Social Networking Safety Tips

Monday, January 21st, 2008 @ 6:53 am | Videos, Tips, Networking

Social networking sites are great tools to meet others and expand your sphere of influence, but there are a few safety tips that you should follow.

• Limit your personal information – Some sites allow you to limit the number of people that can have access to your profile information. I recommend that you do not share your address or telephone number on line.
• Check your privacy settings – Privacy settings is a away to limit the sharing of information you have posted on your networking site. A number of sites like Facebook may allow for too much sharing of information if you do not use it correctly. Check your privacy settings and be sure you understand what the various plug-ins do before you install and use them.
• Comments are discoverable – Remember that what you write on the internet can be searched and found. This can have negative ramifications if you write or post a picture of you in an objectionable situation, you might loose your job.

Consider these tips went you decide to post information about yourself on the internet. These tips will help keep you safe and if you have not had a chance, please listen to the video to learn more.

 

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