Kyle’s point is smart – what you post is a representation of you in many respects, but it still leaves room for personality.

I’m all about putting myself out there but more recently (after someone recently grabbed my pics off a photo site of my family and created a fake myspace account w/ them and started emailing me) I’ve become more cautious about not mentioning specific details like when I’m home alone, giving away details to a hotel I’m staying at, or taking pictures of house numbers. It’s a huge bummer to have to even worry about censoring these types of things – if only the world had less creepers!

One thing I value about social media is its transparency and honesty. That’s why people kneejerk when they read Guy Kawasaki has ghostwriters or established bloggers get paid by corporations for mentions. With TV shows and movies, we’re used to product placement and Milli Vannilli having someone sing their tunes, and we’re numb to it. Here in social media, still terra incognita, selling out can inspire outrage. That should tell us something.

As for me, because of who follows me there are tweets I’ve withheld. But you know what, in the long run learning a little bit of discretion and constraint is a good thing.