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Scams abound on Facebook, and one of the most common types of scams claims that a company will give everyone who “Likes” and/or “Shares” a post a valuable freebie.
There’s a very dangerous recurring scam of this type making the rounds again, and it involves the Kroger grocery store chain.
One of my Facebook friends recently asked me what a person should do if their Facebook account gets hacked.
I answered her in a Facebook post but then thought it might be a good idea to post it on the blog as well.
The first thing you need to do is determine whether your account has indeed been hacked, or merely cloned. [Read more…]
Are you tired of leaving a digital footprint when watching Instagram stories?
Well I have some great news for you: an anonymous way to view these stories exists.
This post will show you how to use Instagram Viewer for private, hassle-free browsing. [Read more…]
Question from Eloise: I recently started using the Facebook app on my phone and there’s something that’s really bugging me.
Every time I “Like” something it makes an annoying popping sound and it’s driving me bonkers.
Surely there’s some way to stop it from making that sound. Can you tell me how to do it? [Read more…]
Question from Javier: Hi, Rick. You seem to know a lot about Facebook so maybe you can help me.
Is there a way to see all of the friend requests I’ve sent out that haven’t been responded to?
I’d like to send reminder messages to those people and ask them to accept my friend request.
Rick‘s answer: Javier, I know how frustrating it is to send someone a friend request and never find out whether they have acted on it or not. [Read more…]