THE DANGER BEHIND SOCIAL NETWORKING

Many many years ago, technology did not give anyone the opportunity to interact with others in the manner it does today; therefore, people had to go outside their comfort zones to meet new individuals. Social networking sites, on the other hand, now allow people to simply sit in front of a computer and stare at it for hours—disregarding face to face interaction. Particularly, Facebook allows individuals to author wall posts (as seen above) where people can write whatever is on their mind.  Whether it be what Sara is doing, what Joe had for lunch, or who Cari loves, it is all publicized to all users of Facebook (unless you’ve made sure that your profile is private and only friends can view your page). Often, users of social networking sites get on their profiles numerous times during the day to “check up” on everyone’s statuses. How can one go on with their day if one is not able to know what everyone is doing? It is the legal, non-threatening way of “stalking” in the twenty-first century.
 A lot of this can relate to one’s maturity level—how one may react when seeing an unfavorable post, comment, photo, etc. For example, if Kyle is dating Kelly and Jeff wrote “hey cutie” on Kelly’s wall, how Kyle will react will depend on his maturity level. Will he just drop it and trust his girlfriend?  Will he start a fight with Jeff?  Or may he take his anger out on Kelly? In some cases, users may even have to get the police involved and file for a restraining order on these uncontrollable, obsessed users. However, restraining orders do not stop everyone. This can cause the situation to reach the maximum, leaving the user that is being harmed in a dangerous position. Surely, any individual should be able to recognize that social networking sites are getting completely out of hand if individuals’ actions are escalading to the extreme. Most, if not all, users of social networking sites are aware of these possible scenarios; however, we all just assume it will not happen to us.
For example:
 Wall Post 1: I am Going out to lunch with my husband
. Wall Post 2: Im doing my homework at home.who will pay me a visit?

SIX THINGS YOU MUST NOT SHARE ON SOCIAL NETWORK

1.Personal Conversations;On Facebook especially, users can send personal messages or post notes, images or videos to another user's wall. The wall is there for all to see, while messages are between the sender and the receiver, just like an e-mail. Personal and private matters should never be shared on your wall.it is very risky.

2.Personal plans:Sharing your social plans for everybody to see isn't a good idea. Unless you're planning a big party and inviting all the users you're connected to, it will only make your other friends feel left out. There are also some security issues at stake here.

3.Company info: You may be dying to tell the world about your new work promotion, but if it's news that could be advantageous to one of your company's competitors, then it's not something you should share. News of a planned expansion or a big project role and anything else about your workplace should be kept private.

4. Family pictures:Social networking sites are a common place for people to share pictures of their families, but if you're one of the 40 percent of users who don't restrict access to your profile, then those pictures are there for everyone to see. It's a sad fact, but there are a lot of predators who use the Internet to stalk their prey. If you post pictures of your family and couple that with information like, "i just gave birth","my husband is out of town this weekend" or "little Johnny is old enough to stay at home by himself now," then your children's safety could be at risk.

 5. Your phone number and address: This one is under security risk. If you share your address and phone number on a social networking site, you open yourself up to threats of identity theft and other personal dangers like burglaries. If you post that you're going on vacation and you have your address posted, then everyone knows you have an empty house. 

6.  Your password: This one really seems like its nothing wrong with it but if it didn't happen, then Facebook probably wouldn't feel the need to list it in the No. 1 slot on its list of things you shouldn't share. Even sharing the password with a friend so he or she can log on and check something for you can be a risk. This is especially true with couples who feel like there's enough trust to share these kinds of things. Here's another scenario for you: You give your boyfriend your Facebook password because he wants to help you upload some vacation photos. A couple of months later, the relationship sours, he turns into a not-so-nice guy and then there's a person out there who doesn't like you and has your login information.