2. Create a List
There are some lists that Facebook
will create for you automatically and
some you can create for yourself. Lists
allow you to choose people you’d like
to get updates from (how awesome is
that) but it allows you to organize
people into categories that can be
used to determine what content they
see and how they can interact with
you.
People know you in different ways and
that shouldn’t change just because
you’re Facebook official. The people
who friended you after hearing you
speak at conferences don’t need to
see my photos from Jazz Fest and the
people who went to college with you
probably might not care about what
you share professionally.
3. Customize Your Privacy Settings
Within Facebook’s privacy
settings, you have the
option to customize how
you interact with others
and how others interact
with you. You can
predetermine who sees the
content you’re posting, the
content that is being posted
to your wall, your
photos, photos you’re
tagged in, apps that you
use, and more. It actually
gets pretty granular.
Facebook can be as private
or as public as you want it
to be and you have to make
the decision.
4. Double Check Everything You Post
When you post something to your
wall, make sure your settings, which
defaults to “Share with Friends” are where
you want them to be. You can choose to
share content publicly, with all of your
friends, customized to exclude certain lists
or individuals, or customized to be shared
with only certain lists.
When you post photo albums, the same
rules apply. You can share a photo
album, and in some cases like mobile
uploads or Instagram photos, you can
choose who has access to those photos.
You can share with an entire list or keep
the photos completely private. It’s up to
you.