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A good rule of thumb. Regardless of how many privacy filters you think are protecting you, it's a good frame of mind to work from, even if it's just "what if?"
Discretion is your friend. And, IMO, one of the biggest hazards of facebook and, really all online communication/social media, etc. is that it's helped to foster an environment where discretion can easily go out the window, due to an often false perception of privacy and security. People still make their own choices. Facebook doesn't "make" you be indiscreet. But it does quite a bit to provide opportunities for people who aren't super smart in this way to begin with to really get themselves in a pickle.
Since I'm too old to have my mouth washed out with soap I would definitely not want to add a parent as a Facebook friend. My sister ended up befriending her son but she told me she feels a little foolish and it and she's not really active anyway. My problem is that I have some very G rated or PG at the most Facebook friends so I always dread it when one of my R rated Facebook friends makes a lewd remark. I'm one of the worst offenders but I only talk like that to those who are foul mouthed like I am.
"Would you add your parents to your facebook page?"
Absolutely!
I am thinking about putting in one of mom's photos taken just before she married at 26. She's wearing a big smile and bikini bottom only!
My mom is not at all interested in social networking. I've added my dad and we swap photos, links to info, that kind of thing. I don't mind him being on my page...like others have said, I don't put anything up on FB that I wouldn't be comfortable with parents/bosses seeing.
Nothing online is really private and there have been too many cases of people getting into trouble about things they put up on social networking sites. Sometimes privacy setting fail when sites get updated, or people get access to the page who aren't supposed to...that's why one must be careful. I don't post compromising photos of myself, and have de-tagged any pics I feel could be used against me at some point. I was reading an article other day about a teacher who got fired for posting photos of her European vacation, because she was holding a beer and some kid's parents saw the photo.
I recieved a facebook request from my dad...lol. First i'm surprised he has a page at all and secondly, I'm not sure if I want to accept his invite, but I still love him.
Depends on your age and how you feel about sharing your life.... I was a friend on my daughters page.. then she took me off and I was very hurt. After discussing with her that I didn't care what language or what she posted, she was a young adult. I find that sometimes it is the only way I know what is going on in her life (she is 2 hours away). It keeps me or her from calling too often (which makes her happy). Now my daughter is 20 and she states what is on her mind on her page and there are days... she isn't having such a good one LOL... I was 20 too at one time and probably would have typed much worse... as long as your parents can handle it.. I say go for it.
I also monitor my 12 year old nephew and 17 year old niece on facebook. My sister is their mother and it seems she doesn't log on as often to check up on them as I do. There have been several inappropriate pictures put up as well as inappropriate conversations. You better believe I told my sister about them and they were promptly removed.
I recieved a facebook request from my dad...lol. First i'm surprised he has a page at all and secondly, I'm not sure if I want to accept his invite, but I still love him.
I am so lucky my mother said she would never add me on Facebook if she had a profile. I am also a 27 year old guy, but my mom knows if I want her to know something I will tell her.
I don't see why your parents shouldn't be your friends.
What kind of a twisted relationship do you have with your parents that they can't be your facebook friends?
If you're worried about what THEY think about your posts, maybe you should reconsider posting that kind of stuff. It doesn't show very good judgment.
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from a parents perspective...
