Avoid embarrassing Facebook incidents by using this easy tip
By Mike Yoder, Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Information Systems
With the entire hubbub about Facebook’s complicated security settings it’s easy to miss some of the great features that are available through Facebook’ security settings. One feature that is often overlooked is the ability to hide wall post from certain people or groups. When creating a new post on your wall, simply click on the security button and select the Customize menu item.
A Custom Privacy window will be displayed which will allow you to pick groups or specific people you want to share this post with OR hide this post from.
This is a feature that has been available for quite awhile, but two recent experiences with friends showed me how helpful it could be if people used it.
First case; a friend of mine is a construction contractor on the Outer Banks of North Carolina where I lived for a number of years. He posted on his Facebook wall comments and photos of his morning surfing session along with his plans for getting more hurricane generated surf during the week. Less than 15 minutes later, a customer had posted a comment “come fix my house slacker!” on his wall post.
If my friend had created a group called clients and added his client to that group. He could have still shared his photo and activities with everyone else, without alerting his clients that he was out surfing that morning instead of working on another job.
Second case this week; An acquaintance who is going through a nasty divorce and child custody saw a photo on his ex’s Facebook’s page of her and her new boyfriend partaking of an some illegal substance. He downloaded the picture and forwarded it to his attorney.
As more and more people are sharing updates, photos, comments and activities of a personal nature, the opportunity to find themselves inadvertently getting in trouble will only increase. To make sure you avoid these situations, utilize the technology that’s available to give you the social networking experience that you want.
