The Internet is a reflection of the real world. The precautions we use in real life we should use on the Internet. That said, the tools and games on the Internet like 4square have both their positive and negative side. Our media outlets have an unhealthy addiction to the negative. Their story is incomplete if they do not give mention to the positives such as when I check-in my family knows where I am without me needing to send them each a text message or phone call. If I check-in at the grocery, I might get a message from my daughter or wife asking to pickup a particular item. If I am late, my family doesn't have to worry. If I am eating lunch alone, a friend in the same restaurant or vicinity may join me.

The Internet has made the world a smaller place and that's not all bad.