Saturday, January 21, 2012

Phony Facebooking: we're all guilty

It scares me. As a journo, I find, the best place to source information is on Facebook. Even if I’m interviewing an Olympic athlete, first I’ll ‘Fresearch’. Where else will you find out how much they loathe Nickelback or think Shane Warne should be PM.

These are some of the better admissions I’ve come across. Some things your 478 nearest and dearest FB buddies don’t need to see. Tagging yourself at Centrelink or a strip club for example, however ironic you intended at the time, is always a resounding no.

Baby photos taken while still gooey from the womb should be restricted – wait until the epidural wears off before you make that call. Remembering, you’re not only invading your own (and your new spawn’s), but your ”friends” private space.

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