Social Media Networks

With different social media networks these days, it's almost impossible to keep private information private. Between Facebook, Twitter, Myspace (do people still use myspace) and about a million other sites like these, you can find out just about any kind of information you want about someone. Lurking, creeping, facebook stalking, it's all basically the same thing. You go to whomever's page you want to learn more about and look at all of their information. You can find out everything from their hometown to what food they like to eat to who their friends are. It's frightening when you stop to think about what kind of information someone can find out about you in five minutes.

Of course, there are different security features that you can implement on sites like Facebook, but the information is still out there someone on the internet. Now, with sites like Twitter, you can get minute to minute details about any given person's life. Celebrities tweet their locations and then get upset when paparazzi and fans show up. Even normal everyday people will tweet about their exact locations. In today's world, where we're always on the lookout for stalkers, murderers, rapists, etc... it seems strange that we are putting all of this information out there for almost anyone to see.

I have a Facebook, but I'm pretty careful about my security settings and who I add as friends. Other people don't care as much and will add just about anyone. I think most people need to take more time to think about all of the information that they post on the internet. It's scary to think of where that information could end up.