Links to Ning from Facebook blocked?

[Hugh]

Is there a problem with Ning and Facebook? A member alerted me that links to my network from my Facebook page were being blocked with the following message:

Sorry

The link you are trying to visit has been reported as abusive by Facebook users. To learn more about staying safe on the Internet, visit Facebook's Security Page. Please also read the Wikipedia articles on malware and phishing.

I checked another Ning network I know that runs a Facebook page and they seem to have the same issue.

http://www.facebook.com/HarringayOnline

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bowes-and-Bounds-Connected/1655707968...

[Patrick Chappelle]

Turns out I've been using a feed all along. Will send you message in private.

[Debby de Wilde]

Eric, do you want us to submit a ticket? Or maybe specific info? Screenshots? Anything? Bonbons? ;)

[Skye]

So far manuel links are working, manual labor it is.

[Stygo Alphamatt]

Yo Yo am We did it back and get the links on Ning / Yo, Don't give an F. about FB, it not my thing /

Just pop in there just to do my thing/ No more a hardcore Ninger, but still luv Ning/

Am' getting it going without fb/ cos,/Cos am a hustler but i read ma books/

Stop, no more Rhymin'
am back this evening an have tested most my links, all even the shortened ones are workin' i hope it stays like this.

Am a bit, eh would not say mad, just indifferent cos i got kicked out of Facebook Developers just because i asked a question concernin' Ning and included the link to showcase my ning network. That was the first time some moths ago I managed to speak with one admin there to get me back, the second time i was working on an app and i wanted to see if there are other NCs in fb.dev, just mentionin' ning got me kicked again. I did not go back, cos i don't need them. I googled and found the answer to complete my app. Now since the problem started i joined the fb.dev and ranted a bit and then i left them. Don't really need fb is they keep doing like this, cos i advertise there a lot and my ning network is one of the smallest, just need it to showcase my artists, bucks i make by agenting my artist on concerts, so i can do without fb or ning, but am like 60% ning and 10%fb. They should not be too pompous cos: when a door closes another one will open "Bob Nesta Marley"

At the beginning of network, it was myspace  that was in, now it is fb, soon there will be another.

I dont think, it is ning issue, cos fb likes on my network,works sometime and the next time not, at the moment, my links are workin' and my likes too,

Fb is damn disturbed at the moment cos their stocks are so down. Check this cartoon i found this mornin'. I posted it immediately to fb, cos it was so hilarious^^

Lidl is the cheapest supermarket in Germany and announcin' they are selling fb stocks from next week for 1,99€ was really a good joke 2day mornin'.

still watchin' thing on fb and i would not be there if not to hunt for good events for my artists, should they continue to mess up, then i will ditch them. Guess that fb is panickin', cos stocks ain't swell as they wished.

catch me on fb: My Network page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/hhiaclan/109602169159757

My Network TV :https://www.facebook.com/pages/hhiaclan/109602169159757?sk=app_1332...

Big up

[Stygo Alphamatt]

Holy Jesus,

i just click o my network TV on fb although everything is working fine am still getting this damn error

Now i understand what Patrick Chappelle really means when he said the fb dudes are somkin' some ish'
 or it could be that one of their geeks "bit more off than he could chew", seems like they want to increase their security to get hold of the market, but at the moment, they are just messing everything up.

I have an SSL there, so what gwan onna fb?

The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Net.WebException: The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel.

Source Error:

The source code that generated this unhandled exception can only be shown when compiled in debug mode. To enable this, please follow one of the below steps, then request the URL: 1. Add a "Debug=true" directive at the top of the file that generated the error. Example:   <%@ Page Language="C#" Debug="true" %> or: 2) Add the following section to the configuration file of your application:

[Patrick Chappelle]

Yep! It's looking real ugly right now.

[Peace]

I'm really hoping this is going to be resolved soon. 

We have our major online event of the year starting next Monday - people's choice voting for the AusMumpreneur Awards, we receive national media and thousands of new visitors to the site, the majority through shared links from facebook by the awards nominees. 

This message is doing nothing for the credibility of our brand as our members and especially non-members don't see this a as ning-facebook issue but as our brand being 'reported as suspicious'. I purchased a new URL and redirected the site in the hope of getting around the issue but it has done nothing to solve the problem.

With less than a week to go before the voting begins we don't have enough time to come up with an alternative... Any suggestions as to how we can minimise the damage or wher we could direct traffic to would be welcome. This is particularly bad timing for us.

[soaringeagle]

people got to realise that referals  are a very minor trafic generator

search engines are where almost all trafic comes from

if facebook disapeared completely today it would make so little difference in trafic that you would not notice its absence just by looking at your anylitics

if you get 50,000 hits a day your likely tio get 500 from facebook

sure as far as referals go it probly sends the most but even if u get referals from 10000 sites thay wont make up a small percentage of the total

1 share on fb might get u zero hits might get 3..maybe 6..if its really sopecial content 20

i had live video streamming from an eagles nest on ustrwam there were over a million watching some days

i had 200 facebook sgares

and only 300 hits from fb

and most stuff doesnt do nearly as well

your all getting so upset over a very minor trafic generator

yea it sux..but in the grand scheme of things it makes very lil diference

look at your anylitics and aeee if you can even notice a reduced traffic...i cant

set the view to a full year..u wont notice any change at all in the averages

[Patrick Chappelle]

There's no arguing with figures, but for most of us here, it's more than just that. I think most folks here feel this situation just makes them look bad, that it might adversely affect their reputation.

[soaringeagle]

yea that i agree with thats why i posted a note sayijng its a glitch making ppl aware

but some are saying they cant launch their sites till its fixed and i wonder why? in the 1st months you will be lucky to get 10 whole hits from fb all month

twitters even more useless

although your socialization doe factor in to your search engine ranking =in a small way too

but it is probly under 1% of the total seo score

[Kris]

I have good reason to disagree with you and feel you underestimate the traffic potential you can get from Facebook.

Google Analytics Visits

facebook 1,480,647

m.facebook 699,611

direct 203,465

google 77,051

yahoo 9,561

bing 8,535

[soaringeagle]

hmm why are your seach numbers so low but fb so high? do u use something thst auto posts every bit of acr=tivu=ity?

i would think tht would annoy ppl  more then anything but i gues its working fr you..its just surprising is all