be given the benefit of the doubt. So better to be cautious than be deleted.

November 8, 2010/by 7veils

Is your name too porno for Facebook?

Facebook & Twitter, Social Media

Naked Man holding a sign that says Facebook in front of his groin

Many porn stars are on Facebook. There are lots of people in adult entertainment that have profiles and pages. One of the big issues with being in adult entertainment and being on Facebook is promoting yourself without getting your account deleted. One of the first things you have to ask yourself is, is your name too porno for Facebook?

To make sure that you are within Facebooks terms of service, the content of your posting has to be chosen wisely. Keeping that in mind, the name of your Facebook Page also has to be chosen wisely. So what happens if you didn’t? Until very recently you would have been stuck with it. Even worse, you might have to delete your page or have your account deleted. If you have built up a following, then deleting your page is probably the last thing you want to do.

So what are some reasons you might want to change your page name?

You notice a grammatical error
You thought you were being clever and realized later that you weren’t
Your company changed its name
You had your agency in your name and you left your agency
Your name is location-based and you move
You think that you must have a location in your name, and then figure out that you don’t
You have a date in the name and it expired, but your page didn’t
You realized that you used a foreign swear word
You realize that having F*$% in the title of you page is not the best idea ever
It is clearly pornographic

Facebook is testing a new feature in Facebook Pages that will actually allow you to change your page name. The catch is, you can’t have too many likes on your page. What they are not telling us is how many is too many. So if you have thousands of people who like your page, it is most likely too late to change the name. But if it is a newer page, you should still have time.

So consider the “porn quotient” of your Facebook page name. You may now be able to change it.

October 29, 2010/by 7veils

Porn not Verified on Twitter?

Facebook & Twitter

Are you verified on Twitter? Does it matter? Is it important?

For some people getting verified on Twitter is extremely important. Twitter verification is essentially a big blue check mark that says you are the real deal! It is Twitter’s way of establishing authenticity behind a well know and public persona. It is used for public figures, ie. politicians, celebrities, rock stars, etc.

Jenna Jameson verified on Twitter

One issue that a lot of adult stars face is the inability to get verified. Maybe someone already claimed your name and won’t give it up, not doing anything with it, just cyber-squatting. Maybe they claimed your name to spam. Maybe they are just posing as you.

Your name is a brand. You have worked hard at getting name recognition and you should be able to reap the rewards, not some random person in cyber-space who doesn’t know you from Adam. What is even worse than someone squatting on your name is if they are spamming or misrepresenting you. Are they damaging the good name you have built? This is, of course, why Twitter started verifying to begin with. But many people in the adult industry have had great difficulty getting verified, or getting Twitter to help them resolve issues of cyber-squatting or spam/misrepresentation. And yes we speculate discrimination.

Pornstar Tweet felt strong about this issue as well and created their own verification system for the stars they list. They vet the stars on their list and with any they can without a doubt authenticate, the readily offer their own check mark. Though unfortunately their check mark only appears on the list on their site and doesn’t translate to the Twitter avatar.

However, Twitter not verifying is quickly becoming a mute point because they are no longer verifying accounts. Since the change to New Twitter, many verified accounts have even lost their prized check mark. Though support@twitter does say they are restoring them to their rightful owners.

The change to new twitter seems to come with the promise of a change to the verification system. Apparently the verification system was in its beta form and Twitter will be rolling out a new and improved system. Maybe this new verification system will be more open to verifying adult stars who have worked hard for name recognition and deserve to have that little blue check mark!

October 25, 2010/by 7veils

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