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FACEBOOK DO’S

Do use your real name since the idea behind these sites is for friends to stay in touch and reconnect. If you use a fake name people you knew in elementary school, from summer vacations, from real-life social groups you have left and friends who moved away, will not be able to find you.
Do use a real picture of you in your profile (at least once). For the same reasons you should use your real name, a real picture of you is a must. People can’t tell if you’re you from your name alone. That being said, keep the picture you post modest, racey pictures just encourage creepers (a Facebook term for stalker) to contact you.
Do search out your name, you may be surprised to find out how many people have the same name or a similar name. Also, searching your surname can reconnect you with long lost relatives.
Do click on the profile picture of people who send you friend requests.
Even if you don’t recognize them from the photo currently on display previously used photos are displayed in an archive and you may recognize the person from a different picture.
Do create photo albums with privacy settings so only your friends can see them. You do this when you first create the album under the “Share This Album With” option. You can change the settings in the future if you want but it is always best to limit who can see the more intimate moments of your life.
Do tag the pictures you post so that friends know when you have put their picture online. It is just common courtesy to let people know when you have put their likeness on the internet. If they don’t like the picture or don’t want people to know it is them they can easily remove the tag by going to the picture and clicking the “remove tag” link by their name.
Do use a public server email address, like Hotmail or Google Mail, when setting up your account and in your contact information. Using your service provider address can let a cyber stalker find you in the real world and will be more likely to get your name on a targeted spam list (in it's User Agreement Facebook reserves the right to sell your information, including your email address and demographic stats, to outside agencies).
Do be tolerant when you get friend requests from strangers, especially if your photo is not of you, believe it or not you are likely not the only person on the planet with your name. Just hit reject and don’t worry about it, people are not notified when you reject their friend request.
Do limit who can see your full profile. You can click on the “privacy” link on your Facebook profile and under “Profile” set who can see which entries. Set it so that only friends can see things like your pictures, your wall, and your personal and contact information.
Do create a private group for you and your close friends. Make the group administrated and by invite only and only allow friends/members to join whom you know in real life. If you have lots of online or Facebook friends set up a seperate group for them and follow internet safe habits when posting messages to that board.
Do use Facebook Applications. They jazz up your page and are fun. Our favorite Facebook Applications; iLike, Horoscopes, Facebook Mobile, Video, Audio, Slideshows, PicNik, and Extended Info.
Do limit your Facebook Platform. Click on the “privacy” link in the upper right corner, click on “Applications” and then click on “Other Applications” and uncheck everything that appears under the “What Others Can See Via the Facebook Platform” heading. This limits how Facebook can use your information. If you leave it in its default setting (all boxes checked) you are agreeing to allow Facebook to use [u]all[/u] of your information, however they want, including selling your stats for demographics reasons or selling your email to spammers lists. Note, if you have added any Facebook Applications you will not be able to block all your information, your name, networks and friends list will still be made available.
Do limit the type of email notifications that come to you from Facebook. Tired of the millions of Facebook emails you get each day? Limit them by clicking on the “account” link in the top right corner, clicking on “Notifications” and uncheck everything you don’t want to be notified of via email. If you uncheck all of them no Facebook emails will go to your inbox.
Do report any threats of violence or other inappropriate posts or images, including posts about after school fights or threats made against specific people, to Facebook and to the proper real world authorities like school officials, parents and police. You can report abuse to directly Facebook by clicking on the “Report” link located under all posts and pictures that are added to Facebook. For more help with Facebook abuses go to the “help” link at the bottom of your “home” page and click on “Safety.”

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