The Facebook world is watching

Earlier today I saw where a Facebook friend had "watched" a video. I clicked on the link and learned that "watching" a video on FB doesn't mean you actually "watched" much of anything. In my case, and maybe my friend's for that matter, I "watched" for perhaps 2 seconds. Enough time to know the video was not something I needed to see.

The interesting thing? Another friend quickly saw where I had "watched" this video. She almost instantly posted the quote I had just put on my wall, a verse about confession! Greatness.

Here is a snapshot of our FB dialogue (I've kept these friends anonymous, I didn't get their permission to copy & paste their names):

Just yesterday I read an article about the people (many people) who post misleading information about themselves on FB. For all I know you may have seen on FB that I read that article.

And what about people who post things like, "I'm home alone tonight, my husband is gone on business..."? Is that a simple update?

I did a double take & strained my neck when I saw a guy's status announcement that he would be at a resort for a few days. No big deal until he added he'd be there without his wife. Surely he didn't really intend to announce to the world he was away alone and his wife was home alone.

Innocent? Probably. Something more? Possibly. Not smart? Certainly.

I'm new to Facebook so maybe I'm not the one to take issue... I like FB, but I may not really have "watched" everything it says I did. And if I did watch it, well good for FB & a friend for calling me out!

For those of you who accidentally or actually watch the video, or post misleading information, or post odd information that just might be interpreted as an invitation... 

• Be careful. The FB world is watching.