BlissControl – How to easily change your social media settings



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BlissControl could save you a lot of time managing your social profiles.

The premise of the site is pretty simple – you choose a platform and a setting that you want to change and BlissControl will take you to the page that allows you to do it.

Why a tool like BlissControl matters

Last week I wrote a piece about the downward spiral of Facebook advertising.  In it I point out that there are some little used opt-out privacy controls that Facebook makes available to all users that very few people know about.  Twitter recently added an opt-out feature in their settings which authorizes them to track your activity on any site within the Twitter ecosystem.

Privacy on social networks is nearly non-existent.  The controls afforded users are oftentimes designed as an opt-out, with the pages not easily findable.  BlissControl may be the navigation tool necessary to help you take control of whatever vestige of privacy these social networks allow you to keep.

Using BlissControl

BlissControl is so simple and intuitive to use that it probably isn’t worthwhile trying to describe it, but the interface allows for two variables: what to change and the network to change it with.  Set those, hit go and the application takes you where ever you need to go to update your settings.  It’s pretty handy.

BlissControl

 

BlissControl’s options and networks

BlissControl offers users the following options to change on your social networks:

Change bio
Change email settings
Change profile picture
Change password
Delete account
Change design
Change username
Change mobile settings
Change connected accounts
Change email
Recover password
Change 3rd party permissions

BlissControl works on the following networks:

Facebook
Twitter
StumbleUpon
Pinterest
Tumblr
Foursquare
YouTube
LinkedIn
Google+
Meetup
Path
Instagram
Flickr

If you’re interested in exploring and/or changing the privacy settings for your social networks, you may find BlissControl to be a helpful tool to save you time and headaches.

Jim Dougherty

Jim Dougherty

Writer and chief of miscellany at leaderswest.com

I aspire to give people something to think about rather than tell them what to do. My favorite Google Alert is “social media research,” I am increasingly compelled by Gen Z, and I appreciate good writers agnostic of where they write. At one time I was Kred’s 12th most influential social media blogger and Klout’s most influential person on the topic of David Hasselhoff. Transplant from Seattle living in Cincinnati. Haven’t entirely adopted the local sports teams yet.

Jim Dougherty

@jimdougherty

Writer about social media and tech at Leaders West, I also tweet as @leaderswest.

@danpurvis They want their pound of flesh…. :) Thanks for sharing! – 12 hours ago

Jim Dougherty

Jim Dougherty

  • Jen

    You should edit your post at one point you refer to it as blitzcontrol…

  • jimdougherty

    Thanks, Jen. I am admittedly one of the worst writers / editors imaginable – appreciate the catch and head’s up! Thanks for reading and commenting!

  • http://twitter.com/westfallonline Chris Westfall

    smart advice! I will check it out – thanks for sharing

  • http://cirquedumot.com/new-readers/ Susan Silver

    mypermissions.org is similar and has a few apps not on this list.

  • http://www.benjaminlang.com/ Ben Lang

    Thanks for sharing!

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