This issue has been cropping in my mind ever since I got myself registered to websites like facebook, orkut, twitter, and linkedin. There is so much scope of putting up all information about yourself, right from educational qualifications to which movies and songs you like, and that is mind boggling. Not to forget the images and videos which can elaborately depict your vacations, day to day activities and likes and dislikes. Facebook also has an option to add links from different websites which can be viewed by friends and acquaintances alike. To top it all, there is an option of updating your status message time and again which is so very fashionable as loads of discussions happen on topics such as “I am getting late for office”.
Not to say that there is anything wrong with all this. The real concern is privacy issues. Yesterday I was reading in the newspaper that soon the facebook data would be available to sites such as Google and soon you might find your posts right there on the search sites. The second aspect or concern about these social networking websites is the unmindful addition of friends on your friend list. There are people who boast of having one thousand friends on their list which is absolutely absurd. One should be a little careful while adding friends and stay away from strangers. Once these concerns are taken care of, these websites are a good timepass and they do rock!! 