Trying to sign up for a facebook account

[mojo]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

As long as it was www. facebook . com, you are ok. I think the page your on is setting up membership. Did you ask it to import friends from your email address book? That may be why it asked you for your email password. I personally wouldn't do it that way.

Yes, I think that's what was happening and then I finally realized I could skip that step. I would never give out my email password to anyone. They must be whackadoodles

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by mojo

Yes, I think that's what was happening and then I finally realized I could skip that step. I would never give out my email password to anyone. They must be whackadoodles

How true!

[twalla]

You make a yahoo email just for facebook, thats what I did. If you need help setting one up, if you create a new email and let me know what it is, I will set one up for you then you can get in, change your name and password.. whatever, et etc etc.

[kalina82]

this is what worries me about facebook and why i don't have an account like the rest of the world. i hear so many stories about being hacked and getting viruses. plus a while ago i read somewhere that the owners of facebook can use your personal information or sell it, or something like that.

[twalla]

My hacking was by an individual.... it was my own fault for having a password that I always say.

[Ute White]

Originally Posted by mojo

*I know, I sound like I'm 100...really I'm not

I am totally computer illiterate. My hubby helped me setting up my FB but I'm super cautious and (hopefully) nobody who isn't on my friend list can look at my profile. So far I never had issues with hackers or viruses but we also have a program to be protected (duh...probably everybody has that). FB can be a lot of fun and is neat to stay in contact but I'm not a big fan of sending hugs, drinks, smiles etc and I don't care about farmville or MW...lol.

[mojo]

Originally Posted by Ute White

I am totally computer illiterate. My hubby helped me setting up my FB but I'm super cautious and (hopefully) nobody who isn't on my friend list can look at my profile. So far I never had issues with hackers or viruses but we also have a program to be protected (duh...probably everybody has that). FB can be a lot of fun and is neat to stay in contact but I'm not a big fan of sending hugs, drinks, smiles etc and I don't care about farmville or MW...lol.

Haha. Everybody at works constantly drooling over farmville. YT is my facebook Hi yall!

[Ute White]

Originally Posted by mojo

YT is my facebook Hi yall!

I have to admit...since I discovered YT I neglect FB more and more...hahahaha

[Rachael x]

I have my Facebook profile set to private yet if I type "Rachael Knox Facebook Newcastle" in Google images a photo of me and my boyfriend from my Facebook page pops up which is quite scary seen as it's suposed to be private!
I think with Facebook just make sure you dont put anything too personal on there and dont click on random links because alot of them lead to viruses.
You will probably get a lot of strangers trying to add you like everyone else does but dont accept them and I would suggest with people you know but dont know REALLY well you should limit how much of your profile they can see through the security settings.
Also with social networking sites people get into the habit of putting there every move on there status lol! e.g. "is going shopping today" or "1 week till my vacation!" make sure you DONT do this you dont want people knowing when you are not home as I know people who have had there homes broken into because of this.
Other then that good luck and I hope you enjoy Facebook