Using Blogs and social networking site is a good way to communicate with a range of people, however if you do not take steps to prevent personal and private information from being exposed on the internet you may regret it. Here are a few basic steps that you can take to make, using blogs and social networking an enjoyable experience.
When setting up blogs and become part of a social networking site, you must consider the information you are putting up on the blog and profile so you should take these points into consideration:
- Do you want to put up your contact details? Once you put up contact details (phone number, email, and address) people you do not know will be able to access you. If you want to carry on responding with people that share the same interest as you, create a separate email for blogging and do not give out personal information.
- What subject will you be blogging about? Many people choose to blog because they enjoy it or what to discuss a subject they are passionate about, unfortunately not everyone will agree with your opinions, therefore it is important that you are sensitive and careful with how you put information across on the internet, as it is written and not verbally said so there can be misunderstanding of what you are trying to say. When talking about certain subject, such as religion, you must be very careful of what you say as it may offend people.
- Privacy settings: On many social networking sites, you are given the option to browse and look through other peoples images and even save their photos, therefore you should consider whether you want unknown people to browse through your images and view your profile. If you do not want to people to view personal resources on your profile you can edit your privacy settings and chose what you want them to see.
- Never give out a password: As many websites suggest it is important that only you know your password and it is not shared with anyone else. Passwords, for blogs, emails and social networking site should be only be known by you. If you can not remember it you should not give it to someone else to remember in case you don’t but write it down somewhere safe, not indicating it is a password. Your password may be exposed and people will be able to access your information as well as pretend to be you and post information that is foul.
Everyone is entitled to feeling safe; your safety should not be comprised, therefore it is vital that personal information such as your address is not posted anywhere on the internet as it then become accessible to a numerous amount of unknown people.
When using ecommerce site it is advised that you only use established website companies, as many untrustworthy websites will use your personal details, such as name and credit card details to purchase items. On websites such as Amazon and eBay you can use credit card verification which means that your credit card detail information is protected from the public on the internet. On many trustworthy websites there is government recognition that the website is established. This mark can not be copied or edited and so is a good way to tell if buying on the website is reliable.
Advantages of communicating sites:
- You can communicate with friends and family from far distances.
- You can discuss topics which you are passionate about with people who share the same interest.
- Information can be sent free via the internet, through emails and can speed up the time it takes for information to be communicated between people.
- Video conferencing can be accessed through social networking sites, and photos can be uploaded to create your own profile.
Disadvantages of communicating site:
Although there are advantages to joining a social networking sites and blogging site there are also hazards that should be avoided as much as possible:
-Social networking site can over take your work and social life as you will continuously find yourself updating your status on facebook or commenting on pictures.
- Some posts may offend people if you are discussing sensitive topics such as religion so it is important that you are careful with what you put on the internet as it is visible to everyone on the internet.
- If you get hacked inappropriate information can be posted on your profile and can cause commotion. Unfortunately there is no way to protect yourself from getting hacked with hacking software, however you can take Taking all these steps will help to ensure a better and safer experience of using the internet. Hope the information was useful.
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