An interview with Professor John Aycock with the University of Calgary and Constable Kathy Macdonald from City of Calgary Police regarding social media and information sharing. It is important to understand security settings, sharing and visibility on social media websites. The interview touches on these topics, and I encourage everyone who has a profile on an online site, to become familiar with their settings, as well as know the settings of friends and family. The better you understand, the better you can protect yourself and others from the potential risks. If you find yourself a victim...
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Divide and allocate friends:
Many of us have added “friends” without setting lists or permissions, which grants open access to all posts, regardless of the relationship, and in the early days of Facebook, it wasn't considered an issue. However, as the use of Facebook has evolved, we have learned that not everyone wishes to, or should have access to EVERYTHING we post. For this reason, it is a good idea to create categories based on relationship or interest. To do this, click here - FACEBOOK LIST CREATION and click on “Create List” at the top right.
To edit existing...
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It is true that most of us at this point have read the key things NOT to do on Facebook.
We know not to post vacation plans, share images of valuables, post our home address, share explicit photos, add strangers, or complain about our:
(1) boss
(2) mother
(3) husband/wife
(4) ex
(5) significant other's ex
What you may not be aware of is that while you are playing safe, someone on your friends list may not be, and that one person could grant hundreds of strangers access to your page.
For example, I have approximately 500 friends on Facebook, and I screen them to ensure that they are people...
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Every business owner goes through the process, regardless of size or experience. The first thing they do is get a website and try their hand at SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Then they create a Facebook page, Twitter account, LinkedIn page, Google+ account, Pinterest and proceed to advertise, push, post and pray. This is where things can go wrong. I am as guilty as anyone else, and when it comes to social media, the best way to learn is through experience. Below are a few tips I have developed through my experience and my own mistakes.
1) do not pollute your page with "keywords"....
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I am not a social media professional and when someone refers to me as one, I cringe. I find myself trying to justify what I do, back stepping a stigma of which I want no part. Between you and me, I don’t believe a position called “Social Media Expert” exists.
I believe there are people who wish to be teachers who have found social media to be a short cut into the academic fray, or speakers with a soap box looking for something to say, but I do not find social media to exist on its own as a profession. I know… I am opening myself up for some flack on this, but let me explain. In my mind,...
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