Since Facebook has become the fad of the decade, the CB Radio of the new Millennium, everyone has jumped on here. I've been fortunate to be able to keep in contact with my family up North, and my friends here in town, as well as those who have moved away.
Social Media is a great way to stay in touch and let those who you care about be involved with your daily life and life's milestones.
There is a problem with that. Some folks aren't quite so honest.
There is a trend with criminals to watch Facebook, MySpace, Tagged and many other social media for those who are and who will be out of town. Once you say "Hey, I'm going on Vacation", you may as well put up a sign on the front door saying "Out of town, Help Yourself!".
Lately there have been a spate of robberies of homes by people saying that they've taken the dream vacation. The vacation was wonderful, we all were entertained with your pictures, but when you got home, we also shared in your loss of your household items.
Being a bit of a security nut, I do not respond to party announcements online openly. E-Invites are a great way to send out invitations to a lot of your friends, however they fall into the same bucket. When 150 people know that you are out of the house from 7pm to Midnight for the New Years Party, someone in that list may be considering that the invitation to your new 46 inch flat screen may be just a bit too tempting.
Ok, maybe I am a bit too careful, but these stories are hitting the press a bit too frequently. Today, there was a write up in the BBC about this happening in the UK. I have read about this in the local papers in the US as well.
Unfortunately you can only see the story in the BBC if you are in the UK or have a proxy pointing you there, but here is the link anyway.
Modern life is complex enough, hopefully it won't get any worse by your coming back from vacation and finding your keepsakes gone.
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