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Facebook tip: View your timeline as others see it

by ben patterson on May 6, 2013

No matter how carefully you’ve checked your Facebook privacy settings, it can still be an eye-opener to see how your timeline looks to everyone else on Facebook—friends and strangers alike.

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Facebook tip: Block friends (and frenemies) from posting on your timeline

by ben patterson on February 22, 2013

Block Facebook friends from posting to your timeline

Don’t like the idea that any and all of your Facebook friends can post updates, links, photos, or just about anything else they want to your timeline?

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Facebook tip: 5 things to know about your “couple” page

by ben patterson on February 12, 2013

5 things to know about your Facebook couples page

Does your Facebook relationship status say you’re coupled-up, and did you tag your loved one in your “Basic Info” settings? If so, you’ve got a Facebook “couple” page, whether you Read More

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3 ways to “unfriend” a Facebook friend without really unfriending them

by ben patterson on February 4, 2013

Got an oversharing Facebook buddy who can’t stop with the food photos, a sullen friend who’s bringing you down with all his depressing updates, or a frenemy who you don’t Read More

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Facebook tip: How to view everything you’ve ever “liked”

by ben patterson on January 8, 2013

So, how many photos, updates, web pages, and other online items have you “liked” on Facebook? A few dozens? Hundreds? Maybe even (gulp) thousands?

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Facebook tip: 6 ways to give your Timeline a makeover

by ben patterson on December 6, 2012

6 ways to customize your Facebook Timeline

Nope, you can’t remove Timeline—the chronological, comprehensive list of all your Facebook activity, starting from the very day you were born—from your Facebook profile, so you might as well make Read More

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10 ways to lock down your Facebook account

by ben patterson on October 9, 2012

Had enough of fielding Facebook friend requests from total strangers? Don’t want the world thumbing through your photo albums? Leery of oversharing Facebook apps? Read on for 10 ways to Read More

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