 Why would you want to be connected? o To make online connections that will improve your efficiency and speed o To provide a near instant platform to reach out to other people with a mutual interest in genealogy o To significantly increase your chance of achieving your genealogy goals and objectives

 What types of social media are there? o Social Networks o Social Networks – Services that allow you to connect with others of similar interest and background, e.g., Facebook, Google+ and Linkedin o Bookmarking Sites o Bookmarking Sites – Services that allow you to save, organize and manage links, e.g., Delicious and Stumbleupon o Social News o Social News – Services that allow people to post various news items or links, e.g., Digg and Reddit o Media Sharing o Media Sharing – Services that allow you to upload and share various media such as pictures and video, e.g., YouTube and Flickr o Microblogging o Microblogging – Services that focus on short updates that are pushed out to anyone subscribed to receive them, e.g., Twitter o Blogs and Forums o Blogs and Forums – Online blogs and forums allow conversations and comments. Usually, the discussion is centered around a specific topic

 Online tools that connect people with people  Generally relies on user generated content  Enables genealogists to communicate and coordinate with their community of interest: o Family members and the public – Conducting research and sharing the results o Researchers and distant family members – Staying in touch online is quicker and cheaper than letters or phone calls o Peers, mentors, and online genealogy resources – To keep growing skills and knowledge

 Consider the following: o Entries (comments or posts) should normally be as concise as possible. If they contain too much elaboration or superfluous detail, you stand a good chance of loosing the attention of your intended audience o Information regarding living relatives should be avoided. Including such information in private messages or s is okay, but remember nothing is totally secure on the Web o Be cautious when entering specific personal information that is required to open an account on social media sites Create a separate account for your research communications Try entering nonspecific information, such as “Private”

How to control what you share on Facebook:  Verify who can see your past posts and limit the audience if you’re not comfortable with anything Activity Log o Review the current privacy settings for your posts in your Activity Log Privacy Settings o To limit the audience of old posts to Friends, visit your Privacy Settings Audience Selector  Consider who you’re sharing with each time you post something. You can set the privacy for it at that time, just look for the Audience Selector

 Group Privacy - These options can only be selected by the group’s administrator(s) o Open Group o Open Group – Anyone can see the group, who’s in it, and what members post o Closed Group o Closed Group – Anyone can see the group and who’s in it. Only members see posts o Secret Group o Secret Group – Only members see the group, what’s in it, and what members post  Membership Approval… o Choice #1 o Choice #1 - Any member can add or approve members o Choice #2 o Choice #2 - Any member can add members, but an administrator must approve them

 Audience Selector… o News Feed & Timeline o News Feed & Timeline – Allows you to specifically select your desired audience o Group o Group – Your audience is defined by the privacy settings in the group

1. Select “Edit Account” icon 2. Select “Settings”

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