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Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends | Almost Savvy

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How secure should I feel when using Facebook’s privacy settings to determine which groups of friends can or cannot see particular photos? Social Networking Lines Get Blurred With the unprecedented growth of Facebook, it has become the largest social networking platform by far.

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Just Because We're Social Networking “Friends” Doesn't Mean I'll.

Almost Savvy

Related articles which may interest you: How Facebook Hurt My Feelings Social Networking Friends vs. Real Life Friends Happy Holidays! Elaine Kirk said: RT @IreneKoehler: Just Because We’re Social Networking “Friends” Doesn’t Mean I’ll Go To 3rd Base With You [link] [.] No one enjoys being taken advantage of.

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Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

A member of my religious community disappeared. These terrifying statistics make me wonder if it’s time to change given that our privacy is starting to diminish. After having read the immensely resourceful book, The Facebook Effect , I’m starting to understand how our world is changing thanks to social networks.

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How Facebook Hurt My Feelings | Almost Savvy

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In the end, it turned out that somehow Facebook had totally screwed up her privacy settings and a bunch of her friends now had limited access. Still, it shocked me to see how a little check-box deep in the Facebook privacy settings led to my own feelings of self-doubt and rejection. Two things occurred to me: 1. Hope that makes sense!

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Facebook Tip: How To Choose Who Can See Your Friends

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After the enormous missteps Facebook has taken lately with respect to privacy and control over our own content and a tidal wave of bad press, they’ve modified the settings and the ability to manage who can see our Friends has returned. Not surprisingly, people were none too happy with this change.

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Digg: Your Privacy is an Illusion

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Nearly four months later, the social features appear to be here to stay. As Digg becomes more of a social network and less of a social news network (or a hybrid that incorporates both elements), it has a lot of obstacles it needs to face. I figure if you want private communication, go to IM.

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New Tool Makes My Email Work Harder and Smarter

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It is amazing how much work and communication I get done through Facebook and Twitter, but email is still the reliable workhorse it always was. I’m kind of into social networking (you may have heard). I’ve built a wide network of people that spans countries, industries, and areas of expertise and interests.

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