Are you worried about your boss or clients seeing your Facebook page?
Some people have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. I don’t, but it seems like just when I get used to the “new” interface, along comes another. I’ve even seen groups spring up on Facebook protesting the changes, and even threatening boycotts! Okay, so I’m not THAT concerned about my Facebook page. Sure, I get annoyed, but after being a Windows user for lots of years, I’ve learned to adapt. As for privacy, I just don’t post anything that I worry about anybody reading or seeing.
Recently, I’ve had the occasion to talk with several people who have read about the harm their personal Facebook pages can do to their professional reputations. Since I share my personal stuff on Facebook only with my Facebook friends and I keep my professional stuff on LinkedIn, that’s not a problem for me, but there are times when I do share professional links on Twitter (especially links to my tekkie chat podcast, Views from the Coop) that also show up on my Facebook page, since I use the Twitter gadget. If my personal friends are interested in my professional links, that’s great, but if they’re not, then they don’t have to click. For me personally, having a separate personal and professional profile on Facebook just isn’t an issue. For those Facebook users out there who do need to be able to share selectively on Facebook, you can do that now without having to create a whole new Facebook account!
Facebook recently added an account option that allows users to selectively choose who gets to see what: The Facebook Publisher Tool. Computerworld, among others, just blogged about the new feature, and it looks to me like it will greatly enhance the privacy of Facebook users. If you’re one of those users who is worried about your privacy, take some time to explore the new feature. Sure, it takes a little more effort on your part, but it sure seems a lot easier than maintaining separate Facebook accounts! If you need some help getting started, check out this blog post on The Next Web for some simple, clear-cut instructions.
Until next time, this has been another tekkie tidbit from The WOMA’s own tekkie chick ~ Paige Eissinger.
Paige Eissinger – Member of The WOMA
June 21, 2009 by The WOMA
Filed under Featured Members
Photo by Barbara Baird
Although a newcomer to the outdoor industry, Paige Eissinger is no stranger to the outdoors. She lives with her husband, Richard, on 113 acres of beautifully wooded property overlooking the Big Dry Fork Creek in central Missouri. Populated with deer, turkeys and other wild game, Sunnyside Farm is an ideal hunting spot for Paige and Richard.
Owner since 2000 of 2 Smart Chix LLC, a one-woman web and multimedia design firm, Paige is the web administrator for The WOMA web site and author of Tech Talk, a regular column on the site. Her background is in the technology field as a web site designer, blogger and podcaster. She hopes to bring a taste of technology to the many women (and men) who not only enjoy the outdoors but want to stay up-to-date on the latest tips, tricks and tools the Internet offers for their business and personal technology needs.
You can hear Paige “Chicki Chicki” Eissinger and co-host Kim Beasley, The Blog Queen on their bimonthly podcast, Views from the Coop, at www.viewsfromthecoop.com, or live on Blog Talk Radio, www.blogtalkradio.com/viewsfromthecoop.
