Category: Let's talk
Social networks are extremely popular now days. We love our FaceBook, Twitter, MySpace, and the list goes on, but how good are these really? How much trust do you put in to the “privacy” terms, knowing that all these services are run by people, and the more people that use them, the more people it requires to run them, so how private is your posting to only your select group of friends? Friends? People that ask to be added to your network? Some users of these networks are connected 24/7 and you can “follow” them through their day, and even know exactly what they’re doing at any given time of the day or night. Is this a good thing? What do you think?
Nope, I don't think it's a good thing, and I think people are stupid for putting every detail of their life out there for everyone and anyone to read.
I don't think I'd ever trust a site completely. I only once put a physical address into one site and although nothing happened with that, I now wish I hadn't. But yeah, asidefrom that one time, I'm really careful about putting personal information on sites and who I give that information to if I do give it. I agree that it is rediculous for people to put practically every detail of their lives and/or very personal information about themselves such as address and even phone numbers, because they never know who will see it. For all they know, they could become friends with someone they don't know has bad intentions. Most people probably won't, but there are still some that might. So I really don't blame the site, I just think individuals should think about what they are putting and whether they'd seriously mind litterally anyone seeing it. Just my opinion.
facebook isnt too bad cos the only people that can see any details like that are your friends and problebly the moderators of that site. but on most sites, yes you do have to be carefull and if someoens really that stupid to put their address and phone number on any other site then their stupid. facebooks relatively safe to do things like that cos like i said your friends are the only ones taht will read it. just my opinion
maybe it is my advanced age, but I don't get the social network thing at all. the one that really confuses me is twitter.
To me the whole thing is extremely egotistical and self centered. Why should I care that you are brushing the cat, fixing coffee or taking a pee? If you were curing cancer or something then maybe...... otherwise at least for me, my life just isn't that darned interesting.
I have a friend who sends out his blog by email every single blessed day. here are sampples of the things which are supposed to fascinate his legions of loyal fans. "went to the bank." "saw life insurance salesman." "cleaned the cat box." Gee that one is really fascinating. Should I alert the media?
I recently heard something about facebook sharing details of it's members to some of it's partners for statistical purposes. I'm not entirely sure if it's true, what details these were, how they would be used or if anyone's privacy is seriously affected. In any case, I totally steer clear of these sites. Unfortunately, nothing on the internet is private, no matter what any privacy policy says.
Yeah, and even if only your friends know about your information, how can you be sure they won't add someone as a friend who has...well...bad intentions, like a previous poster mentioned. I don't have an account on either of those. Even Skype and messenger aren't so private anymore, because anybody can get your Skype username, and if you know where to look, you can get anybody's messenger info as well. Of course, you can block these people if they try to add you, but I find it annoying, getting add requests from people I don't know.
It seems it may now be common practice for companies to google potential employees, and check them out on MySpace, FaceBook, and Twitter etc. Think of that the next time you update any of those sites or apply for a job. Also any of the info an individual posts on those pages can be used in court cases.
Twitter I find most annoying. The details that many people are posting all day long are not that interesting. It does come across as rather egotystical. Like the person mentioned above, if it is curing cancer or something like that - that is interesting and worth posting. What someone had for lunch, or that they are bored in a meeting... not so much. And then the fact that people are having these tweets of others forwarded to their cell phones... ???
i think a lot of people are confusing details with intimacy. they are getting connectivity and connectedness confused. i am fascinated by and really enjoy reading blogs where people put out thoughts or points of view. this is why i love this site so much. even though i haven't met any of you personally, i feel like i know and respect many of you a lot. all the minutia of life do not substitute for that kind of knowledge. as my husband would say all sizzle and no steak.
I thank all that have replied. It is interesting, so I'm interested in what you all think. The poster that says only her friends can see what is written are you sure?
I heard a news story the other week about being careful want you write about on these social sites. Again, Twitter, especially. One woman was all a twitter about going away on vacation, which left her home perfectly open for robbery.
Sheesh, take this a step further though. Did you know that you can get a zone post as a google result? I don't know if this is a gerenal occurrence, or if google was feeding off my cookies, but there ya go.
yeah i am sure, to the poster that asked that. i think facebook i the only one where you can put stuff like telephone number and msn addy and only friends can see it. i would never reccomen dputting your address on any of these sites. just my point.
I would never add someone I didn't know, and the only site I use is Facebook. I don't know about the privacy issues, but I avoid things like quizzes because A. the main site really isn't accessible anymore and B. they're the things that pull your profile information and do God knows what with it. I'll usually update my status maybe once or twice a week, and even then it's not anything too personal, and definitely not identifying information. I also try to make it something I think my friends will give 2 shits about. As for people finding you on messenger, there has to be a way you can't be searched. I think there is on Skype anyway, but it's almost 3 AM so my brain is fried, lol.
There is a setting under tools on messenger that makes it so only your contacts can contact you. Smile It's under security. It can be set so that anyone, or contacts can see you, so if people are contacting you on messenger you are allowing it, or have your info in your profile. The latest version will connect you to all these social networks as well, so. Smile. Off topic, but there it is.