Teenage stupidity and facebook...

katerinasol

If you thought that was stupid, have a look on failbook.com...

JayCal_2

It is not just youngsters that are naive concerning facebook.

I know one Edinburgh based company who emply someone to monitor their staffs social media profiles. Even though staff know about this there are still people dragged in every week for bad mouthing either the company or their clients online.

spugzbunny

I treat facebook like a toilet wall - I post only information on there that I don't care if the world and his mate see. I have all my security settings locked down and only my friends can view my profile but at the end of the day it is not the place for personal information or arguements.

I do love it when other people argue on there though! Better than the telly!

Malory

DCFC79 wrote: »

Facebook is fine as long as you use it properly, dont lick any suspect links, dont tell everyone where you live, dont leave the settings so anyone can look at your page, its not that hard to do correctly, it just requires some common sense but if you dont have common sense then stay away from it

Yes! I use Facebook all the time, for personal and business reasons. I have never had a problem.

If you feel that your knowledge in the area is limited, then ask someone with more experience to help you.

Edit: It's funny how people here talk about personal responsibility when it comes to managing money - it's your fault that you went overdrawn and have to pay bank charges; it's not the bank's fault -but when people don't use Facebook responsibly, it's because Facebook is evil.

MooBag wrote: »

Many seek out long lost loves, absent parents o r friends only to feel emotionally rejected and distraught not because we couldn't control our profile but because this tool has provided us with the ability to seek out individuals.

Surely you can't blame Facebook for your personal, emotional issues and feelings about rejection. If you can't deal with rejection, then don't put yourself in a situation where there is a chance you will be rejected. That goes for face to face interaction as well as the internet.

Just because you seek out someone on Facebook does not mean that they are obligated to respond to you, just as you are not obligated to respond to someone who seeks you out.

MooBag_2

Malory wrote: »

Surely you can't blame Facebook for your personal, emotional issues and feelings about rejection. If you can't deal with rejection, then don't put yourself in a situation where there is a chance you will be rejected. That goes for face to face interaction as well as the internet.

Just because you seek out someone on Facebook does not mean that they are obligated to respond to you, just as you are not obligated to respond to someone who seeks you out.

Oh gosh, you misunderstand. I don't blame Facebook for anything but as a parent of two girls, I am cautious. I also work with children and have witnessed the devastating effects. I think there are wider sociological implications to be considered and which have been. The majority of people no doubt have had wonderful experiences like yourself however, there are those that don't.

Perhaps you should consider re-phrasing what could be perceived as attacking and personal prose?

Vaila

StrongWork wrote: »

That guy should have his own series

People do need to be more careful about the personal details (holidays,address or if they have just got a new laptop etc) online,especially teenagers

Im 19 and must be one of the only teenagers that doesnt use social networking out of my group of friends, I wouldnt say that I feel facebook is "dangerous" though

anxious_mum

pulliptears wrote: »

I think its good to check your settings on a regular basis anyway, just to make sure that only information you want in the public domain is actually there.

The problem is, and the reason why the above is good practice, is that there is a new 'warning' every day about privacy and Facebook stealing your first born male son etc. Always pays to keep an eye on things.

I wish someone would come and steal my first born son sometimes.......:D

Threadhead

Heliflyguy wrote: »

What happens if you dont lock down your facebook account.


http://www.reasonstohate.com/

That's quite frightening!!!