Are you my online friend?

• · Online social networking involves building a community of people who share similar interests and activities
• · Popular social networking sites include MySpace, Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Tagged, Xing, Friendster, LinkedIn, Twitter
• · First steps:
• o Create profile and customize
• o Adjust privacy settings
• o Add friends
• o Post content (blogs, pictures, video)
• o Join a group or forum
• o Install and tweak gadgets and apps
• o Go mobile
• · Look out for dangers
• · Never post your phone number, address or personal info
• · Don’t post your birth date
• · Note, everything you post is permanently available
• · Verify your friends are your friends