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http://www.teenvogue.com/connect/blogs/soundoff/2011/02/facebook-stalking.html
Stalking is normally shunned in our society. The law prohibits these actions by allowing ‘victims’ to file restraining orders,etc. So why is it that something that is socially unacceptable and illegal is the complete opposite..a norm..online!!!

What is the difference between trying to find out more a lot how a person looks..who they hang out with (Do you have mutual friends?)..where they work..God forbid you continue to find them intriguing..Guess what? You are stalking them!!!

If you were to behave this way in reality, outside of the internet..some might call you a CREEP or peeping tom, and it wouldn’t be followed by a “lol…:)”

According to urbandictionary.com, a facebook stalker (yes they actually coined that term) is :”An individual who secretly looks up people on facebook, going through albums, comments and personal information to piece together a picture of this person. Potentially developing into an obsession.”

However, in the article I was reading in Teen Vogue, entitled, Cyberspy: Are you a Facebook Stalker? “Experts say you shouldn’t feel strange about regularly checking out someone’s page- as long as your intentions are healthy.” But what is healthy?  It is also said too much of anything is a bad…being excessive can never lead to anything positive. I believe if you wouldn’t do it in real life, don’t do it through the internet.