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How much do you put on Facebook?
I had to send DH a text today because after getting on FB on my phone while on my lunch break, I read the latest facebook/privacy article. Rehashing the same old. But DH's status update was fresh in my mind...pretty much giving everyone a timeline of where he's going to be and when over the next week. So I sent him a text mentioning the article and his current status update - he didn't realize that yeah, he probably shouldn't do that (nevermind that what he does for a living should have already clued him to not post this kind of status message).
As everyone knows, I've started my new job this week. However, how many people could say where I work? There's a few, but they've asked me privately and I told them, but they aren't complete strangers to me in the first place. I'm amazed, however, at how many people ask that question right on my FB page. Maybe it's just me, but it kinda seems rude. One of those things where if I wanted the world to know, I would have posted it there in the first place. If someone feels they need to know, they can send me a private message.
I don't know...just rambling I guess...but it just seems too many people just want to know too much that really, doesn't need to be known by the world.
Re: How much do you put on Facebook?
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I also don't put very much out there, plus my profile is private and (I think) unsearchable. I mean yeah, I'm pretty easily google-able and whatnot, but I'm not going to put all of the details of my life on there for anyone/everyone to see.
Like you, It astounds me how much information people DO put out there. Especially people who use that FourSquare and other stuff like that. I have friends who have all of their contact info on there, plus where they went to school, where they work and every single thing they're doing.... just ASKING for stalkers, I swear!!
I think I'm ok with what I have out there. My school has embraced FB (not to be used in school, however) and I'm in contact with lots of faculty on it and even administration. We've had some people get "talked to" about their status's regarding work and inappropriate pictures. Between family and work people on there I try to edit what I say. I am not friends with any students on there either. I have a separate acct. for keeping up with former students and it is is pretty bare and I only friend those that have graduated. Being in education makes me very afraid of what all I put out online. I am sure I let my guard down more than I should. I try not to put my location of stuff on there and I don't have any limits on my friends. I know there are a lot of people that "hide" things from people but I don't know how to do that so I haven't done it yet.
I still keep wondering if FB is going to be a phase or if it will always be around. I rather be in the "know" than in the dark about it all.
I have a coworker here that has the rule of 100 friends only, no more and he'll chop his list when necessary.
I have a personal page and a professional page (which I have to have at my job). My personal page is under lockdown on privacy stuff, but I never EVER post where I am or what I am doing. I have where I work and what I do, but again I have full privacy settings on there.
My professional page has nothing about me personally except professional information.
The real reason I got a FB account was for work.
So it has my employer on there but everyone I've friend-ed (is that a word?) I know personally.
I'm still private and stuff but I have the rule of "if you can't say it to you're grandmothers face, don't put it on facebook" too.
Plus I built in my "edit" mode since I'm friends with my boss, my manager, and other higher up's at the station who tell me they read my facebook updates so I'm ok with what I say...hehe. I think my status updates are pretty lame...mostly about my dog or work...hehe
I post about random crap...but I'm super big about not posting where we are or where we're going for exactly those same reasons.
We never mentioned that we were even taking a honeymoon and some idiot posted on my wall about "Aren't you leaving tomorrow for a week?" I deleted her post immediately. Then she got pissed that I deleted the post.
Whatever. I'll post about things after the fact...like we had a great time at the concert or the honeymoon was great...but never beforehand.