Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

2.Click the Sign Upbutton.

3.In the signup form that appears (see Figure 8-5), enter

your name, e-mail address, a password, your birthdate,

gender, and zip code.

Note that the site requires your birthdate to verify that you

are a senior, but you can choose to hide this information

from others later if you don’t want it displayed. (We rec-

ommend hiding your birthdate.)

4.Click Sign Up. On the screen that appears (see Figure 8-6),

note that your actual name is the screen name that mem-

bers will see. We recommend you change this by highlight-

ing the text and typing your alias over it.

Consider nicknames and the messages they send. Names

like lookin’forloveor lonelyinHoustonmay send

a message that you’re lonely and emotionally vulnerable.

Figure 8-5

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