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The etiquette for visiting a forum

Internet forums are a good place to exchange views and information, so it's a good thing to know how they work. We explain how to make the most of them

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Getting to grips with Twitter

Many people think Twitter is a waste of time and fail to understand its attraction. We put the social network under the microscope and explains how it works

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How to find older forum posts

Forums often fix a date after which posts are no longer displayed. However, there is an easy way of getting these older comments back on to your screen

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10 ways to customise your Facebook page

We offer quick tips to make your Facebook experience easier and more secure

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Disable the face-recognition feature on photos uploaded to Facebook

Facebook recently introduced tags for face recognition in photos uploaded to the site. Mr Smith describes how to disable that feature if people prefer a little privacy

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Get more out of Facebook

Find out what Facebook offers, other than status updates and sharing photos

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Take control of your Facebook account privacy settings

Using Facebook can reveal your personal data to everyone on the social networking site – we explain how to keep it hidden

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How do I find and remove tags from photos of me on Facebook?

If you don't want to be tagged in photos, you can remove them permanently

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Post and read Twitter and Facebook updates using Tweetdeck

This free program lets you update your social networking pages

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Set up Instant Messaging in Ubuntu 10.10

Chat to friends online with Ubuntu using Empathy

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