Assignment 4-1 - Pop Culture - Weekly Written Analysis

The popularity of Facebook and MySpace is a growing cult that more and more young people are joining in today’s society. These young people are interested in staying in touch with their friends and meeting new people. The potential people that your child could be meeting could be a pervert or sexual predator. They have no background on these people and are willing to go and meet new people in public places that could leave them vulnerable to attack. I have watched many Forensic Files show where the perpetrator looks like a normal, good guy. Sometimes, I think that the guy is kind of cute. Then I think it could have been me. With the information that we as a society post about ourselves on these types of sites anyone could get enough information to figure out our daily schedules. Do you post the TV shows you watch? This gives the person the times you are at home watching TV. Do you post your hobbies? This gives the person the types of places you might hang out. Do you post your favorite eateries? This gives the person the most likely place they might run into you. In a small town like mine, there are only a few places you can buy books. All the person has to do to find me in Athens, Ohio (because this is where my location states that I live) is hang out by the Wal-Mart and look for me in the book department (since I did post my picture online). Wal-mart is the only department store in my town. If you want groceries, you can go to Wal-Mart, Aldi’s, Kroger’s, or the little mom and pop stores located throughout the town. If you want anything else, you have to go to Wal-mart or travel out of town. This leaves the possibility of finding you at a very high percentage. So before you go posting vey personal information on a website that has no real useful purpose, think of how these actions might affect you in the future. All of your friends already know that you like CSI and drive a red convertible. Why post it for the next predator, it just makes it easier for him or her to target you.