This message is intended for Facebook users. For those of you who don't have a Facebook account, I can tell you that it opens a pathway for people from your past and present to make contact. In some cases that is wonderful, letting you get reacquainted with people that you have lost touch with, or communicate with friends both near and far. In other cases it can be kind of creepy, with some people, that you would rather forget, asking you to be their Facebook friends. Almost all the undergraduate students at UM use Facebook. It is their primary communication medium right now, I think. So, use it or not as you prefer. But if you do use it, please read on. Feel free to share this with people that you know who use Facebook.
There has been a lot of news lately about Facebook giving information to outside companies. Some default Facebook settings were changed so that information that was previously assumed to be private was now public. Users can opt out of the new settings, but must do so individually. If this is of concern to you, go to http://WindowsSecrets.com/links/vd8dnym35vsad/7edb77h/?url=WindowsSecrets.com%2F2010%2F05%2F20%2Fts%2F%3Fn%3Dstory1 and read how to make the necessary changes in your Facebook privacy settings.
Bill Vilberg - bill.vilberg@miami.edu, 786-250-2255
