Tech Tips

April 2011

Facebook Safety Advice

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

Facebook Safety Advice For all of the great applications involved in social networking websites, there are some dark undertones that if not considered, can deliver horrific results.  Just about everyone has a Facebook page, therefore there’s a wealth of information floating around that strangers can view if privacy settings aren’t utilized.  For parents, requiring your [...]

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How to Use Facebook Chat

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

How to Use Facebook Chat As many have already noticed, Facebook is doing their best to eliminate the need for outside programming when looking to communicate with your friends via the internet.  Arguably the simplest of features, the Facebook chat offers users the ability to chat with friends without needing to download an outside program [...]

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How to Use Facebook Groups

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

Of course it’s great chatting with your friends about the party last weekend, but it’s all fun and games until somebody gets their feelings hurt, right?  Facebook has done a great job with keeping people in touch with each other, and their “Groups” application, they are offering some privacy for those conversations that simply aren’t [...]

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How to Use Facebook Places

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

Facebook keeps people in touch with friends that are scattered across the globe.  The company continues to add features that allow people to stay in touch with each other, and one of the latest features is the “Places” application.  The app allows users to “check in” to a location via their smartphone or laptop, letting [...]

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How Facebook Started

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

Facebook has 600 million users worldwide, and literally became an overnight success.  The concept took shape on campus at Harvard University in 2004, after the site’s designer, Mark Zuckerberg came up with an idea.  He had experimented with a simple program that pitted photographs of two campus students together for members to decide who was [...]

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How Facebook Makes Money

by Barbara J. Feldman April 19, 2011

It seems that just about everyone has a Facebook page these days.  How long did you have an account before your parents “friended” you and began sending you notes of encouragement?  As millions of people set up their accounts without paying a service fee, a legitimate question arises.  How does Facebook make money?  Well, there [...]

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