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Social Network Basics

Choosing a Site

Managing Your Space

Unfriending, Unfollowing, and Ignoring

On some sites, you may end up friending a person who you later want to unfriend. It is definitely okay to actively unfriend someone you no longer feel comfortable being connected with. Most sites don’t send a person a message if you unfriend them but check the FAQs first to be sure that your technology matches your intent.

It’s Your Page

It’s okay to: