precautions while using facebook

Dont take any information you receive from a new online contact at face value. The Internet makes it easy for people to say or do things they would never say or do in public or in face to face interactions. Protecting yourself is the smart thing to do.

If the site allows it, its a good idea to limit access to your profile. Dont allow strangers to learn everything they can about you. Its just not safe. The social networking sites help us stay connected with friends, share photographs, exchange ideas and so on. Some people are so obsessed with social networking that they even tell what they had in lunch, who are the people they are meeting, what they did during the weekend and information so private and personal.