Google has introduced a series of enhancements to Google + in hopes of drawing more users to the service which has 190 million monthly users compared to Facebook’s 1 billion monthly users. Continue reading
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Google Redesigns Google +
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013Tags: facebook, google
Posted in Android, Social Networking | No Comments »
How Do I Copy Recipes From Facebook?
Sunday, May 19th, 2013Eleanor from Ohio writes: I have a Windows XP. How do I copy a recipe from Facebook without copying a whole lot of pages? Thank you Eleanor. Well Eleanor, if you’re like me, your Facebook feed is filling up with photos of tempting photos of food with recipes in the caption. Here’s how to save them. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Facebook Photos, Facebook recipes, saving from Facebook
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | 1 Comment »
Facebook Phone Price Slashed To 99 Cents
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013The new HTC Facebook phone just landed a spot on the value menu. If you’ve got 99 cents, you could get a small order of fries or one of these heavily hyped phones. Continue reading
Tags: Facebook First, facebook phone, HTC First
Posted in Android, Social Networking | No Comments »
Trusted Contacts Lets FB Friends Help Protect You From Hackers
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013Facebook has an account recovery feature called Trusted Contacts that lets your friends help you if you’re having trouble logging into your account. Here’s how it works… Continue reading
Tags: facebook, facebook account, Facebook Trusted Contacts, Social Networking
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Are You Entitled To Facebook At Work?
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013Are you entitled to Facebook at work? A new study shows some people want access to their social media or else. Twenty-five percent of the workers surveyed by Intelligent Office said they wouldn’t work for a company that didn’t allow social media at work. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, mobile office, social media, workplace policies
Posted in Social Networking | 3 Comments »
Twitter Launches #music Service
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Social networking site Twitter has launched a new music service called #music. The service mines people’s activity on Twitter to find out which songs are the most popular and to find new artists who are rising in popularity. Continue reading
Tags: music, music apps, twitter, twitter music
Posted in iOS, Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Tagged Facebook Photos Not Showing Up – Can I Fix?
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013Richard asks: When I tag a photo of someone on Facebook, it won’t go to their site. How do I fix this? Answer: If I understand you correctly, when you tag someone in a photo, you’d like it to post on their News Feed or Timeline. Here’s how it works… Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Facebook Photos, facebook timeline, Tag Facebook Friends
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Tweeting…Instagramming…YouTubed… What Does It All Mean?
Monday, April 15th, 2013Recently, a family friend said to me in frustration, “I wanted a picture of my granddaughter and they said it was Tweeted and Instagramed. What does any of that even mean?”
For those of us who frequently use social media, we throw around newly-created verbiage like Tweeted, Facebooked and YouTubed like everyone should understand. This is a little list for those of you, like the very sweet nun who called me last year for social media advice, don’t “even know what a FaceTwit is.” Continue reading
Tags: facebook, hashtag, instagram, twitter, youtube
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Facebook Interest Lists
Sunday, April 14th, 2013Remain up-to-date with “Liked” Facebook pages by creating an Interest list. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Social Networking
Posted in Social Networking | 2 Comments »
Why Is Facebook Trying To Charge Me To Send A Message?
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013Question: Why is Facebook trying to charge me a dollar to send a message? Answer: If you’ve tried to message someone who isn’t your Facebook friend, you may have seen the window below pop up. For one $1, you can be sure your message won’t go into the recipient’s “other” folder. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Facebook messages, instant messaging, Social Networking
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Why Posting About Your Pet Could Make You A Target For ID Thieves
Monday, April 8th, 2013Your Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Instagram account could be the perfect tool for thieves looking to steal your identity. Here’s how they do it… Continue reading
Tags: facebook, google, identity theft, instagram, privacy, social media, twitter
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Who Wants To Get Fired? Fire Me Protects You From Your Own Tweets
Saturday, April 6th, 2013A web service called FireMe! aims to protect you from your own social media mistakes. The service scans Tweets and looks for those with content that could cost the Tweeter his or her job. Continue reading
Tags: job, social media, twitter
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
In The News – 4-5-2013
Thursday, April 4th, 2013Your weekly update in the world of technology. – Facebook finally announced a Facebook phone….sorta. The company unveiled the new Facebook Home Android app. Continue reading
Tags: android, AT&T, facebook, facebook phone, htc
Posted in Android, In The News, Smartphones, Social Networking | No Comments »
Coming To Your Facebook Feed – Targeted Ads
Thursday, April 4th, 2013Facebook users are accustomed to seeing ads off to the right hand side of their news feeds. Now they can expect to see more target advertising in their News Feeds. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, facebook advertising, News Feed, Social Networking
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | 2 Comments »
Facebook Changes Feeds Again – Focus On Mobile & Photos
