Lately I find myself visiting Facebook less and less. I love the idea of keeping up with family members and friends who live far away. I confess that I also like to keep up with friends I haven't seen in years...being curious about third grade classmates or high school friends. I especially like following businesses so I can keep up with sales, etc.
What I do not like is the ever-increasing political/religious arguments. I'm also not a fan of bashing your boss or workplace, trashing ex partners, or over sharing.
The over sharing is out of hand. Seriously, when did sharing a photo of your naked, pregnant belly become interesting to anyone?
Horrific photos of your latest medical procedure are also considered over sharing!
And would someone please tell me why parents are sharing photos of their naked children in the bathtub? Why anyone would post such a thing, especially in today's world? It's baffling!
On another level of annoying me is the "Poke." Am I completely out of the loop? Why would grown people do such a thing?
Those vague status, attention-seeking{vague booking}posts crack me up too. You know the ones meant to generate comments of interest. Whatever.
People don't like complainers in real life and certainly not on social media. Keep your negativity and ailments to a minimum, or better yet, keep them to yourself!
Please, please stop with the game application requests...Lord have mercy, I don't want to be your FarmVille neighbor!
Be considerate when tagging others in photos. Not everyone wants their photo to appear online. It is not a breech of Facebook etiquette to untag yourself in a photo.
You don't have to share every little detail of your life on Facebook or any other social media site. I do have a tendency to over share my whereabouts{per my husband who shares nothing}, so several years ago I decided that I would not advertise where I am in real time. For instance, I post photos of a restaurant, store, etc. after I have left, not while I'm there. Of course, I don't do this all the time, but whenever possible.
Last, but not least, don't like your own posts. That's just plain tacky!
