Protecting Your Facebook Privacy for Dummies (Not!)
January 25, 2010
You’re not a dummy, bunny! I just wrote that headline to get your attention. 
You are actually quite brilliant at what you do, so why the heck should you be all knowledgeable about Facebook and all this techie stuff? Fact is, you shouldn’t, cause that’s my job!! And now that I have your attention, there is an important Public Service Announcement that I would like to pass on to you from an article Girl Friday saw in the New York Times the other day. And because I truly care about you and your marketing needs (you know I do! there’s nothin’ but love here, baby-boo!), I pass it on to you.
Here’s the scoop, served in a nutshell, covered in chocolate sauce, whipped cream and a cherry:
- Status Updates are now seen on Google, Yahoo, etc. search engines: So if you post any colorful updates that you wouldn’t want Mom or your boss to see, you can change your Privacy Setting under “Profile Information” and “Posts by Me” to show your Updates to “Only Friends,” rather than the “Everyone” setting. Because “Everyone” means Everyone.
- Your “Personal Info” is also now set to default to “Everyone” by the new Facebook settings for family and relationships (relationship status) and your birth date (do you really want this information seen to anyone and everyone online? Think about identity theft here). You can change this setting. Go to “Privacy Settings,” “Profile Information” and for each field listed on this page, change the pull-down menu (to the right). You can choose “Everyone,” “Friends of Friends,” “Only Friends,” and “Custom.” The “Custom” field allows you to choose “Only Me,” which might be the best choice for your sensitive data like birth date.
- All of the above Personal Information, if it is checked or defaulted to “Everyone,” is also available to the search engines. Under “Settings/Privacy Settings/Search,” look to see if the “Allow” box is checked. If you do not want your Profile information to be search-able, uncheck this box.
For the complete article, and links to more information on protecting your privacy within Facebook, see the sourced article here.
Now go out there, and take on this Facebook thingy, and don’t be afraid!! ‘Cause once you’ve conquered this small challenge: “You [will be] able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor Roosevelt said that, and I just love that lady. Have a sunny day! Love, –your Girl Friday
Telemarkers Now Have Your Cell Phone Number
January 24, 2010
Cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies this month (January 2010), so guess what?? YOU may be the lucky recipient of sales calls AND in many cases, you even get to PAY for that unwanted, unsolicited, annoying call, depending on your cell phone plan!! Ain’t technology grand?
Well, don’t worry your brains about it, Cookie. IF YOU ACT NOW, all ya gotta do is call 888.382.1222 and tell those nice people at the National Do Not Call center to put your number on the list to be BLOCKED from those nasty ole TELEMARKETERS. Make sure you CALL FROM YOUR CELL PHONE. Your number will be blocked for five years. Proving that, yes…technology IS grand!! Now call them right now, and you have yourself a lovely day.
–your Girl Friday
