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YouTube’s “Shorts” feature has brought a massive win to both the platform and its creators, as it has helped create a valuable content resource for many of the company’s channel’s creators.
However, it has also raised some questions and problems about how to make a proper orientation of videos and how to profit from these. [Read more…]
If you’ve ever used SnapChat you’re probably familiar with how received messages simply disappear after they have been read.
Well, now Instagram’s Chat tool has a similar feature called ‘Vanish Mode’.
Question from Joni: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you.
Is there a way to block Instagram message requests on Facebook Messenger?
I don’t use Instagram at all and I’m getting a lot of message requests from scammers pretending to be friends of mine.
When I get a message request from a name I recognize I always hit them with my security question to see how they answer. [Read more…]
Question from Mary: Hi, Rick. I need to know how I can set my Facebook privacy so that only my Friends can see my photos, albums and etc.
I recently got a private message from a total stranger saying he enjoyed looking at my pictures. That really upset me!
I need help changing my privacy settings so people that are not my friends won’t be able to see my pictures. PLEASE HELP???
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Do you ever feel like you really need to take a temporary break from seeing one your friend’s posts in your Facebook Newsfeed?
For example, you might have a friend who generally posts interesting things that you really enjoy seeing but they have a habit of getting overbearingly political during election season.
Well, as luck would have it Facebook provides a way to take a temporary (30 day) break from seeing such a friend’s posts in your Newsfeed. [Read more…]