Tag Archives: Social Networking

Using Facebook Safely: What Advice Should You Give Your Kids?

By Marilynne Rudick on September 4, 2010

Your kids may think there’s nothing wrong with posting pictures of boobs and booze on their Facebook page. But decision-makers—college admissions staff and potential employers—may disagree. Long after the party, inappropriate photos and content could turn up in a Google search. What advice can you give your kids about safe social networking?

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Should You Join Facebook Now?

By Marilynne Rudick on June 15, 2010

In response to an uproar from Facebook users about the complexity of privacy controls and concerns about how personal information was being used, Facebook revised its privacy controls. But did it solve the problems? The response is mixed. Bottom line: wait and see.

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Six Tips for Taking the Social Networking Plunge

By Marilynne Rudick on June 13, 2010

Ready to take the social networking plunge? These six tips will help you dive gracefully.

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I Twitter, Therefore I Am

By Marilynne Rudick on June 12, 2010

Twitter posts (called tweets) answer this question: What are you doing? Twitter limits answers to 140 characters. Twitter’s power is that it is instant and mobile. You can send and receive a tweet on just about any device—your computer or cellphone.

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LinkedIn: Strictly Business

By Marilynne Rudick

LinkedIn, the largest business networking site, use the three degrees of separation concept to build business networks to find jobs, build businesses, and start new businesses. The link to trustworthy friends and business contacts assures a degree of credibility.


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Social Networking: The Basics

By Marilynne Rudick on June 7, 2010

There are thousands of online social networks–from the “big box” Facebook and MySpace–to niche networks for business, travel, love–just about any topic or cause. All social networks are rooted in common tools. Once you’re up to speed, you are ready for wherever cyberspace takes you.

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Great Explanations: Technology in Plain English

By Marilynne Rudick

Writing about web technology in plain English is hard work. But Common Craft manages to do it in three-minute videos that are not only clear, but fun. Topics include blogs, RSS, social networking and cloud computing.

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