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Question from Tammy: I don’t like it when people I don’t know comment on my Facebook posts and sort of take them over.
Is there any way to prevent people I’m not friends with on there from leaving comments on my posts? [Read more…]
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I receive frantic messages on a regular basis from folks asking for help getting back into their Facebook accounts because they have somehow gotten locked out of them.
Sometimes I’m able to help them reset their password and log back in with no problems, but all too often a simple password reset doesn’t work for them.
And sadly, in situations like this Facebook’s “Account Recovery” tools can be pretty close to useless. [Read more…]
Question from Bridgette: I hate how Facebook shows our birthdates to the entire world.
Can you tell me how to remove my birthdate from both the Facebook website and app?
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…]
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Question from Audrey: Hi, Rick! I have a Facebook question for you.
Is there any way to block people from tagging me in their posts?
I hate it when I’m tagged in a photo or status update that’s embarrassing or doesn’t even pertain to me in some way.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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In a previous post I explained how to link to an individual Facebook post.
Since then I’ve seen several of my friends say they are “sharing” a post so they can find it on their Timeline at a later date.
Some people also prefer using Facebook’s “Save” feature to save interesting posts for later reading.
Sharing a good post is great because it lets your friends enjoy the posts that you like or find useful (I LOVE it when folks share my tips and photos with their friends), but it can still be time-consuming going back through your Timeline trying to find a post from days, weeks or months past. [Read more…]