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Question from Fran: Rick, I need your help with a very strange problem.
I turned on my computer this morning and saw that somehow my Facebook had gotten switched to some language that I can’t understand.
I can’t figure out how to change it back to English because I can’t read the menus.
Can you help me get my Facebook account back to where it’s using English? [Read more…]
Are you “following” a friend on Twitter who frequently posts things you have absolutely no interest in?
Well, you could always unfollow that person, but you might be concerned that they will find out about it and get upset with you.
Luckily, there’s an easy way to prevent someone’s tweets from showing up in your Twitter feed without having to actually unfollow them. [Read more…]
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Question from Kristin: A Facebook friend got a fake friend request from me and simply deleted it.
Do these fake requests always involve a duplicate account?
I searched my name and only found my legitimate account. How can I find the fake one? [Read more…]
Question from Bill: I received a notice from Twitter saying they had removed one of my tweets for being against their Rules and Policies.
After thinking about it I realize that tweet was a little dicey, but I’ve seen a lot worse on Twitter that never got taken down.
What bothers me is my tweet got removed when far worse tweets stay up.
How can I find out who reported my tweet and got it removed? [Read more…]
Question from Mary: How can I prevent people from posting links on my Facebook Timeline?
I don’t mind them posting pictures and other stuff, but links scare me after everything I’ve read about hackers using them to spread viruses and hack into people’s accounts.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]