You'll facebook me?

Ok Chances are, you've even heard your kids say they'll "facebook you later" to one of their friends. You'll who my what when? was my first thought. My freshman year of college was the first time that anyone used the term "facebook" in front of me. Prior to that, I was a Myspace junkie. Entirely naive to the world of college connections.

[if you're oblivious to what Myspace is - by all means check it out too... MYSPACE]

Because, after all that's how facebook started... college kids - some really REALLY smart college kids.. please check out the movie Social Network <-- click this :) see the whole movie, it will give you more of a thorough background than I EVER could.

Nonetheless, facebook is a whole different world outside of twitter, you create full profiles and upload albums of photos - which you're kids are doing, probably even if you've told them not too. In the facebook world, people, businesses, celebrities and groups can link one another - send each other private messages (think emails) and even "poke" their friends.. No worries, poking it just like an online game of "tag"...

But the concern with facebook is the privacy levels - who can see what & howmuch of what are they seeing when? well - my only advice here is - if you dont want your grandma to see it, DO NOT put it on facebook (or online at all even). And thats specifically what you should tell your children - that is if they fear their grandmas glares.. if not then substitute any other figure they respect..

Bottom line -- is the more you know - the easier it will be to talk to your kids about it. Without trying to look like a hipster moma who knows everything.. So please dont go create a FB account to creep on your kids - it will only make things worse. If you already have one and you take part in your own Networking, the by all means continue farmville-ing. ;)