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Facebook adds legacy contact feature to accounts
Facebook adds legacy contact feature to accounts

Facebook adds legacy contact feature to accounts

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:17:02-05:00February 16th, 2015|

What happens to your digital history when you die? Should your presence be erased or should you grant access to someone to handle—and perhaps clean up—your online social media accounts? Facebook's new legacy contact feature lets you choose someone to have limited access to your account after death to memorialize your account.

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Facebook 2 update published

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:21:19-05:00December 9th, 2014|

Facebook 2 v3.0 is now available for partner/instructor access on the Downloads page. The course was refreshed with new screenshots and information about the new Groups app Facebook recently released for mobile devices.

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Facebook 1 update
Facebook 1 update

Facebook 1 update

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:21:19-05:00November 13th, 2014|

Facebook 1 has been updated to include the new icons and graphics as well as more complete coverage of topics requested by instructors.

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Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature
Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature

Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:18-05:00August 8th, 2014|

Facebook has launched Nearby Friends, a new feature that shares your location with your Facebook friends, and shows you where your friends are as well. Here are the details of the new feature, including how to opt-in and set it up.

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Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature
Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature

Facebook launches Nearby Friends feature

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:18-05:00August 8th, 2014|

Facebook has launched Nearby Friends, a new feature that shares your location with your Facebook friends, and shows you where your friends are as well. Here are the details of the new feature, including how to opt-in and set it up.

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Facebook wants to be in the middle of your free Wi-Fi
Facebook wants to be in the middle of your free Wi-Fi

Facebook wants to be in the middle of your free Wi-Fi

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:18-05:00June 2nd, 2014|

Facebook Wi-Fi might be coming to your favorite free hotspot soon. It'll ask you to check in to the business' s Facebook Page in order to access the free Wi-Fi. Using Facebook Wi-Fi can result in posts of your location to your timeline, even automatic posts in future visits. Find out what this means and how you can control your privacy settings.

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New in your News Feed: Facebook Trending
New in your News Feed: Facebook Trending

New in your News Feed: Facebook Trending

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:19-05:00May 14th, 2014|

Facebook has introduced a new feature you may have noticed on your homepage. Trending, which lies to the right of your News Feed, is a compilation of some of the hot topics trending on Facebook. Each suggested topic has a title and a short explanatory introduction.

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What’s New in Connections

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:19-05:00April 29th, 2014|

Key updates to the Connections curriculum included new content for mobile devices, more short courses, Windows 8, Facebook, job searching and more.

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Older internet users suffer less depression
Older internet users suffer less depression

Older internet users suffer less depression

By avandevelde|2021-11-18T13:08:19-05:00April 28th, 2014|

Michigan State University's Shelia Cotten finds computer use among retirees reduces the risk of depression by more than 30%--using a model similar to Oasis Connections.

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Facebook axes chat and texting functions from mobile app
Facebook axes chat and texting functions from mobile app

Facebook axes chat and texting functions from mobile app

By Ken Charvoz|2020-07-23T10:23:19-05:00April 24th, 2014|

Facebook mobile users are in for a surprise. Messenger is gone! Facebook has removed the popular texting function from the mobile app and replaced it with the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app. Don't despair, the new app is easy to install and use.

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