Facecrack more like it

Privacy today seems to be an issue. It seems like everyone knows what's going on in your life if you don't meet up with them! What I'm talking about is the evil downfall of Facebook. Even if you make your page private, your friends can see what you do and then possibly gossip to other people about it. If you want complete privacy, don't get a facebook. Keep it simple, ring/text someone to meet up, that way if gossip was to happen it'll happen slowly.

Facebook, what happened to you? I remembered it being very simple, plain and just a networking site for FRIENDS aka people you know. Look at it now. Advertisements on the side, and adding applications now have some sort of contract attached to it. Even when you aren't friends with someone, you read mutual friend's statuses ( when you have a friend that comments on it). I have a friend who just received disciplinary action at because he commented on a status which the "victim" did not write: ie going on Facebook at work, not logging out and having someone type something silly as your update. The victim complained and her father threatened to sue the company for $20,000 because it was considered bullying. In fact, they were all friends and always joked so it really puzzled him why she did that. Are people using Facebook and it's privacy as a way to gain money? Adding to that, companies that check your Facebook to see if you are the sensible, mature person they first viewed you as? Shouldn't you have two selves? A professional one for work and one where you are yourself? That is what references in CV are for, to check if you were reliable at your last job. How does your Facebook page show anyone about your professionalism?

So is Facebook that great anyway? It's just as addictive as World of Warcraft but people snigger when you admit you play this game. But people accept Facebook because it is a part of society. No one questions you if you play Farmville or Mafia Wars. I remembered Myspace and Bebo being a craze, but it never cause major privacy issues. It should only be a networking site but it clearly has become more than that.