Love Takes a Hit on Facebook

By the time Liane Kiar went on a first date last year, she knew everything about her prospective new boyfriend, from his favourite TV shows and hobbies to where he vacations and details of his past love life. She didn’t ask him. She didn’t need to. Like millions of others worldwide, the 27-year-old Orleans woman stumbled across the information on Facebook, the social media platform some experts say is causing a visible shift in how much more publicly we conduct our private relationships. Splitting with your boyfriend? Just change your relationship status to say so, as South African socialite Chelsy Davy did recently when she privately dumped Prince Harry then publicly broadcast it on her Facebook profile. Looking for someone new? You can display that too, along with the kind of liaison you’re into. After all, it’s nothing you wouldn’t tell your closest personal friends. But what about your 500 Facebook pals?

Posted in Internet on 02/09/2009 - 0 Comments