the paranoid web-user
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 4:23 PM
i study every single thing in internet society (ahem, if i have the free time)
and i can turn paranoid to the simplest actions.
firstly, a simple 5 word status message in Facebook or any social website, can be loudest message a person can make to the whole world.
If you bother thinking through why the hell post that status message? you'll realise it's about someone or something.
You'll start checking for credibility, corroboration with other status messages.
And in the end, perhaps you'll realise it's a very vague online love note to whoever, or even an insult.
secondly, the online/offline/busy/away statuses you make can be LIES.
especially the well-known "Appear Offline".
congrats, you're attempting to hide to millions of users, hundreds of friends, ten of the closest people.
but remember, once you perform an online action, let's say a facebook wall post, and people realise you're offline that point of time.
i'll elaborate on others in the future.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination
will take you everywhere.