AFCEA and SIGNAL on Facebook

AFCEA on Facebook
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg fended off Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs and Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt to debut as number one on Silicon.com’s list of top agenda setters for 2007—at the age of 23. Why the hype? Facebook has grown from 7 million members in early 2006 to more than 150 million members today.
 
AFCEA members who join the AFCEA Facebook group will be able to network nationally and internationally with people who share their interest in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology. The platform is highly customizable as well, with applications that allow participants to post multimedia, share photos, create event invitations and discuss news and current events.

In addition, SIGNAL Magazine has a Facebook page, which provides updates when new issues and important blog posts on SIGNAL Scape cross the wires.

Understanding Facebook privacy
One of the most frequent concerns we hear from new Facebook users is how to customize one's privacy settings. Facebook account holders can click on "settings" in the top right hand corner and select "privacy settings" for a number of options that control who can find you on Facebook and what your connections can see. Be sure to click each topic, each tab within each topic, and to scroll all the way down each of these pages to go through all of the options available to you.

Using Facebook friends groups
After you have at least 10 friends, you can set up friends groups that you can use to further customize your privacy settings. Click on the Friends tab, and you'll see a page with all your friends' status updates. On the lefthand column, you'll see the option to create friends groups.

As you work through your privacy settings, you will see the option to customize some of these settings. Select "customize" from the drop-down menu, and you'll be able to select who can see your information among people you haven't connected with. Select "only friends" and no networks for each option to optimize privacy. In addition, you'll be able to keep selected friends groups from seeing your status updates or from being notified that others have posted photos of you, among other things.

Understanding "tagging"
When someone else identifies you in a photo or a note, it can appear on your wall through the use of "tags." Even if you turn most notifications off, it can be a good idea to leave them on for tagging so that you know when such content is posted by others.

You can remove tags from photos you don't want other people having access to. Once you remove a tag, you cannot be retagged in that photo.

You cannot be tagged in photos unless the person tagging you is your friend, even if you're in the same group. However, other people can tag your photos.

Be sure to adjust the privacy settings on your photos according to your comfort level.