If you’ve been keeping up with me on Facebook for a while you’ve probably noticed that I never, ever post a “Check-In” on my Timeline.
And I never will.
If you’re wondering why, just ask yourself this simple question: [Read more…]
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If you’ve been keeping up with me on Facebook for a while you’ve probably noticed that I never, ever post a “Check-In” on my Timeline.
And I never will.
If you’re wondering why, just ask yourself this simple question: [Read more…]
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By now you’re probably familiar with how enabling ‘Dark Mode’ can make it more pleasant to use a device in a low-light environment.
If you frequently peruse Facebook in a darkened room I recommend that you go into the Facebook settings and switch ‘Dark Mode’ on and give it a try. I believe you just might like it. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using X (formerly Twitter) for a while you’ve probably posted a LOT of Tweets since the day you first opened your account.
After all, it’s not unusual for active X users to post thousands of Tweets each and every year.
Have you ever thought it might be cool to have an archive of all of your Tweets, beginning with the very first one you posted way back when?
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“Privacy Warnings” of one type or another have been making the rounds on Facebook ever since the site first came into existence.
While most of those warnings range from completely worthless to downright malicious, a few of them actually have some merit.
Privacy is indeed a serious concern on Facebook, but many folks understandably attempt to attack the problem from the wrong angle.
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As you probably know, Facebook asks for some pretty sensitive information when someone signs up for an account.
For example, among other things they request our address, phone number and birthdate.
Many folks just go ahead and enter whatever info Facebook asks for without giving it a second thought, and then they make that info viewable by all of their Facebook friends.
Even worse, lots of other folks make their personal info viewable by the general public (i.e. billions of complete strangers)!
That, in my opinion, is a very bad mistake. [Read more…]