Ok so parents tell us, professors tell us, advisers tell us and last week the President told us -- watch what you put on Facebook. The message is getting redundant, but coming from so many sources, you know that there is something to it. Personally, I've always disregarded the message, confident in the security settings I have in place, but after reading a New York Times article -- there may be more to it.
According to ReadWriteWeb reporter Sarah Perez, you can friend your mom, future employers and your best friends without totally eliminating every "unsavory" picture/post. She outlined five steps to keeping your Facebook private and personalized.
- Make friend lists: this way you can separate and block groups of people from seeing certain posts/pictures.
- Make sure your privacy settings are set to "only friends."
- Consider whether you want your address, phone number and other personal information seen by your "friends."
- Change who can find you on searches, under settings you can specify who can and cannot find you when searching your name.
Stop taking quizzes! They share your information with people you have no control over.
So for everyone who left the Career Fair planning on deleting their Facebook, there are other ways. You learn something new every day.
-Shannon
