Friday, September 16, 2011

III. Online Social Networking

(image taken from relativitycorp.com)
 




Many people are into online social networking these days. From the earlier Friendster (and its predescessors) to Myspace to Facebook and Twitter, everyone is sharing their thoughts and photos with each other.


(image taken from lifehack.org)



I was paranoid about sharing information with other people on social networking sites. To be honest, it was only a year ago that my Facebook account was created. Immediately after its creation, I privatized it and checked many settings to ensure my privacy.


Is your Facebook (or any other social networking site) account public or private? How much personal information do you share on these sites?


I believe that while it is fun to network with other people online, security must be a top priority for Internet users. Be careful of sharing sensitive information!