Facebook Tips

Over the years, Facebook has grown into one of the most popular forms of social media. What started out just on college campuses has grown into a worldwide form of communication. With more and more users each day, Facebook has developed into one of the most powerful and effective forms of social media today.

Even though Facebook is popular, many still question whether or not they wish to be apart of it. Fears over privacy, personal information and other concerns are often mentioned as reasons not to take part in it.

Not everyone has to have a Facebook account but for those of you who are considering, below are some tips for getting started:

1) Decide What You Want and Don't Want People To See - If you don't want people you don't know finding your phone number, don't put it on there. If you don't want people using your work e-mail or personal e-mail address to reach you, do not put it on there. Decide what information you want people to see and only put that on the profile. Do not put any information that you do not want people to see on your profile.

2) If You Don't Know Someone Requesting to Be Your Friend on Facebook, You Do Not Have To Accept the Request - Chances are, you will probably get a few friend requests from people you do not know. If you are not comfortable accepting the request, you do not have to add this person to your friends list. Avoid requesting to be friends with people you do not know and you never have to accept friend requests from those you do not know. You can send a message to clarify the person's identity but you do not have to accept the request if you are not comfortable.

3) Watch What You Put on Your Profile - It has been said many times before but be careful about the content you place in your profile. Just because a picture, video, phrase or joke might be funny to you, it may be offensive to others. If you aren't sure if someone will be offended by something, do not place it in your profile. You never know who may come across your profile and be offended by an inappropriate picture, video, joke or phrase.

4) Keep in Mind Current and Potential Employers May Monitor the Content in Your Profile- Similar to the third point mentioned in this post, watch what you say in your profile about other people or businesses. You never know when someone might catch wind of something posted on your profile. More and more businesses are monitoring what employees and job candidates are placing on their Facebook profiles and you will need to be careful what you say.