Several years ago, people were just getting use to the idea of having an actual cyber space where they could perform simple research, talk to friends and even do some minor shopping. Today, people have mastered that cyber space and turned it into one of the most frequented places in the world. Research in cyber space has turned into a requirement for students attending college, shopping is now a preference and people simply can’t live without their social networking sites. In fact, many people now spend more time with their friends online than they do in real life.
One of the largest social networking sites, Facebook, has attracted millions of people from all walks of life and from all around the world to interact in their online “Hangout.” There, people can create a personal profile containing pictures, videos and all sorts of personal information such as their birthday, home address/phone number and place of employment. People with profiles can interact with their friends, “Like” different applications or games and update their current “Status” to reflect what they are up to.
Having a Facebook profile is almost expected of people today. While most people have jumped on Facebook and the social media bandwagon though, there are still others that commonly question if people are spending too much time on these social sites and if they might be giving out too much personal information.
So, how much is too much anyhow? The average person will spend around 2 hours a day on a social media site. This amounts to around 14 hours a week or 56 hours a month. It seems reasonable enough however, when looking at the amount of information that people are placing on their personal profiles, a different story is revealed. Many people are quick to reveal their most intimate, sentimental and even private information on their social profiles. New applications even allow friends to “Mark” their exact location and post it to their wall. If their profile is set to public, then anyone in the world can see their location.
Because of this willingness by people to be so completely open with private information on social sites, law enforcement and even employers use online social profiles to check up on a person in question. As a result, people have been charged or arrested for crimes and some fired from their jobs.
As the world of cyber space ultimately continues to expand, only time will tell what is to come of this information “Free for all.”
Daniel Blinman writes for Marketing By Web; an online marketing company focusing on adwords google management and adwords management
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