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| * **Full Name**: Type your name however you want it to appear (for example, I use "Tim Korb", not the my complete "John Timothy Korb"). Include your maiden name if you want, but don't use parens or quotes. | * **Full Name**: Type your name however you want it to appear (for example, I use "Tim Korb", not the my complete "John Timothy Korb"). Include your maiden name if you want, but don't use parens or quotes. |
| * **I am**: Choose a category like "at a company"; "none of the above" works fine, too. | * **I am**: Choose a category like "at a company"; "none of the above" works fine, too. |
| * **Email**: Your email address, probably the one you use with the arcadia70@cs.purdue.edu list. | * **Email**: Your email address, probably the one you use with the ''arcadia70@cs.purdue.edu'' list. |
| * **Create Password**: Choose a password, probably //different// from your email password, although it doesn't really matter. Facebook wants you to choose a //strong// password. An eight-character combination of upper and lower case letters and digits will do, but you can get by with a weaker password. | * **Create Password**: Choose a password, probably //different// from your email password, although it doesn't really matter. Facebook wants you to choose a //strong// password. An eight-character combination of upper and lower case letters and digits will do, but you can get by with a weaker password. |
| * **Date of Birth**: If you are uncomfortable revealing your exact date and/or year, then use an approximation. Facebook probably wouldn't agree to this approach, but I recommend it for those who don't like to reveal their age. The site has restrictions for those under 18 and is not available for those under 13. Note that, within Facebook you can block others from seeing this information. More on privacy below. | * **Date of Birth**: If you are uncomfortable revealing your exact date and/or year, then use an approximation. Facebook probably wouldn't agree to this approach, but I recommend it for those who don't like to reveal their age. The site has restrictions for those under 18 and is not available for those under 13, so they at least have to ask. Note that within Facebook you can block others from seeing this information. More on privacy below. |
| * **Security Check**: Type the funny looking text in the box to prove you're a human and not a computer. This //captcha// is designed to prevent people from writing programs that automatically create thousands of accounts, e.g., for spamming. Computer programs, as powerful as they are, are not able to recognize the words in the box nearly as well as a human being. | * **Security Check**: Type the funny looking text in the box to prove you're a human and not a computer. This //captcha// is designed to prevent people from writing programs that automatically create thousands of accounts, e.g., for spamming. Computer programs, as powerful as they are, are not able to recognize the words in the box nearly as well as a human being. |
| - Press **Sign Up Now**. You'll be taken to a page to **Confirm Your Email Address**. | - Press **Sign Up Now**. You'll be taken to a page to **Confirm Your Email Address**. |
| * The main rule: If you //absolutely// don't want //anyone// to know something about you, don't enter it on Facebook! (A simple rule!) | * The main rule: If you //absolutely// don't want //anyone// to know something about you, don't enter it on Facebook! (A simple rule!) |
| * Your Facebook "Friends" can see whatever is on your **Profile** page. You can control what is visible there in two ways: (1) when you edit your **Profile** information (the **edit** button appears to the right of the **Profile** button at the top of the screen), and (2) by clicking on the **privacy** button at the top right of your screen (where it says **home** **account** **privacy** **logout**). For example, you can hide your birth date and email address, if you want. | * Your Facebook "Friends" can see whatever is on your **Profile** page. You can control what is visible there in two ways: (1) when you edit your **Profile** information (the **edit** button appears to the right of the **Profile** button at the top of the screen), and (2) by clicking on the **privacy** button at the top right of your screen (where it says **home** **account** **privacy** **logout**). For example, you can hide your birth date and email address, if you want. |
| * Mutual Friends can also see one another's comments made on pictures, posts on someone's Wall, and replies to group invitations. | * Your friends can also see your comments made on mutual friend's pictures, posts on Walls, and replies to group invitations. |
| * People in the group can see anything you post to the group, obviously. | * People in the group can see anything you post to the group, obviously. |
| * Private messages between you and someone else (i.e., sent through your Inbox) are private (not visible to others). | * Private messages between you and someone else (i.e., sent through your Inbox) are private (not visible to others). |
| * If you joined a Network (e.g., "Phoenix, AZ"), then others in that network may be able to see some of your Profile settings, too. You might want to look at the privacy page to see if you're comfortable with the settings. | * If you joined a Network (e.g., "Phoenix, AZ"), then others in that network may be able to see some of your Profile settings, too. You might want to look at the privacy page to see if you're comfortable with the settings. |
