The Last Face Kids Want To See On Facebook
source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/13/eveningnews/main5012263.shtml
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Janelle Hardin, a senior at Azusa Pacific University, got a Facebook friend request from someone who made her a little uneasy -- even though she's known the person all her life.
Says Janelle, "It was weird when my mom got on because I didn't know she knew how to do stuff like that and also it is weird to see your parents on a Facebook profile."
Janelle decided to accept her mom, but not everyone is so gracious. Online groups like "keep parents off Facebook," and "eek, my mom is on facebook" are places for young adults to vent about the parental invasion.
Some young people say having parents on their Facebook page is like giving them the key to their online diary: once you accept a friend invitation, that person can see everything you're up to unless you set privacy limits. Pictures of parties and gossip are the biggest concern.
What was created as a college social networking site has now become the home to 200 million users, and more than two-thirds of them are out of college.
Like mother of three Rhenda Strub. "I went on Facebook to spy on my kids!" she exclaims with a laugh.
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tangibleparadox
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i, for one, wouldn't care. i can see how kids would think it's "lame" or whatever; i mean, i wanted my private space back in the day.
but my general policy has always been not to do anything my parents would be ashamed of. and those things i wouldn't want them knowing about doesn't go online in blogs or myspace or whatever, 'cause generally it's going to be something i don't wany anyone knowing.
- 4 years ago
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tangibleparadox
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ClipsFC
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hehe, I guess it's bound to happen now that 'mom and dad' are computer wiz's. No privacy for the teens anymore. Maybe that will help to clean up some of the content online.
- 4 years ago
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ClipsFC
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Sam_the_Wizer
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People claim Facebook is more mature, but I disagree. It's the same people doing the same immature things. My dad is on both myspace and facebook and it really weirds me out. I rarely use myspace either, and I don't have anything online that I would be ashamed to share with my dad. I think it weirds me out because it ruins my image of him being a mature person.
- 4 years ago
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Sam_the_Wizer
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KeepLoveAlive
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I will admit it is really wierd to see your parents on a site like facebook, but think about it... wouldn't it be wierder for them to have a myspace?
I personally think facebook is the adult version of myspace.
- 4 years ago
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KeepLoveAlive
