I've just been reading an article in the new WDYTYA magazine about using sites like Facebook etc. and photo hosting ones and blogs to hopefully catch the attention of relatives that don't know I exist.
I have a few photos from my Gran's old cottage that contain people I don't know and also some details of people who are my 2nd cousins and could tell me about living people in their branch of the family, if they only knew about me (my Dad's family are all English but I'm a born and resident Scot).
When I started to read the article, I thought this might be a good idea but by the end, I was a lot less sure.
I am not at all keen on every Tom, Dick and Harry being able to attach themselves to my page and by extension, all of the people who are their "friends" in their turn.
I'd like to post up photos and I little bit about the people I would like to make contact with but I don't want to be taken over by unknown people. There was also a warning that your personal email account could be hijacked too.
Has anybody gone down this road and could advise me what site to try and what options to use in the site to keep myself secure? I currently don't have any accounts with networking/blogging sites.
I'd be most grateful for any help at all.
I have a few photos from my Gran's old cottage that contain people I don't know and also some details of people who are my 2nd cousins and could tell me about living people in their branch of the family, if they only knew about me (my Dad's family are all English but I'm a born and resident Scot).
When I started to read the article, I thought this might be a good idea but by the end, I was a lot less sure.
I am not at all keen on every Tom, Dick and Harry being able to attach themselves to my page and by extension, all of the people who are their "friends" in their turn.
I'd like to post up photos and I little bit about the people I would like to make contact with but I don't want to be taken over by unknown people. There was also a warning that your personal email account could be hijacked too.
Has anybody gone down this road and could advise me what site to try and what options to use in the site to keep myself secure? I currently don't have any accounts with networking/blogging sites.
I'd be most grateful for any help at all.
Comment