Friday, September 10, 2010

25% Web Services Discount for Social Media for Adults Class

September 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

To All Students in the Social Media for Adults Class
It has been my pleasure to have you as my student in this first Social Media for Adults class at Richland College!
It has been a large class and there was a huge amount of information to cover. I hope that everyone now has some basic tools [...]

Details – August 7 Class

August 6, 2010 by Retro-Active  
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Topics To Be Covered Aug 7:

We will have more fun this week! LOL
Setting up the Facebook Privacy Options (last week’s class) is tedious and boring. But, it needed to be done – and understood by – social networkers. The Good News: Once you understand the Facebook Privacy Options – you can go on [...]

Homework for Sat 8-7 Boomer Program Class

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

Please Read and Study the New Posts in the Boomer Program category.
The most pressing issue that most Boomers have in getting started in Social Media is: Privacy Settings.

How can I protect myself and my extended family?
How can I separate my business presence from my personal social networking presence?
Facebook has the most complicated Privacy Settings [...]

HOW TO Use Facebook for Professional Networking

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
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Source: http://mashable.com/2009/08/14/facebook-networking/
Boris Epstein is the CEO and Founder of BINC, a Professional Search Firm that specializes in the Software Marketplace. Boris shares his thoughts about the recruitment industry, job hunting and career advice at AskBinc.com.
Ask anybody why they use Facebook, and most people will respond with reasons like staying in touch with friends, or being able [...]

Tips For Your Profile To Stay Safe From Scammers

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

See at: Facebook Impostors – Tips For Your Profile To Stay Safe From Scammers
by Saikat Basu on Oct. 25th, 2009
Where you go, we follow. That’s the motto of the scammer brigade; those invisible citizens of the web underworld. They populate our inboxes, our blog comments, our forums and not surprisingly, our social networks. What’s their loot? [...]

Facebook Privacy Checker – See How Exposed Your Facebook Profile Is

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
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Free Web-based ToolSee Exactly What Regular Internet Users Can See from Your Facebook Account
Check out Zesty Facebook Privacy Checking Tool @  hzesty.ca/facebook
from http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/zesty-facebook-privacy-checker/
Recent Facebook privacy settings change caused an outrage among users. The level of exposure it brought to Facebook accounts made many people unhappy. If you are unsure what this update has done to your [...]

Facebook’s Social Web – How to Protect Your Privacy

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

Note: Since this article was published in April 2010, Facebook has simplified (to a certain extent) the Facebook Privacy Settings. However, this article has great info on the implications and potential impact of your Facebook Privacy Settings.
Facebook’s Social Web How to Protect Your Privacy
by JR Raphael, PC World
Apr 22, 2010 7:13 pm
Protecting your privacy on [...]

Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy

August 3, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

10 Solid Tips to Safeguard Your Facebook Privacy – Friend Lists
From www.makeuseof.com by Mahendra Palsule on Sep. 13th, 2009
Facebook statistics show that it has 250 million active users each with an average 120 friends. More than 1 billion photos are uploaded every month by its users, over 70% of whom use applications like games and [...]

Social Networking Resources

July 31, 2010 by Retro-Active  
Filed under Boomer Program

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites  List of major active social networking websites
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html#axzz0vGA6nL3C  Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
 

LinkedIn Resources

July 31, 2010 by Retro-Active  
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http://learn.linkedin.com/  Learning Center – Features of LinkedIn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn    Wikipedia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzT3JVUGUzM What is LinkedIn Video
 

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