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013Facebook announced some big changes to the newsfeed, promising to reduce clutter and focus more on stories from people you care about. Among the new additions, feeds specifically for music and photos. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, Facebook Photos, News Feed, social media
Posted in Android, In The News, iOS, Smartphones, Social Networking | No Comments »
Letting Kids Play “Free Apps” Could Cost You A Bundle
Sunday, March 10th, 2013A five-year-old British boy managed to rack up $2500 in charges in just 15 minutes charges playing Zombies vs. Ninjas on his parents’ iPad. He did it with “in app” purchases of add-ons to the “free” game. Here’s how to make sure that doesn’t happen to you… Continue reading
Tags: children, Free Games, itunes, kids, parental controls, smartphone apps
Posted in Android, Security Help, Smartphones, Social Networking, Using The Internet | 1 Comment »
Instagram Comes To Life With Polaroid Socialmatic Camera
Saturday, March 9th, 2013Popular photo-sharing site Instagram has inspired a real- life Polaroid camera that will look like the Instagram logo. The camera will make prints like an old-fashioned instant camera, but also connect to social media. Continue reading
Tags: digital photography, digital photos, instagram, Social Networking
Posted in Digital Photography, Social Networking | No Comments »
Pandora Puts Limit On Free Monthly Mobile Listening
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013Pandora, the popular Internet radio service is putting a cap on how many hours a month of free music users can listen to on their mobile devices. Continue reading
Tags: internet radio, Pandora, streaming music
Posted in In The News, Smartphones, Social Networking | No Comments »
Google+ Sign-In – How It Works
Monday, March 4th, 2013Google has introduced Google+ Sign-In, which the company promises is “simple and secure, minus the social spam.” If you sign in to Gmail, YouTube or any other Google service, you can use your credentials to sign in to outside apps. This works like Facebook sign-in, but Google says their version is better. Continue reading
Tags: android, facebook, google, ios, smartphone apps
Posted in Android, In The News, iOS, Smartphones, Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Text4Health – Will Texts Help Your Healthcare?
Friday, March 1st, 2013The Department of Health and Human Services Text4Health Task Force says mobile messages are a great way to improve the health of Americans, especially traditionally under-served groups like those in rural communities, people with low incomes and minorities. Continue reading
Tags: health tips, text messages, Texting, women's health
Posted in Android, Smartphones, Social Networking | No Comments »
So Long Hotmail, Hello Outlook.com
Monday, February 25th, 2013Microsoft announced that Tuesday that the new Outlook.com was live, and that all Hotmail accounts would be instantly changed over to Outlook.com accounts. They’re calling it “upgraded,” saying that Outlook.com will deliver “a beautiful, fresh and intuitive experience.” Continue reading
Tags: hotmail, Microsoft Outlook, MS outlook, outlook, outlook.com
Posted in E-Mail Help, MS Office Help, MS Outlook, Social Networking, Windows 8 | 14 Comments »
Scheduling Posts On Facebook
Monday, February 18th, 2013Posting your important announcements at peak times can be hard when you’ve got other commitments. Learn how to schedule or backdate posts to make sure you’re reaching the most people. Continue reading
Tags: backdated, facebook, future, past, Posts, schedule
Posted in Social Networking | No Comments »
Tamagotchi Virtual Pets Make Comeback As App
Friday, February 15th, 2013Tamogotchi virtual pets were a huge hit in the 1990s, when it seemed like every kid (and some adults) were carrying around a tiny little digital friend that required constant care and feeding. Now the high-maintenance virtual critters are making a comeback as a free smartphone app called Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. Continue reading
Tags: smartphone apps, Social Networking
Posted in Android, In The News, Smartphones, Social Networking | 1 Comment »
Invisible Facebooking Pt. 2 – Timeline Privacy & Tagging Control
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Question: How do I stop people from putting stuff on my wall, reading my posts and putting my name on pictures on Facebook? T.M. in Ohio. In part 1 of this article, I showed you some tips for being hard to find on Facebook. In part 2, we’ll work on keeping your Timeline private and giving you control over tagging. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, facebook timeline, social media, Tag Facebook Friends
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | 1 Comment »
Invisible Facebooking Pt. 1 – Amping Up Social Media Privacy
Tuesday, February 12th, 2013Question: How can I keep people from finding me on Facebook? I only want to talk with my family and people I know. And how do I stop people from putting stuff on my wall, reading my posts and putting my name on pictures on Facebook? It kind of defeats the purpose of social networking, but I’m game if you are. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading
Tags: facebook, facebook privacy, facebook timeline, social media, Tag Facebook Friends
Posted in Social Networking, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Leave My Name Out Of It – Untag Yourself On Facebook
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013Tagging is a way of identifying friends in photographs on Facebook or calling their attention to a particular post. What if someone has tagged you in a photo or status and you don’t like it? This is definitely a 21st century problem. Fortunately, it’s easily solved. Continue reading
Tags: Facebook Photos, facebook privacy, Facebook untagging, privacy, social media, Tag Facebook Friends
Posted in Social Networking, Uncategorized, Using The Internet | No Comments »
Who’s Talking About You On Facebook? Find Out Fast.
Monday, February 4th, 2013Your friends are talking about you on Facebook. Or at least they are tagging you in posts, photos and comments. You probably get notifications when this happens, but you might not catch all of them. There’s a quick way to see where your name is coming on the site. Here’s how it’s done. Continue reading
Tags: facebook photo, facebook privacy, Facebook Tag Links, privacy, social media
Posted in Social Networking | No Comments »
