Drunken photographs, public bust-ups, moaning about work or telling everyone about your relationship… What do all these social faux pas have in common?
They are only some of the top ten oversharing moments on Facebook…
The majority of us see the social networking site as a way to boast about our holidays abroad, share photos of ourselves and our other halves enjoying a day out or venting about a crap day at work, but now millions of us have regrets over revealing too much information over the internet.
Aside from the astonishing time we spend on Facebook, we now know that of 2,000 over 18s, one third wish they had kept certain photographs or profile information to themselves.
The study into online behaviour also showed that the same amount of people said that there are people following them online that they don’t actually want to share their information with.
A surprising one in ten have even been pulled up by the boss after publicly moaning about work, and even more surprisingly, over one in 20 were told by a potential employer that they missed out on a job because they weren’t impressed with photos they had seen online.
The research, carried out by digital marketing agency White Hat Media, said there is a massive trend for people posting their whereabouts and achievements on a daily basis.
The fear that the second you press ‘Enter’… it’s on the internet FOREVER…
“Research shows that the average person dips in and out of social media several times a day, sharing a wealth of information in the process.
“And it can be hard to remember what followers you have, and who you might be comfortable sharing intimate details with.
“Moaning about a hard day at work might not go down well with the boss or work colleagues, and posting pictures of a night out when you’ve claimed you’re busy to someone else will also cause problems.”
The survey also revealed that six per cent of people have been dumped because of something said or done online, five per cent were caught two-timing someone and seven per cent have had an all-too-public argument with their other half.
What would mammy think? A massive one in three said they would be embarrassed to learn certain friends or family had seen their photos or posts.
The top ten worst ‘oversharing’ moments? We have them here…
- Posting drunken photographs
- Sharing a relationship status, or lack of
- Moaning about work
- Using inappropriate language
- Having a public online bust up
- Posting photographs wearing a bikini or scantily clad
- Posting photographs which show inappropriate flirting
- Slagging off a friend
- Posting naked photos
- Moaning about a follower
