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Hey guys,

I just came across a youtube video in regards to the death of a news reporter. A sixteen year old has allegedly stabbed this well known New York news reporter several times when he was invited to the older man’s house.

This video was describing how both parties met on an online social networking site (i think they mentioned facebook at some stage), before meeting face to face.

My thoughts are, even though social networking sites are created to connect people from all over the country, all over the world; how far should we really take it?
It’s one thing to be social on a virtual level, but it’s another to take this relationship further and become real life friends. We’ve all heard stories about pedophiles praying on children, or simply creepy people that use the internet to spread their vile.
So how much should we trust that stranger we were talking to last night?
How about that person who commented on your blog the other day? Are they really students of UNSW? Or is it a disguise?

Should we really be relaying so much of our own personal information online? On facebook? On twitter?
What turned out to be a good idea (social networking), has morphed to become dangers to society.

What does this say about social media itself?

-cat-

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