How not to get divorced because of Facebook

An article on Mashable today said that Facebook is fast becoming a source of evidence for legal matters such as divorce. Allow me to quote an excerpt from the article:

Consider, for example, the mom who lost custody of her kids because she was playing FarmVille or World of Warcraft when she claimed to be spending time with them, or the husband who denied anger management issues but flamed like a true troll, complete with violent threats, on his Facebook profile.

And of course, those pics of you with your sexy new squeeze won’t be looked on kindly by your ex or the judge, especially if infidelity is a question in your case.

It al boils down to being more responsible with what we post on social networking sites. Don’t say or do anything online that you can’t own up to or that you can’t say or do in real life. Always remember that the people who have direct influence on your life in the next 5-10 years are usually on your social network – friends, family, business partners, colleagues, peers, and even your bosses. With Facebook, it’s never really “private” or “personal”. All it takes is one screenshot to immortalize a status update.