With the dawn of the popularity of social networking websites like
Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, the world is become smaller and
compressed. The youths are under constant pressure in order to ensure
that they have the coolest profile on these social networking sites.
Right from display pictures, to wall posts and status messages, they
spend hours trying to create a image for themselves. This can be an
advantage as well as a disadvantage. The advantage is that you can
easily brag about the most awesome things about yourself on these
websites so that world knows about it. One disadvantage is that
sometimes by getting carried on by emotions, youngsters tend to make a
total fool of themselves on these websites and the whole world knows
about it. The other disadvantage is that they may also end up in a lot
of serious trouble. The fact remains that the disadvantages outweighs
the advantages. Here are 10 things you must never put up on social
networking sites to stay safe or if your image is important to you.
1. Conversations
For the last time, walls on social networking sites are meant to play
and tease and share stuff with everyone. Conversations are meant to be
private and are supposed to be staying in your inbox. Do not, start a
conversation with a friend on their wall or on your own. Because when
you do, you are automatically inviting the whole world to read what
maybe your private conversation.
2. Heartbroken Status’
Your real friends who care about you are the ones you meet in real
life, not the ones who are on your friend list on social networking
sites! So whether your boyfriend has dumped you or your crush is acting
like a total douchbag, they really don’t care! Uploading status about
how flabbergasted you are or how painful your life is, on these social
networking sites is not going to give you any sympathy. Instead you will
just seem like a foolish bimbette to others. There is a saying, “when
you are happy, tell the world about it. But when you are sad, cry
alone!” Or you can cry to a few trustworthy friends not to the whole
world! Whatever the case is, these social networking sites are
definitely not the place for you to vent out.
3. Drunken Pictures
Drunken pictures taken at parties or random places may seem funny to
you and your friends. But on social networking sites, where a number of
people who barely know each other are connected, it is nothing but
foolishness. Out there, there are people with different kinds of
opinions and mindsets. Such pictures may only make them draw unnecessary
conclusions about you and give them a chance to judge you. Worst case
scenario, if these pictures by any chance reach your boss or your
parents, it may put you in deep trouble.
4. Phone Numbers or Addresses
Confidential information like your phone number or your address
should never be put up on Social Networking sites. You never know in
what of dangerous person’s hands this information could land up in and
what kind of trouble it may put you into.
5. Hints about Your Password
Now why would you do something like that! And as absurd as this may
sound, there are girls who actually do such things. Probably it helps
them to grab people’s attention or seem more interesting. Either way, it
is something really foolish to do. Passwords are personal and need to
be protected. Your social networking site connects you to all sorts of
people who may try to hack into your profile and might actually succeed.
You most certainly don’t want that, do you?
6. Racist Jokes
Not everyone might find your racist jokes funny. If these jokes are
intentionally or unintentionally hinted at them, they may take offence.
For all you know you may hurt someone’s sentiments so bad that your
relationship with them may get totally ruined cause of a silly joke.
7. Pictures that Display Nudity
There is a way to attract positive attention and there is a way to
attract negative attention. By displaying nude pictures of yourself or
others, you will only attract negative attention towards yourself. Those
who get attracted to your profile by this move of yours will be
attracted for all the wrong reasons. Also you never know who might
misuse these pictures and get you into deep trouble. Most social
networking sites even have a norm that you are not supposed to upload
pictures that display nudity.
8. Vulgar Jokes
If you are comfortable cracking vulgar jokes, then keep it among your
circle of close-nit friends. By uploading such jokes on social
networking site, you are inviting people who hardly know you to draw
judgements about your character. If this is not your intention, then
most certainly you should refrain from doing such a thing.
9. Public Display of Affection
Whether you are madly in love with someone right now, or whether you
think your best friend is the best thing that ever happened to you,
either way it does not qualify you to use social networking sites as a
diary to express your feelings. Why tell the whole world about it, when
you can actually just tell the person directly. The whole world doesn’t
really even care to watch your public displays of affections. And if you
must proclaim your affection for another person, do it in person! It
will be more valued!
10. Plans Of Going Out On A Vacation
Often people have a habit of posting their vacation plans weeks in
advance on these social networking sites. For example, “Baliii, 20 days
more and here I come!” or “Going Paris in 10 days with my sweetheart”
and so on. Rings a bell? Now you may wonder how this can be harmful.
We’ll tell you how. You posting your vacation plans on these social
networking sites, gives a fair idea to burglars that this is the perfect
time to raid your apartment or your house. You posting such status’ weeks before also
gives them sufficient time to plan. Hence if you wish to brag about
your holiday, do it once your back. Hey, you will have some wonderful
pictures as well by then!
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