Facebook Advice

[Cra-Z]

I like Facebook because of the LDS Application. I have my testimony on there, as well as quotes from President Hinckley, favorite scriptures, etc. Most of my friends there are LDS, and I also have my family on there. My main problem is too many applications. My friends, and family, are always sending me new applications, and I usually don't have the heart to ignore them! That takes up a lot of time, but it is fun.

I wouldn't worry about it. A lot of the invites are forced. Most of your friends probably don't even know what they're doing. It's a vicious cycle. :-P

[Guest SisterofJared]

I love Facebook! I enjoy being able to see what my friends are up to, even when I haven't had time to keep in touch often. And it's fun to reconnect with people.

I especially love the fact that it's so much CLEANER than myspace. I can look at my friend's friends without running into porn! I often find other friends that way.

I only wish more older people would get involved.... not OLD, just older.... it's not just for people in their 20s!

Sister of Jared

[ruthiechan]

I like Facebook because of the LDS Application. I have my testimony on there, as well as quotes from President Hinckley, favorite scriptures, etc. Most of my friends there are LDS, and I also have my family on there. My main problem is too many applications. My friends, and family, are always sending me new applications, and I usually don't have the heart to ignore them! That takes up a lot of time, but it is fun.

Those applications do take up far too much time. So, I would just ignore them. Make a note announcing to everyone that the applications take up too much of your time so you will be ignoring them from now on.

[eternalpromise516]

while that's a helpful hint (ignoring them as some have said and ruthie's suggestion of making some kind of note), and in some cases it may work, you're probably still going to get app invites no matter what. if i know i'm not going to use it or look at it every day or every other day, i just go ahead and hit ignore :)

and always Always ALWAYS pay attention to what links you're clicking on and KEEP your login info private. some of them can appear to be a authentic link for FB, most commonly a login page, but in reality it's a phising portal someone's setup to harvest/hack usernames/passwords so they can mess around and spam your friends. if that does happen, immediately change your password for FB and maybe even your email account (if they're both the same), so this doesn't happen again. i'd also recommend doing a virus scan for any tracking cookies, viruses, adware/spyware,etc. just to be safe, and even consider putting up a firewall if you want (windows usually comes with one you can turn on).

oh, and ruthiechan, i LOVE that flash quote in your siggy, always makes me laugh!

[Lbybug]

if i start gettings tons of invites from one person on facebook i'll click the "ignore all invites from this person" button.

i have, in the past, told people i will delete them if i get more than 3 invites a day. that goes for apps, events, and facebook groups.

one piece of advice about facebook groups...and this one really bothers me.

i see a lot of people who make groups like "i'm getting married and need your address" or "i lost my phone and need your numbers" or "i'm going on a mission and want to write you". while these are legitimate groups, remember that other people can see this info. people who don't even know anyone involved in the group can see this info (if the creator forgets to make the wall posts private). your best bet is to send a personal, private message to the person who you are trying to give your information to.

[Lbybug]

oh, and as for the mass invite thing on facebook....for the apps facebook has put a limit of i believe 10 invites a day for the applications....that is not true for groups. it bothers me to see all the new "get a color on your facebook profile...here's how. 1. join this group 2. invite all your friends 3. click this link" most of those are probably going to be some sort of scam. better to stay away.

if you're not familiar with a link STAY AWAY.

ep's advise is great there. if you see a message from a friend saying "hey i saw your pics on this site! what were you thinking???" then with a link after it, it's probably a phishing scam. talk to your friend about it cause they probably don't even know there was a comment left. i think the "don't talk to stranger" rule can come in handy here. "don't click on strange links".

[StrawberryFields]

Thanks for the great tips!

I just may join again using another name. I mean really if someone knows me they will know who I am.

[skalenfehl]

I really enjoy Facebook. :)

[Wingnut]

oh, and as for the mass invite thing on facebook....for the apps facebook has put a limit of i believe 10 invites a day for the applications....that is not true for groups.

I did some silly quiz the other day on Facebook, and before I could see the results, it took me to the invite friends page, which I usually skip (I hate getting invites, so why would I send them out?), and I noticed at the bottom, there was a button I could click that said "Report forced invites." I thought that was great.

[MormonMema]

I'm having a problem now with the fact that Facebook keeps me with my full name. I am a member of Navy For Moms, and I put up a little status bar widget, like what they have on Facebook, and it connects to Facebook, so my Facebook status updates will show up on Navy Moms. The problem is we only use aliases or first names only, to protect our sailors. If I use my Facebook status updates, it will automatically show my full name, thus compromising my son's anonymity. So, I will probably end up deleting the widget from N4M.

[Lbybug]

you can change those setting too mormonmema...just go under options and privacy and there's something about 3rd party things...gimme a minute and i'll get directions for you

[Lbybug]

try settings>privacy>news feed and logs

if that doesn't work try

settings>privacy>applications then select settings and scroll down the page to where it says

"

Facebook Connect Applications

Facebook Connect is a way to use applications outside of Facebook. You can take your Facebook profile information all over the Internet, and send interesting information back to your Facebook account.

When your friend connects their Facebook account with an application outside of Facebook, they will be able to compare their Facebook Friend List with information from that website in order to invite more friends to connect.

Don't allow friends to view my memberships on other websites through Facebook Connect."

click wha tyou want. and i do believe you can change your name, my friends have done it...lemme find that for you too.

[Lbybug]

to change your name

settings>name>change

you can set it up so you have a name that is VIEWED as a nickname...and then make it so your REAL name is still viewable.

[skalenfehl]

If anyone wishes to friend me on Facebook, I look forward to getting to know you better. Just let me know who you are on here so I can recognize you:

My Facebook

By the way, I'm also addicted to "Who has the biggest brain" and challenge everyone to top my score. Currently it's 2961 and climbing.

[Lbybug]

oh i LOVE who has the biggest brain, and may just add you to challenge you

[skalenfehl]

I need to be kept on my toes. My biggest weakness is math. I can multiply and divide large numbers well enough, but trip up all over myself when it comes to subtracting large numbers. Go figure.

[Lbybug]

i'm better at the matching and memory ones. math isn't my strong suit. i can do ok with the adding and subtracting...but once they start adding the ()'s in there i get messed up. quick (9*3)-14=?

taking after skalen...here's my facebook.... Rebecca McDonnell - Calgary, AB | Facebook

i belong to another forum where there's a spot in your profile that you can put your facebook and myspace and blog and website's address (4 different spots you can enter them in), just like how you can put your email address and yahoo messenger address here....is this possible? for those who don't care if people have their facebooks?

Edited January 25, 2009 by Lbybug

[talisyn]

lolfacebook.

My family is scattered all over the place, so we use facebook and myspace to keep tabs on everyone. Most of the family is on facebook while I'm pretty much content on myspace. Facebook seems to be way too high maint for someone who logs on about once a week or so.

[skalenfehl]

I don't do the yahoo, msn messenger stuff. I'm not a chatter. I like reading and writing posts and sharing/networking. Hence the reason you'll very seldom see me in the chat room.

The parenthesis in math problems don't bother me...only trying to do them very fast as in timed games. The answer is 13

[Lbybug]

lol i don't chat on messengers much anyways, but a spot for a facebook link might be an idea....

[Lbybug]

it also doesn't help that i don't have a number pad on my laptop. when i was on a desktop i did much better.

for those of you interested too...there's a "friends of ldstalk' group (created before we became lds.net) on facebook.

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[skalenfehl]

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