Many people reveal way too much about themselves on facebook which I am not comfortable with. I have a facebook account and have has one ever since I started college in 2005. My facebook is private, so unless you are my friend you cannot see any part of my profile. All of my pictures of blocked unless you are my friend, and I do not have my phone number of address on my profile like some people. I do have some friends on facebook that are acquaintances and I do not want them to know where I live or be able to get a hold of my cell phone number. I keep my pictures respectable; I do not allow incriminating photos to be posted on my page which is why I closely monitor my pictures. Many people have pictures on facebook that one day they will regret when it comes time to get a real job after college. Facebook for some people is a way for self presentation. You can be anything you want online. Someone can say they have a bunch of interests on their facebook profile that they might not actually be interested in, but want people who look at their profile to think they are. Revealing too much online can lead to an easier way for someone to stalk you. If you leave your address they can easily come to your home or if you leave your phone number they can easily call you. You don’t want a Mr. Bungles (Pg. 67) knowing your every move and where you live.
My mom does not have facebook but she is always asking me about my facebook and what I have on my page. She hears and reads about facebook on a daily bases. The news is always reporting about what a certain celebrity posted on their facebook or twitter about their day. My mom is always asking me why people want everyone to know what they are doing every minute of the day. I post a new status every once and awhile but I do not give a play by play about my day. My mom is much older and doesn’t understand the new cyber generation. Although I do not like when the same persons status is always coming up on my news feed because I get sick of reading about what they have to say. I always ensure my mom that my page is private because I don’t want random people looking at my pictures or my profile. I know that when someone is talking about someone I don’t know I always say that I will facebook them so I can put a face to the story. I do not want people doing that with me, I want online my facebook friends to be able to see it. When my boyfriend and I started dating all of my friends wanted to see him so they all facebooked him but his profile is private as well and I am sure all of his friends did it to me as well, but I fooled them, its private!
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