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By Leslie Walker, About.com Guide

Deactivate Facebook Definition: Temporary Suspension Created: Sunday, April 17, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Deactivate Facebook means to suspend your Facebook account temporarily. It does not mean permanently canceling Facebook or erasing all your Facebook data.
Delete Facebook Definition and Guide Created: Sunday, April 17, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Delete Facebook means to permanently delete your Facebook account. You won't be able to retrieve any of your profile data later.
7 Signs of Facebook Addiction Created: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
If you're wondering at what point fixation with social networking explodes into full-blown Facebook addiction, here are seven warning signs that someone may be addicted to Facebook.
6 Reasons To Quit Facebook Created: Monday, April 18, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
There are many reasons people choose to quit Facebook or temporarily suspend their Facebook accounts. Here are some of them.
Close Facebook and Shut Down Your Account Made Easy Created: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Want to close Facebook and permanently shut down your account? This guide explains how to leave Facebook for good -- and what to consider before doing so.
Facebook Timeline Tutorial Created: Monday, March 12, 2012 Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013
Facebook Timeline is your public face on Facebook, the place where other people go to check you out. It's part of our profile page, and by default it displays your status updates in reverse chrono...
How to Edit Your Facebook Profile Created: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Learning how to edit your Facebook profile is not as easy as it seems, thanks to the many redesigns the social network has implemented for the personal areas of the networking service.
College Social Networking Guide Created: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
These social networks for college students and recent graduates offer an array of social networking tools to help young people find entry level jobs and launch their careers.
LinkedIn News Aggregates Content From Many Sources Created: Monday, May 13, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013
LinkedIn news, LinkedIn Today
How YouTube Subscription Channels Work Created: Thursday, May 09, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
YouTube Subscription channels are paid video channels for which viewers pay monthly or annual fees. Here's how they work.
6 Board Games You Can Play on Facebook Created: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Chess, Backgammon, Scrabulous, Checkers, Monopoly, Othello / Reversi, and Tic Tac Toe. Play these Facebook board games with your friends right from Facebook. If none of your friends are online you ...
Delete or Deactivate Facebook: What's the Difference? Created: Thursday, September 03, 2009 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
What difference does it make whether you delete Facebook or deactivate Facebook. Whether you decide to delete Facebook or deactivate Facebook can make a big difference to your personal information ...
How To Delete Your Facebook Account Created: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Once you delete your Facebook account all your Facebook information will be gone forever. All your data, all your photos, friend list, everything, gone! All the photos, comments, messages, items in...
What is Facebook.com? What Does Facebook.com Have To Offer? Created: Thursday, November 09, 2006 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Facebook.com is a great way to meet friends and keep up on what they are doing. Once you add a friend to your Facebook.com friends list you will always know when they are adding to their notes (blo...
Chat on Facebook Created: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Updated: Thursday, May 09, 2013
Facebook Chat is Facebook's answer to instant messaging. IM, or chat on Facebook, is really quite easy. All you need to chat on Facebook is a Facebook account, nothing to download or install.
Facebook Trusted Contacts for Password Recovery Created: Monday, May 06, 2013 Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013
Facebook Trusted Contacts is a special feature that allows users of the social network to designate three to five friends to help them regain access to their account if they are locked out for any ...
Pheed Account Sign Up Made Simple Created: Sunday, April 28, 2013 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
How to sign up for a pheed account and use the hot social network launched in 2012.
Social Media Definition: What Are Social Media? Created: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013
Social media definition: Social media are simply the electronic tools people use to socialize, communicate and share information. But to define social media also involves explaining how the phrase...
Twitter App Guide Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
The Twitter App Guide reviews popular apps for boosting user productivity on the sprawling micro-blogging network.
Contact the About.com Social Media Guide Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
How to contact the guide who oversees the About.com Social Media Guide.
Twitter Advertising Guide Created: Friday, April 19, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013
The Twitter Advertising Guide provides a comprehensive overview of how to buy Twitter ads and target them to the right users.
10 Best Mobile Messaging Apps Created: Thursday, March 21, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
Mobile messaging is a popular way to communicate on smart phones, especially with the rise of a category of apps that let people make free voice calls and send free SMS messages over WiFi or their ...
WhatsApp Messenger Review: Five Stars Created: Thursday, April 18, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013
WhatsApp messenger gets top marks for free mobile texting across multiple platforms.
Bitcoin Mining Guide: Basic Tutorial Created: Saturday, April 13, 2013 Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Bitcoin mining involves running special software that helps secure the digital currency system; in return, bitcoin miners are rewarded with new units or bitcoins. Here's how to get started.
Facebook Messenger Mobile App: Why Anyone Needs It Created: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2013
Facebook Messenger is a mobile messaging or chat app for sending text messages, holding group chats and making voice calls over the Internet.
Twitter SEC Guidelines Created: Sunday, April 07, 2013 Updated: Sunday, April 07, 2013
The SEC has ruled that companies can disclose financial information on Twitter and other forms of social media if they notify investors in advance which media they plan to use.
Facebook Calling Guide Created: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Facebook calling allows both voice and video calls if you know how to do it. Here's a simple explanation of what Facebook offers in the way of free phone and video calls.
Send Free Text Message With These 4 Apps Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Send a free text message on your phone with one of these four popular mobile apps, all of which are easy to download and use.
Message Me Offers Free Mobile Messaging Created: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Message Me is a popular free mobile messaging app with strong visual and personalization features. This review explains its appeal and how to download the free messageme app.
YouTube Charts Created: Sunday, March 24, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013
YouTube charts and rankings lists a variety of useful sources on the Web for tracking what's most popular on the world's largest video sharing network.
Monitoring Celebrities on Twitter Created: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Celebrities on Twitter are easy to find if you use sites specializing in finding celebrities and other stars on Twitter.
Social TV: Guide to the Basics Created: Monday, January 16, 2012 Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013
Social TV refers to the many new technologies allowing people to communicate with each other and interact with information while watching shows on television or online TV.