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How to Find and Adjust your Social Media Privacy Settings Quickly

Granted, this isn’t anything ground-breaking or earth-shattering, but it is nice to know there is a site you can go to that finds the Privacy Settings on all your Social Media accounts so you can make any changes quickly. Sometimes the pages that contain the information on how to adjust your settings can be deeply(…)

A History of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

How many of you were on the early platforms of Social Media? Friendster? Classmates? MySpace?   Thanks to Copyblogger 

How many of your Twitter followers are fake?

And so it is upon us. Another 4 years later and the nation is in yet another frenzy over who will be our next President. And who would have thought 8 years ago some of the biggest headlines would be about which President has more fake Twitter followers? Mashable states Obama has 13 million fake(…)

Who is Excited About Google Fiber?

Who wouldn’t be? Google Fiber just launched today its new 1 gigabit residential fiber network in Kansas City, MO. Internet and HDTV, folks. The network will deliver 1 gigabit connections to homes all over the city. And if you don’t think THAT is fast, then consider it is about 100 times faster than most current(…)

What is the Secret to the Perfect Facebook Post?

SalesForce.com thinks they have the answer in this image. What do you think? “Many brands today are posting on Facebook as a means of connecting with their customers and prospects. However, very few have mastered the basics such as the ideal post length, use of imagery, use of color and linking. When used correctly, these(…)

Final Reminder: Check your Computer for DNSChanger (or No Facebook or Twitter on Monday For You!)

Are you seeing GREEN when you click this link? DNSChanger Check-up If you are, you are fine. If you see RED, then let’s take these steps to correct it. And it is not too hard to do. We’ve mentioned this several times this past year, but it’s worth repeating since the final plug is coming(…)

How to “Hide” a Person from your Facebook News Feed; without Unfriending Them

Now and again, you find one of your Facebook friends just driving you crazy and you just need to limit their News Feed without deleting them. This is an easy thing to do to “hide” their News Feed, as well as reverse it and once again receive their feeds. All without them even knowing. We(…)

Yes, Facebook Sucks Sometimes…but there’s a Silver Lining…

Just when they thought no one was looking, BAM! Facebook made another permissions snafu. They changed everyone’s email address to Facebook specific emails and posted them on your timeline. Though an easy fix, it just makes you wonder why the hell they just keeping doing sneaky stuff like this…(If you answered, “because they can” –(…)

Help Vote in Geek Girl for Forbes Top 100 Websites for Women!

Forbes is back at finding the best online! Forbes has announced a call for nominations for their  2012 list of the Top 100 Websites For Women! Maybe you can help us get there? The official lowdown from Forbes: For the third consecutive year, the ForbesWoman team of editors, writers and producers will embark on a(…)

Facebook Updates Page Admin Roles

Up until now, if you assigned Admin status to someone on your Facebook page, they had the ability to do everything. Now Facebook has made each admin have roles that you can choose. This new feature was announced at the Facebook Marketing Conference in February of this year and was just announced today, so try it(…)

Who wants to go to Hacker School? Introducing Etsy Women Hacker Grants

Few opportunities come around where you can do the following: 1.) Go to NYC for the summer… 2.) Go to NYC for FREE for the summer… 3.) Go to NYC for free for the summer and get to go to Hacker School! Well, lady, we have got all that for you. Geek Girl has been(…)