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Easy to follow lesson on how to use Facebook to chat

There are a few tips you need to know when you're conversing on the Internet. Whether you're friending on Facebook, IM'ing your friends, leaving messages in a forum, sending emails, or whatever, believe it or not, there are some things you need to know first.

By following these simple tips Facebook will become a fun and very useful place for you to visit daily. You'll not only get information on what your friends are up to, you may also get your daily dose of zen. With photos, daily prose, help on topics you're interested in and much more, Facebook can be a lot of different things.

1. Don't use all capital letters - Writing in all capitals is a way of screaming on the Internet and will be taken that way. Please don't do it. It's really annoying to all involved. If you really want to shout it out, by all means, use those capital letters. Just remember to tone it down the rest of the time.
2. Use your real name - Facebook is known for finding friends. You can't very well do that if you don't use your real name.
3. Fill out your profile - If someone's going to find out anything about you, then you're going to need to fill out your Facebook profile. Let people know who you are. Don't give out anything private or anything that could be unsafe. Just give people information so they know who they're reading about.
4. Connect with other people - This is what Facebook is all about, so get out there and find your friends. Find the people you know in real life and find old friends too. Connect with them on Facebook, always know what they're up to and keep them updated on your life.
5. Be yourself - Be real, don't be fake. What's the point. Facebook is all about keeping your friends updated on the current events in your life and chatting about things you're doing. Don't make up stuff, there's really no reason for it. Just be yourself.
6. Update, update, update - The more you add to your Facebook, the better your Facebook will be. Try to add a new post at least once a day. This will let people know what you're up to and also let them know that you're thinking about them.
7. Leave comments - If you're reading through your friend's posts and you come across a post that makes you stop and think, leave a message. Let them know what you're thinking. This gives them a chance to respond back to you if they want. Or, at least they'll know you were paying attention.
8. Join groups - Facebook groups are a great way to meet people with the same interests and issues you have in your life. Give a Facebook group a chance once you've joined. Post your own questions and comments to the group and get involved.
9. Add photos - Photos make the Internet a more interesting place. Facebook makes it really easy to add photos, so add a few of your own. Let people leave comments on the photos. Photos can sometimes be a good conversation starter.

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Facebook is a fun tool but be careful what you post

The GazetteJuly 18, 2009

Facebook users should beware: those who can get at your personal information might include some who are not among your designated friends.

That was the public warning from a new report by Canada's privacy commissioner, diligently prepared over a 14-month investigation. The study reproached the popular "social media" service for several infringements of federal privacy law.

The main concerns were the Facebook firm's practice of sharing users' personal information with third parties, notably developers of games and puzzles that are flogged to Facebook members, and the retention of information about people who have died or abandoned the service. Facebook was ordered to amend these practices within a month, or face court action.

Like everyone involved with the Internet, social media are making it up as they go along. Since it started, Facebook has been plagued by allegations of careless or bluntly commercial dissemination of personal information and breaches of privacy. This is believed however to be the first time any government agency has threatened formal action. There's a lesson in this for Facebook's operators and Facebook users alike.

Facebook was rightly fingered for unwarranted information-sharing and for providing incomplete and confusing information about its privacy policies. But far too many of the 12 million Facebook members in this country and the 250 million worldwide are blithely unaware of how information they imagine is restricted to their online friends can leak out into the fullness of cyberspace if they fail to take precautions.

A classic recent example of online naivete involved the wife of Sir John Sawers, the new head of Britain's spy service. She committed a major security breach by posting some details of family life on her Facebook page without activating privacy controls.

The privacy commission's criticisms will not, and should not, put people off Facebook altogether. It is a wonderful tool and toy, as its rampant popularity attests. But it is evolving, at a time when old notions of privacy are being redefined by the unprecedented amount of personal information in circulation on the Internet.

It has been suggested that in the Internet age there is no such thing as privacy any more, and the best we can do is get used to it.

But it doesn't have to come to that. There should be privacy rules, even though no rule is foolproof. The surest of rules for people with privacy concerns is simple: Don't put anything online that you don't want the world to know.

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