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Question from Bridgette: I hate how Facebook shows our birthdates to the entire world.
Can you tell me how to remove mine from my profile?
I’ve repeatedly searched FB Help but cannot find anything anywhere that explains how to do it.
If you can help, you would be my hero!! Thanks much. [Read more…]
Social media has proven itself useful in aiding students’ learning and development. Even so, not many schools and other educational institutions use platforms like Facebook for education.
The numbers are growing as the educational system is grasping technology, but we are still a long way from a study environment where social media is used as a learning tool. [Read more…]
Question from Mira: Hi Rick. You might think I’m not very bright after you hear my question, but I hope not lol.
Anyway, I recently sent Facebook friend requests to several people who are on our old high school reunion list.
One of the guys on that list accepted my friend request last night, but now I can’t find the notification where he accepted it and I can’t remember his name.
And before you ask, I’ve lost the list I got the names from in the first place!
Is there any way to see a list of my most recently added friends? [Read more…]
Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter
Have you ever read a Facebook post and wanted to link directly to it for some reason?
Sure, Facebook makes it easy to share a post with your friends, but what if you’d like someone who isn’t on your friends list to see it?
Question from Sandy: Rick, I read your warning about getting Facebook Protect enabled on my account.
I tried to find it on both my 6s Plus iPhone and tablet, but I never found it on either device.
My tablet is several years old.
Am I doing something wrong or is it possible that my devices just don’t offer it? [Read more…]