Facebook / Tweet Responsibly

I spend a fair amount of time on Facebook and Twitter every day. I admit that I'm somewhat addicted and yes, I like to post pictures of food, my dog, me, family, etc. I enjoy looking at other peoples post of the same. Social media has allowed me to connect with long lost friends, as well as stay in touch those friends. It's great for families. My parents live almost two hours away. However, through Facebook, they can keep up on what's going on with my family via post and pics.

I am a strong advocate for social media. That said, it does have its faults. I'm not going to get into all that today. What I do want to say is if you're going to repost a warning about something. PLEASE CHECK ITS AUTHENTICITY FIRST.

This morning I see a picture of this spider on my Facebook:

Along with the picture is this horrifying story of how five women have died from this spider. It goes on to say that this spiders favorite place to hide is on the bottom of your toilet seat. BEWARE of the toilet seat! You may have already seen this post.

Interestingly enough, this urban legend actually started as an email forward. Remember back in the day when there wasn't a Facebook, so people would forward warning emails like this.

Here is the link to Snopes.com and the article on this spider:
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/insects/telamonia.asp

So, before you click like, share, favorite, or re-tweet a warning, quote, statement, etc.... Be sure you check first to see if it's legit. There is enough scary stuff in the world already. I don't need to be worried about going to the bathroom on top of all the other stuff that can get me.

Potty with confidence today.

-Red


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