Friday, April 23, 2010

Social Networking Sites

Facebook.
Everybody uses it. Teenagers, adults, even some seniors. It's the most popular social networking site in North America, and for good reason. No site reconnects you with old friends and family the way Facebook does, and it allows you to share the happenings of your day to day life at your convenience.

However, there are a few things that Facebookers don't seem to realize about the site. For instance, every time you upload a photo you are giving the site the right's to that photo. They own it, and continue to even after you delete your account. Same goes for the notes you write, and the information about yourself that you post. Facebook immediately has the right to re-publish all your information for their own purposes (advertising, etc).

So, for those of you who rush home to change your status every day after school, and upload photos from your most recent date night... keep in mind that it's something that won't be deleted for a long, long time to come.

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