Your Facebook shout outs reveals a lot about you!

I agree. And here's another thing I've noticed. People often take advantage of the Internet (not only Facebook, but pretty much every site that allows you to express yourself through various forms of creativity like drawing, writing, singing etc) to show who they truly are, because it's much harder to do so in real life, where you're constantly being misjudged by the people around you. But when you're on the Internet, you show only the side that YOU want to show to others. Nobody's going to know you tripped and fell in the mud last week or that you vomited in class/at work today. You can simply exist as nothing more than a mere nickname. And with this, every trace of shyness or any other imperfection simply disappears, because hey, after all, people don't know you, you can be whoever you want to be on the Internet and your opinion will matter. Anyway, that's not necessarily a bad thing, but it certainly moves us away from reality and makes life harder, because in a way, we're trying to escape from our problems. Problems we'll have to face sooner or later, only this time in real life.

Pardon my ignorance, but what, exactly, is a Facebook Shoutout. In my years on Facebook, I don't think I've encountered this yet. I do an occasional status update or share a link. I've received notes. But what is this shoutout thing?

i would agree to this also. people who always spend a lot of times in facebook posting a lot of nonsense will only reveal much too much about ourselves. well i think it can be really pathetic also when they do that, working much too much on their accounts rather than something more important..

Hi! Of course! Our Facebook posts will certainly tell something about us because it came from us. Even if we just re-post something or share something we've heard, it will still tell something about us. If we share something he hear on the radio, it will say that we listen to the radio and we listen to that kind of stuff and we enjoy that kind of stuff. If we share something we've heard from our neighborhood, maybe something funny, it will say that we find things like that funny or maybe we go around our neighborhood a lot. And yes, I agree. Those who are dramatic in real life are still dramatic in Facebook because that's what who they are, wherever they go, wherever they are, it will show one way or another. Our character will show in what we post so I agree there "our character oftentimes shines through our writing". Even if we do not post a lot, even if we do not share things about us, it will still tell something about us. It will only say that you're a secretive person. Happy myLotting!

I like your point because that is actually true. Can I re post your sentence "Our character oftentimes shines through in our writing.." on my facebook? To be honest I am guilty of that as well because there are times that there are people who noticed that I am always mad by writing status messages in facebook. There are times I have caught other people in the act on how they write in facebook like they want to fight with someone else but in reality they can't make it. Just like my former coward boss he tends to trash talk about me in facebook then when I gave him a rebuttal he just deleted me on his friend's list. Well it is not my lost.

Well, everytime i shout out to facebook about my problems, you can find to comfort you, i remeber when i have a problem about my work concerning to our company, your co- worker who also your friends at facebook comments and give advise what to do.

I agree that facebook status will reflect the character of a person or sometimes the emotions that the person is feeling at that moment. Even if it is a quotation from a famous person then somehow this will give you a hint on how is the person is feeling. There are pros and cons in using facebook status however one should take the consequences either positive or negative responsibly. The sad thing is most of them still blame other persons and not their own self.

This is very true. I saw/read many shout out in facebook and most of it reflects what they feel, or how are they feeling that moment. Sometimes it is fun when friends posting their comments and more comments from other friends too. But sometimes it becomes too personal when people started having fight in their profiles. have a good day and welcome to mylot jaiho®

Agree, I think I can tell a person's personality by just seeing his/her status update. Just don't show "all of you, your problem and your life" in Faceboo An informative texts or a religious notes for status update would be better, I think

I think it is true but only when we are driven by impulse or emotion. Sometimes, what some people are writing on their statuses hides their true colors. I think it only holds true to someone you really know a very long time. :)

What one writes on his/her FB shout-out pretty much reflects the kind of person he/she is. Personally I don't get annoyed with what people post in their walls, after all it's theirs. What I just don't like reading is when people show off. You know, they're in this posh restaurant, eating the most expensive dish there or they bought some new gadgets, etc, etc. I also don't like those who post things that reeks of negativity. I mean, can't they just keep it to themselves? Good thing there is a hide button which always comes handy.