- · Online social networking involves building a community of people who share similar interests and activities
- · Popular social networking sites include MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged, Xing, Friendster, LinkedIn, Twitter
- · First steps:
- o Create profile and customize
- o Adjust privacy settings
- o Add friends
- o Post content (blogs, pictures, video)
- o Join a group or forum
- o Install and tweak gadgets and apps
- o Go mobile
- · Look out for dangers
- · Never post your phone number, address or personal info
- · Don’t post your birth date
- · Note, everything you post is permanently available
- · Verify your friends are your friends