I am part of a popular social networking site where I "meet up" with friends and family just about every day. It's a good way to keep up with what's going on in people's lives. It's also a good way to find old friends and classmates you haven't seen in a very long time. In fact, most of my high school reunion details were given out on the site and through email.
But, this very beneficial site can also lead to problems. For instance, if you don't set your account settings yourself, they will default to some things that you might not find desirable. If you say you are home, your address becomes a link to a map where bad guys might find you. If you say you aren't home, the same thing appears and someone could invade your home and rob you.
This is pretty unnerving, but you can adjust your account so that nothing like that shows up. As long as you don't blatantly tell people online just where you live, this is one step in staying secure.
Have fun with social networking sites, but be sure to add some security!
