I ran across this a few weeks ago. The article is about security and social media.

Remember once you post it, you can not take it back…. Think before your hit send.

1. Over-sharing company activities This is a sin of pride, when someone gets excited about something their company is working on and simply must tell everyone about it. Maybe you work for a drug company that is on the verge of developing the cure for cancer. Maybe the company is developing a new car that runs on curbside trash — in other words, something everyone will want.

2. Mixing personal with professional This sin is closely related to the first, but extends beyond the mere disclosure of company data. This is the case where someone uses a social network for both business and pleasure, most commonly on Facebook, where one’s friends include business associates, family members and friends.

3. Engaging in Tweet (or Facebook/LinkedIn/Myspace) rage For the person who has just been laid off or had their professional integrity called into question online, the urge to fire back with a stream of vitriol can be irresistible. Call this a sin of wrath.”You don’t want to get into a flame war,” says John Bruggeman, a Cincinnati-based IT director. “Be mindful of what you say and imagine you are at a party where everyone is listening, including your boss, spouse or future employer.”

4. Believing he/she who dies with the most connections wins For some social networkers, it’s all about accumulating as many connections as possible. Folks on LinkedIn are notorious for doing this, especially those in such LinkedIn groups as TopLinked and LION.

5. Password sloth Another common sin is one of laziness, in this case picking passwords for your social networks that you’re least likely to forget. In many cases, that means using the same password for LinkedIn and Facebook that you’re using for your online bank account or work machine. If someone with malicious intent figures out the password for one social network, that person can now go and access everything else.

6. Trigger finger (clicking everything, especially on Facebook) Facebook in particular is notorious as a place where inboxes are stuffed with everything from drink requests to cause requests. For some social networkers, clicking on such requests is as natural as breathing. Unfortunately, the bad guys know this and will send you links that appear to be from legitimate friends

7. Endangering yourself and others All of the above tie into the seventh and perhaps most serious sin, which is that reckless social networking can literally put someone’s life in danger. It could be a relative or co-worker. Or it could be yourself.

Security experts advise extreme caution when posting birthday information, too much detail on your spouse and children, etc.

The complete post can be seen here http://www.csoonline.com/article/496314/seven-deadly-sins-of-social-networking-security?page=1