Sunday, December 11, 2011

Checking in (right now?) during the holidays

Be careful Tweeting during the holidays!
December is an exciting time. You're seeing people you don't see enough of; you're going to parties and restaurants (finally!) you've been trying to get to all year. You might even be making a quick or long trip (two weeks in New Zealand, maybe).

Part of getting on your social media sites is an opportunity to share your good fortune or even, daresay, brag? Keep in mind who's reading your check-ins on Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare: your friends, your families, your work buddies. Everybody.

Including burglars.

December is the time of year when you have the most items in your house that are easiest to walk out of your house. The holidays are the time you're out of your home the most. You're either all in our all out.

Think about what you're telling everybody (I mean everbody!) when you tweet that you've just been to that new restaurant, where you'll be for hours. Or getting on a NYC bus for a day trip. Or heading to Tyson's for the day; hope I won't be there all night!

Consider telling your friends where you've been. New restaurant was a gas last night! Going up to NYC -- yesterday -- sure was fun! Home from Tysons -- took me 9 hours w/ shopping and traffic!

You can keep your Klout score high and your home safe. You don't need to be the most current kid on the block all the time, though.