038: The Private Island That Exists Only In Our Minds

Published: Sept. 13, 2011, 8:28 p.m.

After one final Summer trip to the lovely Geek Girls private island, this week's podcast focuses on ways to customize your online world for privacy or for fun. 

Examples:

Pregnant but haven't told the fam yet? 

-Turn your Facebook wall off so your dad doesn't find out about his first grandchild via the son-in-law that he doesn't really like posting a picture of Harley Davidson baby clothes.

On a friend's computer and stumble upon a long article about some body abnormality that you'd rather not discuss? 

-Set up a Google+ circle with no friends, co-workers or relatives so you can share things with yourself for later. (Depending on what you search for, you might want to delete the browser's history after you've successfully posted it to your page.)

There are plenty of small ways to think outside the box when it comes to social media sites. Any other quick and easy suggestions for customizing your social media spaces?