FaceBook Tips for Beginners
Have you signed up for FaceBook yet? Chances are, many of you are already members of the popular social networking site. For those of you who haven’t taken the plunge, the following is a list of tips to help you take this step. With so many friends and family scattered across the country, it’s a great way to connect or reconnect with folks you don’t get to see very often.
- Understand that you don’t have to accept all friend invitations. If you high school nemesis tries to become your friend, you can simply ignore it. The same is true if someone you don’t know tries to friend you. Just “x” the friend request.
- Be prepared for an onslaught of friend invitations once you’ve made a few friends. Finding friends on Facebook is as easy as catching the common cold. Other people will see you when you post comments on a mutual friend’s wall and the friends requests will roll in.
- Most people only post lighthearted comments. Some friends will never post anything at all and will rarely make comments. Some people never even say “hi” online when they accept your friendship invitation or you accept theirs.
- Keep political and religious view largely out of sight unless you only make friends who share your views.
- If you have a private comment to make to a friend use the message link instead of posting on that person’s wall where it may go out their entire list.
- Check your privacy settings right away. We would recommend clicking “Only Friends” or “Friends of Friends” can view your wall. You wouldn’t want everyone peering into your living room would you?
- Post some personal information but not enough that identify thieves can have a field day with your information.
- Do post your birthday. Facebook birthdays are the best! Your day will pop up on your friend’s list and the well wishes will come streaming in.
Facebook.com Safety Tips
- Never share your password with anyone.
- Adjust your privacy settings to match your level of comfort, and review them often.
- Be cautious about posting and sharing personal information that could be used to identify you or locate you offline, such as your address or telephone number.
- Report users and content that violate Facebook terms of use.
- Report and block anyone that sends you unwanted or inappropriate communications.
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