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MissMichelle · #1 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009

I just wanted to share this great resource for helping those of you who want to blend personal and business on facebook:

http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

frsvirtual · #2 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009

thanks.

great suggestions - & i would like to echo that friend lists rock b/c you can set privacy for pretty much anything. \m/\m/

D_Victoria_Virtual_Assistance · #3 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009

Michelle,

Thank you for posting this. I am new to Facebook and there is some good information (and food for thought) in the article.

GladysS · #4 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009

Thanks so much for the link. I'm wrestling with the whole personal/business aspect of Facebook, so this is very helpful information!

virtual writing · #5 (**permalink**) 02-19-2009

Thank you - this is a good resource.
For many of us, though, isn't it true that our personal lives are not threatening to our professional reputations? I think the personal/professional issue is a very interesting one, but it seems like ultimately we want to work with people who are compatible with us personally, and we don't have much to hide about our personal lives, at least in terms on what we might put on a Facebook page .... Do you follow my drift here? Seems like we should go ahead and be honest and share ourselves, and find kindred spirits, and do business with them, as well as make friends.

ShelleyH · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009

Great information, Im still trying to figure out how to put up a VA page as well as my personal page...........

JKVirtualOffice · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009

I read this post last week and I think this information is hugely important to know for yourself and for any client work you are doing on Facebook. I did make a list once for only certain "friends" to see certain things. It didn't suit me in the long run and much along the lines of what Mary mentioned, I decided people should see me as I am and make their decisions to interact with me accordingly.

It is important to be able to control to some extent what others may do in connection with your profile such as tag you in photos. You want to know if someone tags you in a photo that you did not post and that you may not want others to see.

MissMichelle · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009

Originally Posted by virtual writing

Thank you - this is a good resource.
For many of us, though, isn't it true that our personal lives are not threatening to our professional reputations? I think the personal/professional issue is a very interesting one, but it seems like ultimately we want to work with people who are compatible with us personally, and we don't have much to hide about our personal lives, at least in terms on what we might put on a Facebook page .... Do you follow my drift here? Seems like we should go ahead and be honest and share ourselves, and find kindred spirits, and do business with them, as well as make friends.

I agree with this to an extent. I mean, my mother has me on facebook, so anything I can tell her, I feel comfortable telling anyone, basically. My friends don't make embarrassing wall posts, there's no embarrassing pictures of me and all is well and good.

I just think, though, that personally I like to know and control how much and what people know about me. I'm a fairly reserved person and it takes a while for me to become comfortable with people enough to tell them all of my many, many quirks.

Plus it's just good to know your privacy settings on any site, just for your own safety!