1. Facebook Safety
By: Mary Rose Leonard & Lila
Boutari

2. o Don’taccept invites
to events. If you
• Do set your profile to plan to attend an
“Only my friends”. event, send and
email.
Why? (Give reason
here) Why?
So that only your (Give reason
friends can see your here)So that the
wall posts and world won’t see who
comments. you sent it to, and
for what.

3. • Thou Shalt Not List
Every Movie, TV
Show, Band and Book • Don't tag photos of
You Have Ever Heard your friends on
Of In Your Profile Facebook that could
Why? get them in trouble.
Because these things Why?
can be personal. Not because the photos can
everyone needs to know inappropriate.
EVERYTHING you like.

4. • Don't tag your friends in
• Thou Shalt Not “Poke” unflattering photos.
Indiscriminately Tagging photos of friends
Why? dressed in old 80s
Because people can fashions and with bad
poke you for no perms can be funny, but
reason, if it continues, tagging a picture of them
then it might start taken last week with food
between their teeth is not
offering inappropriate so funny.
pokes or trying to get Why?
you to download the because it isn’t very nice to
newer version of a see the other people be upset
certain poke. with you

5. • Don't type something
you wouldn't say in real
• Thou shalt not “friend” life. You shouldn't hide
people you don’t behind a computer and
actually know say hurtful things that
Why? you wouldn't dream of
Because you might not saying to some one's
know the person unless face.
you have met them in Why?
Because that person
real life. You might not
might see it and it might
know who you are upset the person.
friends with if you just
accept requests.

6. • Don't share something
on your page or in
your status. Thou shalt
not update thy status
• Thou shalt not use a message if thine
wall as a messaging status hath ber.
function. Why?
Why? Because it might be
Because anyone can see personally, and you don’t
the conversation when it want people to see it.
is on your wall.

7. • Thou shalt not act like • Don't feel obligated to
you’re on MySpace add applications
Why? because friends sent
Because you don’t want them to you.
to get people to get junk Why?
ads or adding glitter to Because it might do
your wall. something bad to your
computer and viruses
might be in the program.

8. • Don't type in all caps
unless you really
• Thou Shalt Not mean to shout,
Contact People From otherwise it's just
Your Distant Past annoying and
While Intoxicated becomes tedious
quickly.
Because Facebook and • Why?
alcohol can be a • Because it can annoy
potentially deadly people, and it might
combination. not make people care
about it.

9. • Thou Shalt Not Give • Don't want everyone
"Gifts" on your Friend list to
Why? know.
Because it can Why?
contain viruses and Because you might not
just isn’t good to do. be something everyone
wants to know. Once you
post something, it isn’t
easy to get it away.

10. • Don't share identifying
information such as your
• Thou Shalt Not Use address or telephone
Stupid Apps number.
Why? Why?
Because it can contain Because anyone might
viruses or it can add be able to contact you
many files to your whenever, and you might
computer without even not know who it is.
knowing.

11. • Thou Shalt Not Join A
Billion Groups • Don't ask someone to
Why? be your friend more
There's nothing wrong than once.
with joining a few Why?
groups, but don't go It might start alloying
crazy. Oh - and don't the person, and if they
join Gladstone's. don’t want to be
Seriously. It will only friends with you, you
encourage him. need to accept it.

12. • Thou Shalt Not Update Thy Status
Message If Thine Status Hath Not • Don't friend someone,
Changed (Or If You Have Nothing especially younger
Clever To Say)
Why? Facebook users, if
Wait until you either have something
clever to say or - godforbid -
your content would be
something happens before you update inappropriate for their
your status message. A sandwich
(good or bad), an observation about
age group
the upcoming election, a funny Why?
encounter in the hallway - it doesn't
have to be much, but it has to be
Their parents might not
something. Here's what I don't need to want them to be friends
know: that you're still at your desk. I
KNOW you're at your desk. It's a
with someone who
weekday during normal business shows inappropriate
hours. If your status hasn't changed,
why do you feel the need to "update"
content.
it?

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