I noticed this a few days a go and was surprised that the guys over at Mashable didn’t pick up on it. The map, which is accessible here, allows users to check who has been visiting their profile within the last 24 hours and where they hail from.
This has been a feature that many web-security experts have been recommending be implemented on Bebo and other social networks for a long time. I would be inclined to agree with them as a feature such a this allows more transparency and can potentially cut down on the phenomenon which has become known as “Bebo Stalking”. Think about it, would you hypothetically stalk someone if they knew you were doing it? Most likely not.
It may seem like an innocent addition but such a feature gives users increased information about their profile which can be used to keep them safe but what I really like about it is that it also adds to the Bebo experience as a whole. It’s nice to be able to see who’s been visiting your profile and by using the Google Maps interface they can potentially add more features to it in the future such as a social connections map which could map out how many of your visitors are connected to each other.
The only complaint I have about the addition is that users have the option to set themselves as private and are actually set to private by default. I would have preferred if all users under the age of 18 were set to private (and were warned about the dangers of setting their profiles to public) while over 18 year olds should automatically have their profiles set to public. This, I believe, would further add to the Bebo experience and enhance the effectiveness of Bebos security.
wat up, i was wondering how to enable this feature, says its on off, so would anyone be able to tell me how to turn this on, thanks
exactlty ^^ cant turn it on!! >:( how???
Yeah I can either set it to off or anonymous! anyone know how to make it public??
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As far as I know, you must be over eighteen years of age in order to set your profile to public in the visitor tracking map. I’m not encouraging anyone under the age of 18 to change their profile details to allow them to switch the tracking map to public. If you insist on doing so, please be aware of the inherent risks of doing such a thing!
hi,
just wondering, if your page is private & you have accessed another persons profile page can that person view this?????
Hello,
I’m neither a member of bebo or myspace but I acessed an old friend’s bebo site via a websearch the other day. Will they beable to tell it was me? Will my address show?
I would have preferred if all users under the age of 18 were set to private (and were warned about the dangers of setting their profiles to public) while over 18 year olds should automatically have their profiles set to public.
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Couldn’t disagree more. Some of us are trying to escape psycho ex’s you know!
How do you get one of these tracking maps for your bebo page?
Can you Unblock Bebo here at Grayling’s school?
DLM School
Thanks and hope you do if you have say anything to say my E-mail is ambernicholi@gmail.com
couls sum1 plz tell me how i change my date of birth 2 over 18 4 the visiter map…???
I went into edit profile but it wont change 4me???…
PLzz!!:) xx
how do u tur the bebo map to public please!
How do you chnage the bebo map to public
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if u put ur zipcode on bebo someone could find where u live fr the map so it is more dangerous. plus how do set ur profile to private?
i was woundering if yeh could help me turn it on because it only has annonmous and off :S and i cant see who visits:O
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Go into your profile, goto settings and there is a tab that you can turn your profile to public or private. I’m pretty sure it will be in there, or if there is a privacy tab it will be there.
Also to answer a previous question, you can only see people if you are also set to public. If not your map will always be blank.