Posted on 06/29/2010 8:35:02 AM PDT by Fractal Trader
Edited on 06/29/2010 8:47:52 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Oversharing on social networks has led to an overabundance of evidence in divorce cases. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers says 81 percent of its members have used or faced evidence plucked from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and other social networking sites, including YouTube and LinkedIn, over the last five years.
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— Husband denies anger management issues but posts on Facebook in his "write something about yourself" section: "If you have the balls to get in my face, I'll kick your ass into submission."
— Father seeks custody of the kids, claiming (among other things) that his ex-wife never attends the events of their young ones. Subpoenaed evidence from the gaming site World of Warcraft tracks her there with her boyfriend at the precise time she was supposed to be out with the children. Mom loves Facebook's Farmville, too, at all the wrong times.
— Mom denies in court that she smokes marijuana but posts partying, pot-smoking photos of herself on Facebook.
Posting your personal life/info/business on the Internet is a really, really bad idea.
Check out Lamebook.com. I’m amazed at what people will post/write.
Yep, and if you think potential employers aren’t checking out your Facebook stuff, guess again.
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You would be amazed at the personal stuff posted. Check out www.lamebook.com
And how is any of this Facebook’s fault?
It’s amazing how little people think through what they’re putting on the web. I think it’s because computers are faceless, in some way it feels like a private diary, all the way up until somebody reads it.
Name, rank and serial number is a good approach to these venues.
I joined Facebook around 8 months ago. I canceled my membership about 2 months ago. I tired of all the “My new do” posts (as an example), gaming bragging, and other such trivia. About 2% seemed to be worthwhile contact. And by that I don’t mean what this article is about. It was very boring, told me more about the vapid lives of people I was friends with than I wanted to know, and in general, was a waste of time.
I am continually reminding friends to post news of their being out of town after they get home.
I keep my Facebook postings on the light side, pretty much just commenting on a sporting event....I don’t do politics...and pretty much the only pictures of me will be with my family.
Once again, technology rolls over stupid people.
Same here. It’s been a great way for me to re-connect with old friends and family.
I have always wondered about people telling other people about what they are doing on a public forum. One of the people at work wrote that she was holding a holiday party and the date/guest list/menu etc. Then she called out sick. A wonder why she was amazed that she got into trouble with her supervisors, huh?
Con artists must have a field day preying on these folks - especially the lonelyhearts types.
My FB page is private. I don’t think I can repeat my Indians or Browns commentary from there on here lol.
I dropped it too. I’m not interested in the dribble going on in people’s lives, or the constant invitations from people I don’t know or care about. If I want to reach someone I’ll email, call, or see them.
Poor kids.
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