You can enter; joang and your name that you use on this site and google will display your real name and email address if you have them in your account onfo. Jus saying: I glad I don't have real name and email address listed. Jus saying! Try it, example: joang nellie
You sure are right. bluedaze*Member .Real NameNora Emailn/a Account CreatedApr 8th 2008 Last Active18 minutes ago Visit Count7543 Discussions Started169 Comments Added4892 Bill left usMay 5, 2010
Yep, don't know if that matters to yall but just sitting here bored and tried it. Amazing what shows up on web. Some old geanology inquires I made 10 years ago come up.
You are correct. I just unchecked my email address... seems the world really is full of snoops. Also I don't post pics on FB of people...just the cats...and they are like Bushes Beans dog..he ain't talking and neither are Cookie or Ebonie!✑✵☁
Also if you google: joang stage 7: some postings appear. My only concern is I wish my postings to remain on this site. I am guilty of revealing some private thoughts during some of my rants. Guess I will be a little more guarded.
I have been frank here as well, but nothing I wouldn't own up to if someone discovered it. So, not worried. Besides, I am pretty well Googlable anyway, so it'd be hard to back-peddle now. I guess if I really mean to post incognito, anywhere, I shall require a more secret identity.
You all do realize that anyone can come here & “lurk” (as we say) (without registering) & see all our information if they click on our name. In my opinion it is more realistic for people to get our information here then putting our user name & joan’s in Google (who would know that information anyway unless they found it here.) I agree with emily that maybe I will be more secretive in my name next time.
I used to write information about privacy when I first started this website, but have not done so recently. With that in mind, I am going to put up a “sticky” at the top of the message boards explaining how it works.
When you sign up to write on the boards, the only information SOMEONE ELSE can see when they click on your name in blue, is the information you wrote that you WANTED to be PUBLIC. You do not need to put in your real name, e-mail address, or anything else in the PUBLIC section. At the launch of the website in 2007, members were putting up their real names, pictures, e-mail addresses, and a whole host of personal information in the public section. I advised against it. I still advise against it.
My advice was then, and still is – put as little personal information in the “public” section as possible. I, AS ADMINISTRATOR, am the only one who can see your private e-mail address. It is my strict policy to never share that information, or any information about members with another member or anyone else without their written permission.
Please re-check your account and look over the “public” and “private” sections, and change them accordingly.
You also have to understand that the fascination with FACEBOOK has led to the loss of all privacy. Those of you who put your lives and pictures on Facebook, have to realize that once it’s out there in cyberspace, it’s out there forever. At any one time or another, something you wrote on Facebook can and will show up on scores of search engines.
In contrast, unless you have chosen to make your real name, address, and other information “public” when you signed up for the Alzheimer Spouse Message Boards, your anonymity and privacy are protected. Yes, what you have written under your screen name may show up somewhere, but it will be under your screen name, NOT your real name.
Here is a perfect example of someone who wishes to remain completely anonymous – my message board monitor. When you “search” for her screen name (MBM), this is what comes up:
• Member • Real Name
• Email n/a • Account Created Feb 26th 2010 • Last Active Jun 7th 2011 • Visit Count 11 • Discussions Started 0 • Comments Added 4 • Last Known Ip 24.218.75.7
She has not shared her real name nor her e-mail address publicly, and that is what I would advise everyone who is concerned about privacy to do. And, this is just my opinion, but anyone who is seriously concerned about privacy, should stop putting every detail of their life on Facebook. It is a fact of the 21st century – if you write on the Internet, it is going to show up somewhere, but if you protect your private and public information on the Alzheimer Spouse, only your screen name will show up. Not your real name or information.
Same here. As far as I am concerned, the people who really care about me already know all there is to know anyway. Lazy and/or lonely with wayyyy too much time on their hands; IMHO.
Well I for one LOVE facebook. I have connected with so many people that I normally wouldn’t even communicate with otherwise. I keep in touch with out of town relatives & have connected with friends from long ago. It actually is one of the things I do for ME. I consider it my window to the outside world on the days I don’t go out. I know it isn’t everyone’s “cup of tea” but it works for me…….…just sayin’!
I'd never see pictures of our grandkids if I didn't get on Facebook. I limit what I put on there and don't do anything where they say that FB needs permission to look at your profile.....no thanks,
FB has it's place like anything else. I am kind of limiting myself on it to the kids and just knowing when they are home..I am not interested in the good times had by all at this point..they are entitled to have good times and that is fine but at this point I do not need to read about the good times everyone else is having when I live in hell. These days I am pretty angry about a lot of things so am not posting much of late.
Hugs to you, Mimi. Please don't let the anger devour you. It's easy to let it and you will suffer the most from it. I'm sure you have a lot to be angry about, but just take care of YOU!
Facebook if used correctly is a wonderful tool. I love being able to see what our grandchildren are doing and truth be known they all get a kick out of it. In fact, they tell their friends abouth their "Tech Grandma". I do not imput too much info about myself and keep all the settings in privacy mode.
Mimi, please know that you are not alone. We all have had times when we felt like we live in hell.
I love FB. My account is as secure as I can make it. I belong to several closed groups but am still very careful about what I post and my demographics.
I love Facebook. I'm a little bit nosey and it keeps me up with what the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren are doing. I also have sisters, nieces and nephews, and most of the kids who grew up in my old neighborhood who keep in contact with me. I try to keep my posts cheerful and away from the problems I have at home. I don't worry too much about privacy because my life is an open book any way. I also love seeing pictures and post from my friends who are on this site.
I also love Facebook. I found a friend from Junior High that I had not seen in 38 years, come to find out she lived about a block from me...strange thing, neither of us are originally from this area.
You can set FB so only your 'friends' can see it. You can not even do a search with my name and find me. To be my friend it has to come through me or through one of my friends. Plus, there is not important information - no phone number, correct city I live in, address, email address,etc for other s to get. If someone wants any of it, they can email me through FB and I choose whether to give it out. I play games there and that is for me.
In fact, I would say you can make FB more secure than here.
The only change that would make an improvement here would be if they go write the program so only those that are signed in can see the name of the poster. But, then again, anyone can join which is the way it should be.
It does bother me when someone will post they are new here and then we never hear from them again. Two sided concern: are they predators or someone that could really benefit from joining us (which I want to believe). I think of them out there by themselves going through this horrid journey alone.
I like FB too. My son is in South Korea so FB is one way we can easily keep in touch and I can see his pictures of all the interesting places he has gone. Plus, just seeing that he posted something or changed his profile picture lets me know he is ok. I also play games on FB.
When this thread started I went & edited my account & for some reason my pictures are gone. (So if you want to know what I look like you will have to go to facebook!)
Yes we skype also but sometimes that is difficult due to the 14 hour time difference and my son's work schedule. I also pay for the skype plan where he can call the US unlimited. It's only $16.95 for 3 months and this plan allows him to call landlines and cellphones. This makes it a bit easier for him to call when he is able.