Facebook and holidays

Buzzybee90

Indie_Kid wrote: »

Am I the only one who finds this odd? I generally wouldn't go on holiday and post on Facebook everyday.

I don't think it's odd a such, but sometimes it's boastful.

purpleshoes_2

I post up a handful of pics when I get home. My facebook page, I'll do what I like on it. There is a setting that if you dont want to see every single spit and cough on someones news feed, you can set so you dont see everything, or anything.

ouchy2012

sulphate wrote: »

If you only have close friends and family members on your Facebook page, rather than hundreds of people you barely know, I probably wouldn't be concerned. Presumably you don't expect to be burgled by your friends!

This would only be the case had OP posted but as it was her friend who posted who knows what privacy settings she has so anyone could have seen it.

FBaby

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

I don't think it's odd a such, but sometimes it's boastful.

Just about everything you post could be considered boastful. Announcing you're getting married when some of your friends are waiting for a proposal, getting that job, when others are miserable in their position, getting pregnant etc...

I find it sad that such 'friends' would feel anything but happiness for those who share their good fortune, unless of course, they are not real friends.

What drives me mad are those who post on and on about the same things, with minor updates every few hours, or just the plain check in. What's the point, write a quick message as to why you're there and put a picture if you want to share. It reminds me of the lazy 'winks' on the dating sites!

FBaby

ouchy2012 wrote: »

This would only be the case had OP posted but as it was her friend who posted who knows what privacy settings she has so anyone could have seen it.

Surely those strangers to the OP would have no clue where they lived and more likely to go for their 'friends' house if they are so inclined to such activity?

Anatidaephobia

FBaby wrote: »

Surely those strangers to the OP would have no clue where they lived and more likely to go for their 'friends' house if they are so inclined to such activity?

It really depends on how well the OP's page is protected and also on the other things her friend has tagged her in previously.

For example, the first time my friend visited me in my new home, she checked in on Facebook at my house and announced to everybody where she was, complete with map to my home! I had to ask her to delete it immediately. I don't want my address online especially not on somebody else's page which is out of my control. I notice that she does this at her other friends homes and they don't ask her to remove it.

If, for example, she then went on to tag one of those other friends in a holiday, anyone could click on the tagged person's page and they would see all previous posts/links/check ins that their own friend had previously tagged that person in. Even though the tagged person isn't their friend, the person making the status IS their friend so they have access to this information - which could include photos of a night out at the tagged person's house possibly with the location included.

So, although you might restrict your Facebook friends to people you know very well in real life, you may have a friend who has got 980 "Facebook friends" half of which they have never met and those people will have access to her posts which may include info about you.

Obviously it's unlikely that this information will be used against you but it goes to show that, quite often, more people will have access to information about you than you realise.

FBaby

For example, the first time my friend visited me in my new home, she checked in on Facebook at my house and announced to everybody where she was, complete with map to my home! I had to ask her to delete it immediately. I don't want my address online especially not on somebody else's page which is out of my control. I notice that she does this at her other friends homes and they don't ask her to remove it.

Well that's another matter, never seen this as quite daft really, but if someone did, I certainly wouldn't wait until I was on holiday and potentially tagged to tell them to take it off.

Anatidaephobia

FBaby wrote: »

Well that's another matter, never seen this as quite daft really, but if someone did, I certainly wouldn't wait until I was on holiday and potentially tagged to tell them to take it off.

Well, yes, obviously, but for talking's sake, someone could tag you in a photo with location attached and you might not notice it at the time yet it'll be sitting there waiting for anyone else to look at whenever they want.

FBaby

Anatidaephobia wrote: »

Well, yes, obviously, but for talking's sake, someone could tag you in a photo with location attached and you might not notice it at the time yet it'll be sitting there waiting for anyone else to look at whenever they want.

And again, that is the risk you take by signing up to Facebook. I have a number of friends who are very well modern in their way of life, but absolutely refused to sign up to facebook as they don't see the point and don't want anything associated with it. I accept that however much I minimise any risk by only being friends with a very selected number of people (one thing I certainly never do is accept friends invite from friends' kids as a rule), there is still a small risk attached to being part of a social media, and I wouldn't blame any of my friends if something happened as a result.

silvercar

FBaby wrote: »

Depends on the holiday. Ours was one of a lifetime where we went to different places every day with very different experiences each time. Friends and family wanted to share it with us and enjoyed the updates.

I wouldn't be posting every day if the holiday consisted of staying in the same place doing the same things every day.

We do this if we are travelling around.

If I post when I go away, I generally add some comment like "hope the kids keep the place tidy when we are away" or "thanks for looking after the house Bob" as a reminder to any burglars that the place is occupied.

I do restrict holiday postings to facebook friends only.

Anyway facebook newsfeeds move so fast, last week it was full of ice bucket challenges, this week back to school photos.