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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.
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Why I share on Facebook

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OK, so there's no denying that Facebook security has been a pretty hot topic of late. It was only in April that the big man himself, Facebook's founder and chief exec, Mark Zuckerberg, was called upon to explain the ins-and-outs of Facebook privacy policies and what not to members of Congress.

And it was a pretty big deal. We can't deny it. There's a whopping 2.19 billion Facebook users in the world, putting their trust into and their lives onto the social media platform. It's a bit scary when random companies are able to gather bits of info from our profiles, quite easily. Good ol'Mark also got his hands slapped over Facebook's own data-mining. In English? Tracking what we do, cookies, and all that.

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Sharing stuff on Facebook

So yes, a bit worrying for Zuckerberg. Defo. For us? Well, is it really? I mean, the scandal was pretty much slapped across every news platform, across the world. Despite this, I have to admit, I paid most attention to the Zuckerberg Interrogation Bad Lip Reading short that did the rounds. Comedy gold.

Facebook sharing is something that definitely divides the crowd. And it’s not just about whether or not we should share, it’s about what we share too. We all know the rules about relationship overshares, food pics and all that. There’s an unspoken Facebook code, and we all adhere to it. Most of us, anyway.

Making memories online

Yet, should we be more cautious? If companies can get hold of our data, surely they can get hold of all the good stuff we share too? Pics of our children, our pets, our nights out on the town? My own mum absolutely hates me sharing photos online. And, while I still do it, I can understand where she's coming from.

That being said, I have control over my Facebook account. I treat it as a daily journal, in which I scrapbook images of my life, my girls, the things I love, so that I can look back on them whenever I please, year after year. For me it is an online source for storing my most precious and, often forgotten, day-to-day memories.

Once upon a time, we may well have had shelves filled with photo albums and video tapes. Now, I upload these videos to my private, protected Facebook account, to keep forever.

What's more, what a quick and convenient way to keep friends and family updated with how the girls are doing! You know, what awards they've received at school, their latest half-term adventure, extra-curricular milestones… and so on. It’s perfect.

A final word on Facey-B

We may well live in times when Internet security and data privacy are prevalent issues. But take some control back. We’re moving forwards too. The Internet is no longer the future. It’s now.

Just check those privacy settings and share away. I can’t wait to see what your children and fur-babies have been up to!

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  1. Yes, I like to share too, I suspect it is why many of became bloggers in the early days but like you say understanding your privacy and making sure you have the right settings is the key thing. Mich x

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  2. I don't even want to think about what data Facebook has shared, somewhat scary. I highly doubt knowing what has happened won't stop people using Facebook. I'd love to deactivate my personal account but need it for my site pages :( I do like being notified of photos I uploaded years ago, that's always nice to wake up to :) Sim x

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  3. Yep, guilty as charged - gotta love a bit of FB - I don't share EVERYthing on there, particularly since we had kids - but it's a great way to keep in touch, and - new kitten?? wanna see my fur baby? Pop on over! x

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  4. its a very personal thing isn't it? Checking privacy setting s is so important.

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  5. becky

    Oh I love FB too its where all my fab friends that are not local are local x

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  6. I have and still do share to Facebook, for many of the reasons that you do. I do think that there are some who over share but that's personal choice. I do love how it reminds me of what I shared a year or more on that date.

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