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Question from Patty: We have a special election coming up in my area and I keep getting those voting reminder messages from Facebook in my Newsfeed.
I always vote and I don’t need Facebook reminding me to go and do it.
Is there any way to turn those voting related messages off? [Read more…]
Question from Liz: I recently found out that everyone who looks at my Facebook can see my profile picture.
I don’t like that because I don’t want all the stalkers and scammers that are on Facebook to be able to see any of my pictures.
Lord only knows what they could do with it if they ever managed to steal one of them.
I finally got my settings changed to where it hides my posts and the rest of my pictures from strangers, but my profile picture is always visible even with its privacy set to “Only Me”.
How can I make it so that only the people who are actually friends with me on Facebook can see my profile picture? [Read more…]
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Question from Megyn: Hi, Rick. I have a very good friend whom I love dearly.
We’re also friends on Facebook, and every once in a while she’ll post something that I consider to be very inappropriate.
My question is if I choose to hide her objectionable posts, will she be able to tell that I hid them? [Read more…]
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Did you know that just five minutes spent looking at your Facebook and X (Twitter) profiles can tell a potential employer more about you than any interview ever could?
Well, it’s true.
Most people are pretty good at putting their best foot forward when being interviewed for a new job.
After all, just a little common sense is all that’s required when deciding what you should say to impress a potential boss and leave him/her with a good impression of you. [Read more…]
If you’ve been using Facebook for a while you’ve surely seen the requests for donations some folks post in honor of their birthdays.
Of course there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, Facebook offers several excellent organizations to choose from, and this is a great way for people who appreciate the work they do to help them raise a little extra cash.
However, that being said, if you choose to donate to one of these “birthday” causes I recommend that you proceed with extreme caution for the reason stated below.