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Changes to Facebook Privacy controls – the Privacy Shortcut
Posted on December 28, 2012 | 2 CommentsFacebook has received criticism in the past for making privacy settings difficult to find and understand. A new privacy shortcut icon now leads you to the most important settings. A streamlined Privacy and Account settings page makes it easier to find all settings in one place. A detailed explanation is also available for those who really want to dig in to the specifics. -
Protect your Facebook account from hackers
Posted on November 7, 2012 | 5 CommentsRecently a friend-of-a-friend’s Facebook account was hacked. She realized that spam e-mails were being sent from her account. Here are some steps you can take if you believe your account has been compromised, along with some steps to prevent this from happening. Please share this with your Facebooking teens. A 2011 survey showed that 30% of teen’s accounts had been hacked – by a friend! So help them check their privacy and security settings on a regular basis. -
How to Quit Facebook
Posted on September 7, 2012 | 6 CommentsI was chatting with some friends recently and one mentioned that she’d taken a break from Facebook. She was deciding between getting back into it, and just quitting altogether. She said she was on “Facebook Life Support” which I thought was pretty funny! -
Facebook App Privacy: Control how your data is shared
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 2 CommentsFacebook connects with other websites and apps in many different ways. The information (data) you enter in Facebook can be used by other services. Follow these steps and learn how to prevent Facebook from sharing too much data. -
Kids on Facebook – Yes, No, Maybe?
Posted on April 30, 2012 | 4 CommentsI read a startling statistic the other day: 4% of children on Facebook are under the age of 6! This attention-grabbing headline was just one result of a survey of 1,000 U.S. parents. It reminded me of one of my first articles, originally published in February 2011. Most of what I wrote over a year ago still holds true. -
How to view your Facebook profile as someone else
Posted on April 27, 2012 | 4 CommentsMirror, mirror on the (Facebook) Wall – who can see everything about me most of all? Have you ever wished for the ability to look into the mirror, and see yourself the way that others see you? Well on Facebook, you can! Here’s how to check what your Facebook profile looks like to friends or the public.
