Monday, January 24, 2011

Cyber wellness tips for Twitter

Twitter is like a blog and there are a lot of thinks u should not do on a blog.

1. Never post your personnel pics or a pic of your relatives, friends, etc.
Reason: Cyber stalkers can and may use the pictures to know your usual hideouts, family, friends and even yourself. If u do so, they will try to take an advantage of you and they will harm you.

2. Don't reveal your gender and age.
Reason: Cyber bullies may use this information to approach you. Eg: A 16-year-old girl. They will approach the girl in a certain manner that will grab the attention of a 16-year-old girl.

3. When creating an account, don't use your real name as your profile name. Instead, use something original and out of this world but it also must be something you like. Eg: Tony Hawk.
Changed it to 'the bird man' or 'the beak'.
Reason: It is to hide every information about you that is true.
(Protection Purposes)

4. Be careful of the information that you reveal online.
Reason: Any info you reveal online is freely accessible to anyone and it is not within your control as you can't control who looks at the info.

5. Don't believe in all that you see on twitter.
Reason: Most are lies. It will try to get your personal info when ever possible.

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