How long have you been on FaceBook? Did you join when there were a mere 30 million people or did you join last year when there were 200 million people or sometime in the winter as we eclipsed 350 million people? As I watched people post doppelgangers (Google it if you missed it) on FaceBook last week, I started thinking about profiles. When did you last update your profile? Is it important to update your profile? What about your Settings?
The odds are very good that you are due for a FaceBook tune-up. Set aside 30 minutes and start by clicking on Settings in the upper right corner, then select Applications. On the drop down menu in the top right select Allowed To Post. I do NOT allow most applications to post to my profile. Do I really want those applications spamming my friends? No. Go down the List and select Edit on any suspicious applications. Your friends will appreciate this!
Go back to Settings in the upper right and select Privacy Settings. Check your Profile Information, I leave all of my settings at Friends Only (except for Pictures and Videos that I leave at Friends of Friends – because this is a great way to find missing friends). Go back to your privacy settings (top left) and select Contact Privacy, I leave all of these as Only Friends (except for Send Me A Message and Add Me – these I leave as Everyone so people can contact me). Is this making sense? Now go to Applications and Websites under Privacy settings. This section is Crazy! Why would you want all of this information shared? I unselected all of these except for online presence and status updates.
Go back to Settings in the upper right and select Account Settings. You can select Notifications on the top bar. Do you really need to get emails for everything happening on FaceBook? If you check in on FaceBook regularly, you do not need to get any notifications via email. If you are using Lists (hello organization) and your notifications tab on the bottom right, this is a prime opportunity to remove notifications. Use your time more efficiently! Then select FACEBOOK ADS on the top right of the bar. I select Allow ads on platform pages to show my information to No one. It is kind of annoying that you have to do this. At the bottom of this page I allow Show my social actions in Facebook Ads to Only My Friends. Why? Because I want FaceBook to make money on advertising and I think these Ads are actually interesting (yes, I want to know if you are a fan of whatever local restaurant). This is the system truly working in balance!
Now that you have checked in on your settings and privacy, select your Profile, Info and edit your settings. Add the last few books you have read or movies you have seen. Make sure your education and work history are accurate. This information is critical, share your professional experiences with your community. You can copy and paste from your LinkedIn profile here, but get that information into your profile! Oh yeah, try and enjoy doing all of this. Tuning up your profile is important and strangely comforting. Take control of your FaceBook experience today!
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