Monday, February 27, 2012

Ready or Not, Here Timeline Comes

By Pat Walsh

This blog post was inspired by the article “5 ways to secure your Facebook profile in a post-Timeline world”, written by Logan Kugler on February 7, 2012.

Have you switched to the new Facebook Timeline yet? Well it does not matter, because in the next two weeks everyone’s profiles are going to be switched to the new and some say “improved” template. Since there is no way to actually stop the transformation, there are a few tips that will help secure your timeline profile.

The first tip is to limit the amount of connections you have through your security settings. Set your settings so that only your close friends can view or post on your profile. The reason behind making the accounts so private is because in the future there will be employers or employees looking for you on Facebook, the last pictures you want them to see are you crushing Natty’s like a champ in your dorm room.

The second tip is to take control of your tags. It is a good idea to change your tag settings because you have to approve anything before it can go public. For instance, you are on vacation and you get absolutely sauced, you still have time to delete any tagged pictures your friends posted of you puking out the taxi window. What happens in Vegas, should stay in Vegas.

An important tip to know is that you should be aware who has permission to access your profile through applications. Get rid of any unwanted applications that you may have you may have through your privacy settings. These apps are unwanted because they all have permission to your information in your accounts. For the remaining apps that you would like to keep, go to the settings and check the apps privacy settings and make sure everything is in order.

The timeline is all about sharing, which makes it a good idea to start cutting down on your social footprints. Rather than letting the whole world know all the junk you said or posted from when you were a freshman in high school, you can now disable recent activity updates. To delete certain posts you must delete them individually.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223862/5_ways_to_secure_your_Facebook_profile_in_a_post_Timeline_world?taxonomyId=84&pageNumber=1









3 comments:

  1. I took interest in this post because i have a facebook like many other college students around the world. I don't use my facebook that often but when i do it's usually to check on family members and some old friends. The new format for the profile setting looks very confusing although i have yet to switch my profile to its new setting. If everything will be changed in two weeks for the better of people then that's fine. I like how it will let u delete things that people would be able to see in the future as you stated drinking, blacking out or just anything that is inappropriate to your peers.

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  2. i thought your article was interesting and your response was as well. I personally don’t like what Facebook is doing with the time line. People should be able to choose whether or not to have a timeline or not. The whole forcing people to have it is wrong. I have a lot of friends who hate the timeline and they can’t figure out how to go back. Me, I don’t mind it. I actually think it’s a cool change for once on Facebook. I sometimes think that Facebook changes to much, however, I think that constant change helps them stay relevant in the every changing society with technology. One thing they always change is the messaging and the news feed. The changes at first are confusing but it becomes cool and normal after a couple weeks of getting used to it. I do think that change is necessary but I don’t think that it should be forced.

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  3. Honestly, I HIGHLY dislike timeline. I am however, getting used to it. I think that forcing everyone to get timeline is a stupid idea and could easily lose Facebook users because of it. My mother along with some of the older generation do not adapt well to computer and technology changes, so I know quite a few older folks deleting their face books. I think Facebook is doing the right thing for their company by staying on top of the technology game but I think too much change is a bad thing. I found this article along with your response interesting because so many people have so many different feelings about it. I think it is an extremely smart move for people to realize what they are posting and it can make or break you in the future. As stated by you, there are ways to protect your Facebook, so everyone should be aware of how they can maintain their social networking site.

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