I sit at my computer, an average computer-savvy person who knows how to use the social network like any other online users. I would just browse around to see what’s going on with my friends and to see how they are doing. I would tweet with a bunch of my followers, post a few blog items to both Facebook and Google-Plus. Well, nothing unusual there. So I just continue to browse around like any normal person would and… Wait a minute!?! What’s that I’m seeing. Ooooooooooh, would you look at that!?!? I checked to see how it’s being shared. Uh-oh!! It’s "private". Huh?!?!?
*Eyes-widens in surprise*.
Nononononononononono! No, Dude, Don’t post that!!!
UGH! Oh, no! You did it!
*Face-palms*.
Then, I realize that the mistake was made by a poster on a social network…
And it’s a very common mistake.
Ah, why do we post things that we shouldn’t? Good question.
I have been noticing lately that people are slowly becoming lackadaisical with their online activities or rather rash in their habits of posting items that they shouldn’t.
I have seen people from all walks of life including famous people posting things they shouldn’t. I emphasize the word "all" because I have posted items that I should not have posted and it is a very common mistake.
Okay, I am going to give you a girl-friend style of advice in learning NOT to post that "No-No" items that people are craving for gossip about.
The biggest rule of thumb is never-never-never-never–EVER post your address or phone online (or even an email address in certain case) in an open forum like a tweet in a timeline, a public post in G+ or Facebook. Why? Somebody can come out there and do something really weird. If that happens; call the cops!
Another post that I would not want to ever see is pictures of naked people online. Come on! I’ve seen a photo a cute-guy that was SUPPOSED to be posted "privately". Lady, or whoever that posted that eye-ball-popping picture better think twice before bothering to post anything that are private.
What I mean is…Don’t, please don’t post anything private where people can see your post. Best things to do is don’t even post anything private like your sexy pictures or whatever, same goes for guys too!! Come on now.
Guess what? I have a picture of me with the Chippendale guys holding me up between them as the camera-guy took a picture. Well, I was shocked to realize that my bra-less chest was showing even if I wore that black see-through blouse… You think I am going to post this picture. NO WAY, JOSE!!
So you’re left with the imagination of what my chest looks like. HAHA!
Anyway; I have seen images of not just naked or cute guys, but also girls! I was like there is nothing private about the public online services like the social networks.
Every social networks or any forms of online services is NEVER private. Please you must understand this. Even if you have posted the items as "private" they are not private at all.
This is the point that I was trying to get to in the first place. People seems to not understand this or they are gullible into thinking that they could post anything private and labeled it as "shared privately" or "family" or what have you. Any hacker, troll, or computer-savvy person like me can see through all those.
Truthfully; I really don’t want to see ANY of those stuffs posted in the first place. What you are doing is a very bad online practice. If you have any private or family pictures that you are weary of posting online. Please do us a favor. Don’t post them.
If you find anything that are supposed to be privately viewed by certain people. Remember that the online social network is not a good place to put them, whether it’s a photo album, videos, or anything that you wouldn’t be comfortable posting online.
By all means, please, remove those private posts because it is safer not to post anything private in the first place.
You know? I have watched and seen the results of the bad posts and I was like, "Nonononononononooooo, <insert person’s name> Don’t post that!!!" And he or she has already done so. *Face-palms*.
It very much safer to not post anything that you would not be comfortable posting online at all.
Believe me, no social networks are perfect, neither are they safe. Use the social media wisely and be safe. Don’t let me yell, "NONONONONONO! Don’t post that!!! Oh, <person’s name>, you did!!" or "NONONONONONO! <insert name>, Don’t post that!" and it’s too late.
I prefer that you all be safe rather than get hurt. 🙂
So this is another blog entry for now.
Collective Thoughts Of My Journey 