Archive for tag: privacy settings

How Does Facebook Make Friend Suggestions?

March 7, 2012 at 11:10 am   8 comments
When was the last time you took a close look at the Suggested Friends provided on your Facebook account? I'm often surprised by some of the recommendations I get and wonder: how does Facebook make these? I have looked over some of the suggested names and see that there are some with whom I have a connection based off of….read more

Overview of the New Facebook Timeline

February 27, 2012 at 11:39 am   4 comments
  Kathryn Rose is an award-winning author, speaker and social media strategist. She has  written 6 books on social media marketing, including The Step by Step Guides to Facebook, Twitter, SEO/Video Marketing and LinkedIn for Business, as well as The Parent's and Grandparent's Guides to Facebook. Kathryn also serves on….read more

Understanding the Facebook Subscribe Button

September 20, 2011 at 9:28 am   2 comments
You might be hearing a lot about Facebook's new "Subscribe" button, so we want to help explain what this new feature is and what it could mean for your kids. The original Facebook friendships that you're probably more familiar with are mutual, meaning you friend someone and they accept your friendship request or vice versa.….read more

Kids’ Back-to-School Tips for Online Safety

September 15, 2011 at 10:02 am   0 comments
After posting some back-to-school online safety tips for parents yesterday, we wanted to share additional tips and warnings that parents should discuss more directly with their kids. While it's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of a new school year, it's important to be aware of online behaviors and activities that could affect relationships,….read more

A Guide to Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

August 30, 2011 at 2:25 pm   0 comments
It's important for parents to stay as up-to-date as possible about social networks and other sites that kids are frequenting. Facebook, perhaps one of the most popular sites that kids are on, recently announced new privacy settings that every parent - whether their child is online now or plans to be in the near future - should know….read more

Photo-Sharing Made Easier on Twitter

June 6, 2011 at 9:20 am   0 comments
Last week Twitter officially announced its plans to launch its own photo-sharing service for users, which will allow them to include photos easier and faster within tweets. Teaming up with Photobucket to launch the feature, this new form of photo-sharing could minimize the need for outside apps like Twitpic or Yfrog. Twitter is also working with mobile….read more
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