Who's looking?

Facebook has announced it plans to publicize aspects of member profiles for those who are not signed into the site. The move may broaden the site's reach, as Facebook listings appear on organic searches.

Members may decide whether to keep their listing private. If they do not opt out, their name and profile pictures will be available to outsiders.

Information contained in the site was previously reserved for users logged into Facebook. In the next 30 days, however, Google, Yahoo and other search engines will be permitted to index member profiles.