Report: One in Three Regret Posting Personal Information on Social Networking Sites

Shogun · 18th May 2010, 22:48

Shopping site Retrevo learned that around 32 percent of people who post on a social networking site regret they shared information so openly. Users who post criticism about workplaces, co-workers, friends, political views, and other controversial topics often don’t consider the possible severity of these posts.

The report focuses on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other social networking sites popular among internet users. Specifically, smartphone users are the most likely to suffer from the so-called "poster's regret," as 54 percent of those polled noted they posted something they later regretted.

http://www.dailytech.com/Report+One+...ticle18401.htm

wutske · 19th May 2010, 07:50

Sweet

Exactly the reason why I stay away from all these social networking stuff, besides privacy issues of course.

Btw, for those who want to quit: http://www.quitfacebookday.com/

18th May 2010, 22:48	#1
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	Report: One in Three Regret Posting Personal Information on Social Networking Sites Shopping site Retrevo learned that around 32 percent of people who post on a social networking site regret they shared information so openly. Users who post criticism about workplaces, co-workers, friends, political views, and other controversial topics often don’t consider the possible severity of these posts. The report focuses on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and other social networking sites popular among internet users. Specifically, smartphone users are the most likely to suffer from the so-called "poster's regret," as 54 percent of those polled noted they posted something they later regretted. http://www.dailytech.com/Report+One+...ticle18401.htm

19th May 2010, 07:50	#2
wutske Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Apenland Posts: 2,069	Sweet Exactly the reason why I stay away from all these social networking stuff, besides privacy issues of course. Btw, for those who want to quit: http://www.quitfacebookday.com/ __________________ /me = Hardfreak My Blog: [W]eblog

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