One thing that pisses me off in media today is how people use the Internet to say things they would never say in real life. Internet bullying is a serious phenomena that happens all around the world. It's largely caused by the fact that you can be anonymous or semi-anonymous on the Internet, added to the general feeling that what happens online isn't 'real' and doesn't affect real life situations. But it does. Words said on the Internet hurt just as much as they would have if they'd been said in real life, plus they're backed by nothing but cowardice. It really shows just how terrible a lot of people are, since if they get the chance to be anonymously mean they will take it.
Online drama is pointless. If you, as a social network user, are fighting with someone else, there is no need to publicise your argument. In the days before social media was this powerful, it would take days for the gossip to get around to everyone, but now it's accomplished in a matter of minutes, sometimes seconds. It doesn't take much for all of the acquaintances on Facebook to see and pass around your petty arguments. It takes even less time for incriminating photos or stories (true or false) to get passed around. Partied too hard last night? Now everyone, including your boss, your parents, your enemies and your ex's can know exactly what you did and how you looked while doing so. Not always a pretty sight. Even if these pictures are deleted, it's completely possible that anyone could have saved them, and then can use them in future drama.
The internet and social networking in particular are destroying what is left of our privacy. Now we post everything about ourselves and our relationships on websites where people we barely know can look through it with ease. I'm sure everyone can think of many times when they've 'facebook stalked' someone they're not too fond of, laughing at the things they've said and done. Imagine someone else doing that to you. It's not just possible, but most likely that it's happened before, if not many times. Keep your fights and anything else you'd be ashamed if people brought up in the future off Facebook.
