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April 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Just because you’re not a young college grad entering the job market doesn’t mean you’re safe to brush off Facebook etiquette. While there may not be school administrators or potential employers peering over your cyber-shoulder, you can quickly become a pariah among your friends and a source of embarrassment to your children if you unabashedly post without forethought.
Social networking, after all, is about reaching out and connecting with people, not driving them away.
Here are some tips for the Facebook novice in the 50+ set:
Do tag considerately. Posting embarrassing photos of your kids or friends on Facebook, even if you think they’re funny, can lead to hurt feelings, Hongkiat advises.
Don’t go tag crazy. The world at large and your friends and family in particular don’t want to see and hear about every one of your mundane experiences. Save tagging for the stuff that’s especially interesting. That means self-tagging should be the rare exception, not the rule, the Huffington Post says.
Do reach out to old classmates, work acquaintances and neighbors.
Don’t go overboard when requesting friends. You could come across as desperate rather than friendly if you shower all your incidental contacts with friend requests.
Do avoid unnecessary drama but don’t write off emoticons as an expressive tool of the teen crowd. Emoticons can be useful for people of all ages to help ensure their tone is conveyed accurately.
Do comment when you have something to add to a conversation.
Don’t comment on every post out of an outmoded sense of politeness. You might be mistaken for a social outcast or, worse, Hongkiat says, a stalker.
Do learn how to work the privacy settings and give thought to how much information you want to make public.
Don’t think because your settings are private, it’s impossible for your posts to find their way outside your friends list. Your most personal thoughts and experiences don’t belong on a social network. Avoiding public displays of your hometown or birth date is a good security move, UT Dallas researcher Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu suggests. Likewise you should avoid displaying photos of minor children.
Do share your proudest accomplishments with your Facebook friends.
Don’t let your sharing turn into spamming. Share the best of your artistic creations, a few exciting vacation photos or the truly exceptional joke or webpage link.
Do use discretion in choosing a profile picture and completing your profile, PC World suggests. A little whimsy won’t hurt, but nix pics that are too revealing, tasteless, or narcissistic. If it requires explanation, it’s probably not a good idea.
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