When in doubt, make your profile private

Being a part of a social networking site, like MySpace or Friendster or Facebook, is all about meeting new people ' that's for sure ' and it's also about connecting with old friends in the process. But if you're wary of meeting new people or worried that no matter how careful you might be, you may end up posting too much personal information about yourself online ' for the world to see ' go ahead and make your profile private. By setting your profile to private at sites such as MySpace, only the people YOU add to your friends list will be able to see your profile. This comes in handy especially when you're perfectly fine with the 'connecting with old friends' part of this equation. By adding only the people you KNOW as your friends, and by setting your profile to private in the process, you go a long way in protecting your personal information ' and possibly yourself ' in the process