Almost everyone, including myself has a social networking site that they frequent these days whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Linked In and the list could go on and on. These sites are great for people like me wanting to catch up with friends and family since I don't live near them. I also think they are a great networking tool for business also. You can reach new customers/clients, connect with fellow business men & women and get your name out there.
Having said all of that I would like to rant a little bit about all the in between on these websites! I realize that the internet has made this world a much smaller place. We have access to anything and anyone at any given minute of the day. This really doesn't mean that we should tell everyone out there every detail about your day! I don't need to know that you got into a fight with your baby daddy or his girlfriend, or that you are going to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon nor do I want to see a mobile upload of everything you come into contact with.
I have seen full blown fighting back and forth on peoples walls or pages depending on the site. I mean every thing from a mother telling her daughter that she is a terrible mother who needs to come visit her children more often instead of her new boyfriend to a wife arguing with her spouse's high school girlfriend from 12+ years ago because they "friend-ed" each other! Not to mention that they have 8 or 9 hundred "friends" on their page to read all about how they haven't changed one little bit in all those years!
At what point do these people grow up, realize you aren't a child anymore, and stop the madness? Is it even possible for them to realize that what they are doing shows that they have no class at all? Or does having access to so many people from your past and present bring up all of their insecurities they may have had in high school?
Personally, I don't add anyone to my personal page that I don't know or haven't talked to in 10 years. My updates usually consist of things my children have done, places we have gone, etc. for our family to see and read about. I have never thought it was a good idea to get near a keyboard when you are angry or upset. Once that information is out there, it's out there. You can delete it, but you better believe it will never be totally gone...
Okay I am going to end my rant there. I could probably go on for days about the crazy posts I see, but my bet is that you can too! So tell me, what is the craziest or most ridiculous post you have read lately?
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