Um no shit Facebook, I could have told you that when I was friend requested by my Mom.  But seriously this admittance of guilt comes from Mark Zuckerberg’s (Facebook CEO) getting caught this weekend catching a beat to some raunchy facebook photo albums.  Okay that’s a lie too.  Unfortunately the real story is boring, or really exciting if you’re a techie geek.

Zuckerberg has admitted several glitches which allowed people to read some of their friends private conversations while some people received messages not intended for them.  Zuckerberg also admitted that the current privacy settings are too complicated to change and the site will implement changes over the next couple of weeks to make this process easier.

Now for a history lesson in Facebook!

2004 - TheFacebook is launched exclusively for Harvard = Finally people at Harvard can socialize behind the security of their laptop.

April 2004 - TheFacebook is expanded to other colleges = Finally college students can stalk each other in a socially acceptable way.

August 2005 - TheFacebook officially changes to Facebook = Facebook got enough funding to buy a domain without “the” as a precursor.

September 2006 - Facebook becomes open to everyone = Facebook becomes uncool.  Not uncool enough for you to stop using it but uncool enough for your mom and dad to start using it and “friend” you.  This could get awkward.

August 2008 - Facebook reaches 100 million users = you have 492 friends on facebook, but you only really know 80 of them, you only talk to 12 of them and you only hang out with 3 of them.  Good for you.

September 2009 - Facebook reaches 300 million users = You are now friends with 843 people.  You change your relationship status every other month to stay mysterious to the opposite sex.  When you meet people at a bar you Facebook stalk the fuck out of them until you know them better than then they know themselves.

May 2010 - Facebook has more than 400 million users = That “special” someone you met in the bar and just happened to have so much in common with has blossomed into a relationship and you have confirmed your love for one another by making it “Facebook” official.   Your dad writes on your wall and your neices and nephews who friended you a while back are wondering why you’re eyes are so red on that trip to Amsterdam.  You’re starting to think maybe you’re privacy settings are off… But in good news you’re kicking all of your friends asses at Farmville.

April 2010 - Facebook admits they’re way too loose on privacy = You and that special someone call it quits when you realize you had nothing in common the entire time, you just faked loving the “Notebook” and everything else in her profile because you saw it on her profile and wanted to get laid.  Your 8 year old nephew gets caught smoking pot and tells dad that he saw you doing it on facebook.  You’re new relationship status says single and you’re entire family is wondering what happened to the girl that seemed to be your only shot at a sane wife… and makes sure to write these concerns all over your wall. You’re thoughts about how this could get awkward back in 2006 have been confirmed. You think about canceling Facebook but are concerned that the next time you get drunk and meet someone new at a bar you won’t be able to get information from their profile and trick them into liking you.   You’re still not sure why the CEO of Facebook acknowledged a privacy problem this month as you peruse photos of that girl you thought was a 9 last night but is definitely turning out to be a 6, but she looks slutty from her photo albums so you’re going to call.