The Facebook link shim warns users about malicious websitesįacebook has a list of websites that they deem dangerous in some way. Some marketers may see this as a draw back because of course we want to know the identities of people we can target! Having said that, there are better ways to get to know your audience without violating their rights. I would then be able to identify exactly who you are because you shared a link to my site on a page in your Facebook timeline that someone clicked on. Let’s say hypothetically, the URL of a page in your timeline is and someone clicks on a link from that page in your timeline to I can then see that the user had clicked from to get to my site. It makes a lot of sense and it is fairly simple to understand. In terms of privacy protection, Facebook provided a real word example of the link shim in action. Protecting user identity with Facebook referral traffic Basically what this means is that when a user clicks on a hyperlink and lands on a webpage, that destination webpage has no information about where the user came from. This is because when a user is on a secure network, the referer header is not passed along. You can see Facebook with the secure server header HTTPS in the example screenshot below.īefore the link shim, visits from users operating on a secure server network came in as unidentifiable. Put simply, the difference between an HTTP and an HTTPS server header is that HTTPS is secure from wire-tapping and “man in the middle” attacks. You many have seen or heard about HTTP versus HTTPS server headers. When a user is on the internet using a secure server network, their activity and identity are highly protected. The link shim allows marketers more visibility in terms of where users came from. m. is mobile, and l. and lm. are referrals from Facebook via the link shim system. Here is a screen shot of lm. and l. referral sessions reported in the GA interface. The link shim is designed to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of users, and to warn users with an interim page when they are at risk of being redirected to a spammy or malicious website. These referral visits from Facebook were being reported as visits from an unknown source until Facebook implemented the link shim. For more information, visit in April 2014, you may have noticed social referrals from Facebook coming into Google Analytics (GA) as source/medium lm. and l. “Space Jam” will be shown, and those attending are asked to bring blankets and/or lawn chairs.įinally, Sunbury Sizzle & Sounds will take place from 11 a.m. Next month, Movies on the Square takes place at dusk on Aug. to noon, Farmers Markets continue on the square through Sept.

Casting clinics start at 8:30 a.m.Īlso on Saturdays from 9 a.m. Lunch and drinks will be furnished, and equipment and bait will be furnished. Presented by American Legion Post 457, the event is free, and all ages are welcomed. to noon on July 23 at the city’s reservoirs, 250 Otis St. “Special thanks to the Big Walnut Civic Association and the Sunbury Big Walnut Area Chamber of Commerce for organizing and sponsoring the year’s festivities.”Ĭoming up, the annual Terry Hummel Memorial Youth Fishing Derby takes place 8 a.m. “Thanks to all who participated and attended,” the city posted on Facebook.

In other city news, there was good weather for the Fourth of July parade and celebration. in Sunbury, is requesting all donations be dropped off by Sunday, July 17.

50 boxes of wide tip markers (8-10 pack).

This year, VCDC has been asked to supply the following items: “This is a community organization which helps those in need who reside in the Big Walnut School District. “Each year area churches combine efforts to collect school supplies to donate to BWFWS,” Vineyard Church Delaware County (VCDC) posted on Facebook. SourcePoint is a nonprofit aging services provider for older adults and caregivers throughout the county, offering in-home care service and community programs.Īnother local nonprofit is Big Walnut Friends Who Share, 565 W. Your feedback is essential! Light refreshments will be provided.” “Please join us for a discussion of the types of classes and activities that would benefit you. “The City of Sunbury, along with our partners at SourcePoint, are interested in bringing programs to the community that enrich life for people aged 55 and better,” a post on the city’s Facebook page said. July 26 on the first floor of the Sunbury Town Hall, 51 E. SUNBURY - The city is inviting its senior citizens to a “Community Enrichment Meeting” at 10 a.m. John throwing candy to kids during the Fourth of July parade.

This photo, taken by Kristen Nestor, shows Sunbury Mayor Joe St.

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