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Facebook & MySpace…Wicked!
Social networking sites are great places to keep in contact with friends, develop relationships and meet new people in interesting places. Heading to a new city? How easy is it to find a new “friend” in that city on Facebook? This summer, a young person that works with "IsThatSo?" stayed with “Facebook Friends” in four separate countries. Not bad, and good on the budget, too. But there’s a huge downside to these sites, also. Posting comments or pictures without thinking can get you in big trouble. Just posting something as innocent as your phone number or e-mail address can get you in trouble. How? First, adults and schools and businesses head to these sites as much as we do. They’re looking for unguarded comments. “Hey, I wasn’t really sick yesterday; I just faked that excuse,” can get you in trouble at school or fired at work. It’s not just legit people checking out your stuff, either. Plenty of predators cruise the social networks:
Hey, that nearly makes you want to go take some things down from your account, right?
P.S. If you’re a Facebook or MySpace member already, why not check out FoolProof ScamCheck? You might save yourself some bucks or hassle… Just search “FoolProof ScamCheck” on either social networking site! blog comments powered by Disqus |
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