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Do You Keep Old Profiles Online?
Nothing to hide here: from time to time I like to Google myself, just to see what comes up. After all, you never know who's going to search for you from a potential boss to a potential date. Even Kristen Stewart admits to self-Googling, as do a few other celebs.
Website of the Day: DailyBooth
If you can't get enough social networking action (what, with your Twitter updates and Facebooking), add this service to your daily update list: DailyBooth.
DailyBooth is kinda like Twitter, where you post what you're doing and personal updates, but with the extra added feature of adding a photo to every post. Just activate your computer's on-board camera (or external camera) and snap away every day to show off your new haircut, or that shiner you got while playing volleyball with your pals.
Do You Use Facebook More Than Email to Stay In Contact?
I'm guessing that since you're reading this site, you're on some sort of social networking site (more specifically Facebook), and probably check a few times a day (or if you're like me, checking it all the time via a mobile app). Facebook, as well as other social networking sites, provide a great way to keep in touch with people. So much so that social networking may be edging out email as a way to keep in touch with friends and family.
Website of the Day: Hi I'm
Whether you've got a Twitter or MySpace page, a Facebook profile, or you use Flickr and LinkedIn — and yes, there's an all of the above option — you have to agree that it can sometimes be one hot mess trying to share content with friends from all of your respective "pages."
Well Hi I'm is basically a "nametag on the Internet" that will help you share all of your social networking content from one page.
Unlike Google Profiles, which is very similar, Hi I'm updates whenever you post anything to your network profiles.
Geek Tip: Stave Off Social Identity Theft With KnowEm
Needless to say, I have a ton of active social networking accounts out there. Sometimes I even forget which ones I belong to! So when I discovered KnowEm, I was relived to be able to check a plethora of social networking sites for my user name, not only to remind me which sites I have an account with but to also make sure someone isn't going around stealing my moniker or worse — my identity.
PSA: Tweeting About Being on Vacay Can Make You a Target
Looks like we have more to worry about than just blurting out TMI on your Twitter or Facebook pages: a study reports that nearly half of users polled broadcast when they're out of town on their social networks, leaving them open to potential burglaries.
Seem far-fetched? It's not, as the Arizona man who was robbed in June after tweeting about being out of town can tell you.
Illinois Bars Sex Offenders From Social Networks
On Thursday, Illinois lawmakers signed a law that bans registered sex offenders from using social networks. The law, of course, aims to prevent offenders from victimizing those they might find on a social network such as Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter.
Interestingly, they define social network as "an Internet website containing profile web pages of the members of the website that include the names or nicknames of such members .
Do You Take Breaks From Social Networks?
Sometimes you don't realize you need a break from something until you actually get it, and you realize how nice it was to just have a little time away from an obsession.
Such was the case for me on a recent vacation where, while I didn't completely disconnect, I didn't have time to check in on my Facebook and Twitter accounts.
I didn't know who was on their way to an amazing party, I didn't see photos posted by distant family member, I saw no Facebook status-offs.
Which Do You Like Better: Twitter or Facebook?
Who's the social network whipping boy this week? Facebook. Yesterday, Bill Gates admitted that he had been so overwhelmed by friend requests when he joined that he gave up on it.
Update Your Social Networking Sites at Once With HelloTxt
With the iPhone app Xumii, you can easily access all of your favorite social networking sites from your iPhone. But did you know that you could update your status on these sites in one step as well? With the website HelloTxt, you decide which sites you want to add to your account (whether it be Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.) and then you type your status into the main box on HelloTxt and it will update your status on all of your selected networks.
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