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Have you ever received a message from a Facebook friend that reads something like this?
“I think you’ve been hacked. Someone using your account just posted a nasty message [or photo] on my Newsfeed! You need to change your password.”
I received a bunch of messages like this during the first year or so after I started using Facebook.
And I’m guessing you’ve received them too. [Read more…]
Have you ever wished you could block all the distracting junk from the Facebook window so you could concentrate entirely on your Newsfeed?
Facebook’s user interface seems to get “busier” all the time with tons of other “features” competing with the posts in our Newsfeeds for our attention.
Well, if you use Facebook in a web browser on a laptop or desktop computer there’s a very simple way to block out virtually all the junk so you can concentrate entirely on your Newsfeed… [Read more…]
If you’ve been a Facebook user for more than 10 minutes you probably already know that scams and hoaxes pop up all the time on there.
Well, the latest hoax to arrive on the scene is claiming that Facebook’s algorithm is limiting users’ Newsfeeds to the same 25 friends, and no more.
Question from Kate: Can you tell me how to hide my photos from people who are not friends with me on Facebook?
I know I can see how my page looks to people who are not friends and it still shows my photos. Thank you!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Jeremy: I’m a professional photographer and I use Facebook and Twitter to showcase some of my best images to potential customers.
I’ve noticed that those services automatically strip the location metadata from every photo as it’s being uploaded.
The metadata in my photos is important because it contains some really important info, including the location where the photo was taken. [Read more…]