We all know how fun Twitter can be. Many people have fallen in love with this micro blogging site, and don’t really see anything that could go wrong. After all, who needs Twitter safety tips against a cute, bird logo?

Well, don’t be too caught up in your Twitter postings that you forego your safety. Remember that the Internet is still a prime target market for sexual predators and people who want to do others harm. You might need these Twitter safety tips more than you realize.

Just the other day, I chanced upon this TV interview of a young, popular actress who pointed out that someone has set up an account on Twitter, pretending to be her which leads me to…

Twitter Safety Tip # 1: Don’t believe everything you read.

Have we not learned from the past? The Internet, while not harmful by itself, is still a haven for individuals and groups that are up to no good.

After all, who can say that a 50-year-old pervert isn’t a cute, 15-year-old student from Wisconsin when he sounds just like a 15-year old student from Wisconsin? And that picture of him in that blue shirt just backs it up, right?

If you are inclined to believe this, then you need this Twitter safety tip more than anyone else. People who want to befriend you can easily make up lies in Twitter. Don’t think for a second that they wouldn’t take the time and effort to prattle away about their non-existent boring Algebra classes and upcoming winter dance if it meant making themselves more convincing.

Twitter Safety Tip # 2: Don’t give out your location.

I know that micro blogging is fun. There’s just something addicting about being able to post what you’re doing or what you’re feeling at this exact moment… and having hundreds of followers seeing it.

If you have added people in Twitter who are not really your friends, then all the more reason to be careful. If you, for example, tweets that you’re stuck in the Starbucks near your home late at night, anyone could just take advantage of that information.

Twitter Safety Tip # 3: Don’t attract too much attention to yourself.

Twittering that you have just received a gold bracelet from your boyfriend can also attract the wrong sort of followers to your account. Trust should not be so freely given on the Internet.

You might want to show it off on Twitter, but think about the possible risks. It might tempt others into doing something both you, and they, will regret.

As much fun as Twitter is, set a limit on how much private information you’re really broadcasting to the world. Never forego these Twitter safety tips and never let your guard down on the Internet.