10 THINGS TO NOT SHARE ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER

Over-sharing on Facebook is getting contagious by the minute, and this spikes when you go through a personal upheaval. Death in the family is one of those vulnerable moments when you dig up old family pictures and post onFacebook and Twitter. On the flip side a wedding – happy event has you posting your happy pictures in a similar way. But all these lead to oversharing at a later date as things change in your life.

Over-sharing is perhaps up to one’s personal boundaries and can be different from person to person. However, there are a few things you should never share on social media. These are the top 10 things to never share on social media.

1. Your address and street locations and even the addresses of your parents in your hometowns.
2. Never mention you’re off on a holiday and will not be tweeting or posting for a certain period of time.
3. Posting pictures of your children and home videos should be a resounding ’NO’.
4. Never talk about how you hate your job or colleagues or boss.
5. Talking about your personal affairs both personal and professional.
6. Never post your daily routine, you’re letting out crucial info when it comes to safety by doing so.
7. Fights in the family should not be mentioned.
8. Never mention that you’re having a party, you’re sure to be inundated with uninvited guests or riled by those who did not get an invite.
9. Don’t link a friendly site like a Facebook to your professional one like LinkedIn for eg.
10. If it feels like oversharing, even a tad bit, don’t do it. Instincts are usually right about such things and stay away from social media during personal highs and lows as they peak, ‘cos when it all comes back to normalcy you’re bound to regret oversharing.

These 10 are of course not including the ones like not sharing your passwords, pet names, bank balance, thoughts on racism etc. and other ludicrous info that should not be mentioned.