Pot Luck #55: Getting the Most Out of Facebook

I have had a Facebook account for years. Mostly, I have preferred it to the competition. At this time, I use it stay connected with friends that live all around the world. I can easily say the majority of people I know use Facebook.

I am in a few networks, including Harris County Public Library. This links me to coworkers past and present. Also, I'm in a couple of alumni networks and I can easily connect to others.

Several of my friends on Facebook are people I knew from childhood. If not for such social networking, I would have no clue about some of these folks. Also, the "People you may know" tool shows me friends of friends and people I might remember from college.

I try to be careful with the applications. I certainly like the "Flair Board" as it allows me to put virtual buttons representing favorite TV shows, art, schools, etc. The genealogist in me loves the MyHeritage Application. I can proudly show my roots here. . . lol.

PS: If you're on Facebook, look me up!

Week 8: #18 Armchair Social Butterfly

In theory, I appreciate networks such as MySpace and Facebook. However, I want to be careful of what I put on the Worldwide Web. I really like that both of these social networks do take some measures to in order to secure the sites from nasty SPAM and parties with bad intentions.

I took the Facebook tour and I like the neatness and organization of it. The fact that it lists networks is great, too. I liked being able to find some of my friends from college and I liked finding that I could not access profiles unless that person approved the action.