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  • 14 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Create an RSS feed of a YouTube search

    There used to be an RSS button on YouTube that allowed users to create RSS feeds of YouTube searches with a single click. Even though that is no longer the case, creating an RSS feed of a YouTube search is straightforward. Our Helproom Expert explains how.

  • 11 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Control Your Facebook Privacy Settings

    Facebook's privacy settings are confusing by design, often hiding similar settings in totally different menus and defaulting to unnerving levels of public sharing. Ensuring that you share the right information with the right people can be difficult, and Facebook even has a few specialized settings that will override your other privacy settings if you aren't careful. Luckily you can take control of your privacy on Facebook fairly quickly once you know what you're looking for.

  • 04 May 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Stop Your Social Networks From Distracting You

    Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and other social networks help you stay connected with friends and family, but it's easy to overdo the connecting and end up distracted and unproductive. Worse, many social networks notify you every time someone tries to interact with you, making it even harder to concentrate on productive tasks. Turning these helpful reminders off can be tricky in some instances, but setting up a way to tune out mobile and e-mail notifications is well worthwhile. Here's how to stop your social networks from distracting you, so you can get your working life back on track. And don't worry--you can still peek at your Twitter page once in a while.

  • 03 May 2012

  • How-Tos: Get started with Tumblr

    There are scores of free blogging tools and websites, so it can be tricky to work out which is best. Here we explain how to get to grips with a relative newcomer: Tumblr

  • 11 April 2012

  • How-Tos: Get more from social media with Windows 8

    Like Windows Phone, Windows 8 offers a constant connection to all your email and social media from a single view. Here's how to get more from Facebook, Twitter and the rest using Windows 8.

  • 14 March 2012

  • How-Tos: Change Your Facebook Profile Photo

    I've made no secret of my distaste for Facebook's interface, which is equal parts messy, confusing, and outright maddening.

  • 27 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to protect your privacy on Google

    Under new privacy rules that Google is implementing on March 1, all of the data that Google collects based on your usage of YouTube, Gmail, Google+ and Google search will be aggregated into one user profile.

  • 16 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to tag a photo using Facebook for Android

    Facebook's app for Android has come on leaps and bounds since it was first introduced.

  • 15 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to tag a photo using Facebook for iPhone

    Facebook's app for iPhone has come on leaps and bounds since it was first introduced.

  • 10 February 2012

  • How-Tos: Use Facebook Timeline to Promote Your Business

    Facebook is beginning to push out its new Timeline layout to all 850 million user profiles this week. Business pages on Facebook aren’t affected (at least not yet), but your company can take advantage of this shift.

  • 01 February 2012

  • How-Tos: How to Manage Twitter Accounts That Have Multiple Users

    If multiple users staff your company's Twitter account, coordinating updates can s become complicated and confusing. Twitter thankfully allows you to stay logged in at more than one location so that multiple employees can manage your Twitter feed at the same time. Still, without tools to track what's being posted, employees may tweet the same news multiple times, or worse, respond to direct messages from Twitter followers or @replies with multiple answers that annoy your customers.

  • 30 January 2012

  • How-Tos: Remove duplicate Contacts for Facebook friends on Android

    Android phone and tablet users may find that some people appear twice in their Contacts list. This is because of a recent update to the Android Facebook app. Fortunately, the problem is easy to solve.

  • 19 December 2011

  • How-Tos: Post as yourself on a Facebook page when you're an admin

    We explain how you can post as yourself on a Facebook page of which you're an admin.

  • 29 November 2011

  • How-Tos: How to attract and engage Twitter followers

    Social-media skills are increasingly important for business as well as leisure. We explain how to master micro-blogging.

  • 03 October 2011

  • How-Tos: How to use Google+

    We're all in favour of a more refined way of keeping up with friends, but is Google+ a viable alternative to Facebook?

  • 26 September 2011

  • How-Tos: Facebook Tip: Restore Your Email Notification Settings

    Facebook had a busy few weeks. It rolled out a new privacy suite and friends list feature, it redesigned the News Feed and announced new profiles. In the middle of those changes, Facebook also started testing a new feature that overrides all your original email notification settings.

  • 23 September 2011

  • How-Tos: Android Facebook app: how to log out

    The Facebook app for your Android device is great, but for all its plus points, they've made logging out of the app a nightmare. Here's how you do it in three simple steps.

  • 05 July 2011

  • How-Tos: How to use 9 great social networks from your Android device

    A big element of having an Android tablet or smartphone is the way that these devices enable you to connect with people using the variety of social-networking sites that are available on the internet. By using such sites as Twitter and Facebook, you can connect with family and friends while you're on the move or lounging on your sofa watching your favourite TV show.

  • How-Tos: How to log in to Facebook from a Sony Ericsson Vivaz

    Here's how to fix a problem common to users of the Sony Ericsson Vivaz who can't log in to Facebook

  • 04 July 2011

  • How-Tos: Did Facebook Give me a Virus?

    Facebook told QueenPendragon that her PC was infected. The message looked very much like rogue malware trying to trick her into downloading something vicious. She asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum for advice.

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