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Question from Bridgette: I hate how Facebook shows our birthdates to the entire world.
Can you tell me how to remove my birthdate from both the Facebook website and app?
I’ve repeatedly searched FB Help but cannot find anything anywhere that explains how to do it.
If you can help, you would be my hero!! Thanks much. [Read more…]
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Question from Audrey: Hi, Rick! I have a Facebook question for you.
Is there any way to block people from tagging me in their posts?
I hate it when I’m tagged in a photo or status update that’s embarrassing or doesn’t even pertain to me in some way.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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In a previous post I explained how to link to an individual Facebook post.
Since then I’ve seen several of my friends say they are “sharing” a post so they can find it on their Timeline at a later date.
Some people also prefer using Facebook’s “Save” feature to save interesting posts for later reading.
Sharing a good post is great because it lets your friends enjoy the posts that you like or find useful (I LOVE it when folks share my tips and photos with their friends), but it can still be time-consuming going back through your Timeline trying to find a post from days, weeks or months past. [Read more…]
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Do you ever feel like you really need to take a temporary break from seeing one your friend’s posts in your Facebook Newsfeed?
For example, you might have a friend who generally posts interesting things that you really enjoy seeing but they have a habit of getting overbearingly political during election season.
Well, as luck would have it Facebook provides a way to take a temporary (30 day) break from seeing such a friend’s posts in your Newsfeed. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using Facebook for longer than it takes paint to dry you probably see a bunch of spams, scams and hoaxes hit your Newsfeed on a regular basis.
Some of the malicious posts making the rounds are cleverly written and well-presented, making it difficult for the average person to recognize them as being fraudulent.
However, the vast majority of fraudulent posts can be identified as such with just a quick glance once you know what to look for. [Read more…]