If you could walk up to every teenager you meet and ask them if they have one or more profiles in social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Multiply, you'd find that you probably won't be able to find a single one of them that doesn't have one.
This is just how it is nowadays.
That's just typical.
And it's not that having accounts on social networking sites don't have their advantages, but it may be better if people were more aware of their disadvantages.
There are many dangers in this most popular trend in the internet.
For one thing, the sheer volume of information a hacker can get from multiple accounts can be substantial enough to perpetuate identity theft or fraud.
For youngsters, their information can easily be used for untoward purposes - pedophiles can easily stalk targets online and even find out where they live, where they go to school, even their hobbies and such.
Plus, there seems to be an increasing trend in online pornography where sites claim to showcase a myriad of hacked photos and videos from actual social media profiles.
But before people start panicking, it's only logical to think that the possibility of the worst of these situations happening to you or a loved one is extremely low.
And if you look at the numbers, it is indeed.
But the point here is to be at the very least responsible enough over your own profiles and accounts that these things may be prevented.
For every innovation brought about by science and technology there will always be accompanying dangers-but it's how we deal with it that makes the difference.