“In real life, the possible audience was very limited, but on Facebook ... everyone.”
So true. Indeed, I suspect there are many bosses pout there who make it a practice to view their employees’ and employees’ kids’ social media just to see what’s going and what they’re thinking. Also, if somebody has an antagonistic relationship with a fellow worker, a bit of social media viewing might be in order.
The more we correspond about this, the stronger my negative views of Facebook and Twitter become.
These aren’t stupid people. They are asking themselves, “How can we keep those eyeballs glued to the screens so they see the ads and we make money?” “How can we get more people hooked and eat more of their lives so we make more money?”
I read an article in the last day or two which mentioned “free” services such as Facebook. The author wrote, “If you’re not paying for it, then YOU are the product.”