Today’s word, boys and girls, is “boundaries”

Silly me, I thought people understood what those were.

Let’s be clear about something here: Social media, for all its benefits, can have its pitfalls.

It is no secret that the meaning of the word “friend” has been immensely diluted, thanks in part to social media networks such as MySpace and Facebook. I mean, when The New York Times takes notice, you know it’s official.

This isn’t another post on another blog about social media netiquette. Frankly, I don’t care how you use Facebook or Twitter or whatever to connect with people, whether strictly business, strictly personal, a combination of both, or to promote your cousin’s pickle factory. Really. But there’s a difference between a netiquette faux pas and crossing the line into people’s personal boundaries, and recently I’ve seen it happen more than once.

And it needs to be addressed.

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