By Scott Kleinberg
Chicago Tribune (MCT)

Why does everyone know about that thing you did last night with your best friend’s wife?

Probably because you tweeted about it.

How did I find out? Read it on oversharers.com. It’s a site that searches Twitter for all things embarrassing.
And it’s good.

Ever since the birth of the Internet, the same rule has applied: If you don’t want anyone to know about it, don’t type it. And whatever you do, don’t post it.

Of course, some people don’t mind their tweets ending up on oversharers.com, broadcasting delicate information “accidentally.” You can imagine their “surprise”: What’s that? It’s not private? My Twitter name is attached and now millions know what I did? Bummer.

At least at lamebook.com, basically the same idea applied to Facebook status updates, most of the names and photos are blurred out, somewhat limiting the embarrassment. Maybe that’s more your style.

Whether you’re featured on the sites or just browsing, both are worth checking out.

Moral of this story? You can’t ask the Internet to keep a secret.
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