You might be getting social with the wrong people. Do you check who is following you on Twitter or do you just love having lots of followers without ever reading a bio? When someone requests to be your 'friend' on Facebook, do you check to see if they are friends with people you know personally or do you just add them to your growing list?
One or more of these 'friends' might be making good use out of your updates on Twitter or Facebook...as a burglar. Every time you post excitedly about that upcoming vacation or how long you'll be gone at the mall, everyone in your network can read about it.
Not only are your updates tempting to a burglar, but your photos are as well! Perhaps you had a party at your home or you just finished your baby's new nursery. You upload the pictures to Facebook or TwitPic and everyone gets to see what's in your house. Including the person who just put you on the list of potential targets when you're on that warm vacation in the tropics next month.
This does not mean you should stop using Facebook and Twitter. Perhaps it is just a wake-up call to be a bit more savvy when it comes to choosing your friends and followers. Going to a site that allows you to get '1500 new followers overnight" is not only a terrible way to find followers, it might land you the one follower who puts your home on his target list.
Be smart when accepting friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter. Taking the time to be choosy about who you communicate with might just help you keep a burglar out of your neighborhood.
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