May 17, 2009 by Kraig van der Klomp

You've probably found yourself feeling guilty or making excuses about why you haven't posted your newest pictures online yet. Grandma and grandpa would love to see them, but there's an uncomfortable feeling you get when sharing pictures and other information on those sites.

You're not alone. I talk with people all the time who are also uncomfortable about posting their memories, life experiences, and personal information for all to see. Sure you can have "private" content but that's not really private, is it?

Would you post a picture of your baby or your latest trip to the beach on a bulletin board at your college campus? I wouldn't. In the social network world, that billboard would be considered "private," but you and I know that's not what we think of as privacy.

In our lives we have many connections: friends, co-workers, classmates, cousins, aunts, uncles, brother, sister, mom, dad, grandma, and granddad, etc. All of these connections are at different places in your life and just because you want grandma to see a picture doesn't mean you want to share that with your co-workers.