Facebook has almost become a rite of passage Students at universities around the world chronicle their lives by building online profiles and sharing personal information, photographs, and opinions in order to connect with new people In September 2007,Facebook announced that profiles will become searchable through its new Public Search Listings. If you have a profile posted on Facebook, and don’t want your name and profile picture indexed by one of the major search engines such as Google, you need to update your Facebook privacy settings immediately. while you can meet new friends online, you may also come into contact with malicious people misrepresenting themselves. is that information you post on a social networking site may reveal indiscretions and worse to future employers In some instances, potential job offers have been withdrawn because of information posted on a social networking site. You can follow these tips to help you protect yourself on a social networking Web site