Comments on: A Writer’s Guide to Interactivity and Privacy

By: JLC

JLC — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:46:56 +0000

Good strategy. You should, however, be prepared to explain why someone is a bronze when they notice they don’t have access to all your info. This has happened to me when I thought I would split family with online friends. That’s when I realized I should just dump “friends” that I didn’t really know or didn’t interact
with me, and direct requests to Twitter, where I
divulge less personal info.

great post!

By: Virginia Lee

Virginia Lee — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:19:47 +0000

I came here via Melanie’s suggestion and agree with her about the merits of what you typed. I now feel better about going through my Facebook friends periodically and culling the people I don’t know at all and limiting access for the ones with whom I have little interaction. I’ve been called paranoid, but really, I think it just makes sense.

Well done! I shall also share this.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:14:20 +0000

Yep. This is just how I have mine set up with different names. At almost 500 friends, it’s something to think about. I would hope that people with the upper limit of 5,000 don’t just toss all of their info out there for the world to see. And the idea of having a self-privacy filter is spot on. I often ask myself, “Would I be embarrassed if someone saw this, should the privacy filters hit a hiccup?”

By: plaidearthworm

plaidearthworm — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:10:15 +0000

Good post, good strategy. I select privacy settings on FB posts on a case by case basis. If it’s dealing with promotion of the website, it’s for everyone. If it’s more personal, just my friends see it. I have a pretty small friends list, and have kept it that way on purpose.

By: Jenn Greenleaf

Jenn Greenleaf — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:24:52 +0000

I couldn’t have read this at a better time! I constantly worry that I’m putting too much “out there,” which is also why I created a “like” page. Also, like you, I’ve customized my wall posts. I haven’t gone to the lengths of experimentation you have, and I’m thinking I might take that step now that I know it works! Thank you for this information and sharing your experience! :-)

By: jason

jason — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:04:00 +0000

I’d be flattered if you did. Thanks.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:42:13 +0000

Jason, this is an very well written article. I’ve now added this task to my list for this coming weekend, including reorganizing all my lists. The ones I have now just say how I know people, not how well I know them.

Hope you don’t mind if I share this a bit. :)

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