--- title: Social Networking in Real Life Video by Jena Kingsley description: in a video by Jena Kingsley and Relationship Science canonical: https://time.com/3680657/social-networking-in-real-life/ author: Olivia B. Waxman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-23T19:33:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:37.197Z og:title: This Video Sums Up How Our Behavior on Social Media Is Super Creepy og:description: in a video by Jena Kingsley and Relationship Science og:url: https://time.com/3680657/social-networking-in-real-life/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dfce56f6a9bf6e1/69877b9d428a9eb3d9cc6c08/screen-shot-2015-01-23-at-1-17-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-01-23 at 1.17.37 PM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Video Sums Up How Our Behavior on Social Media Is Super Creepy twitter:description: in a video by Jena Kingsley and Relationship Science twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dfce56f6a9bf6e1/69877b9d428a9eb3d9cc6c08/screen-shot-2015-01-23-at-1-17-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Video Sums Up How Our Behavior on Social Media Is Super Creepy ## Video: 30-Second Tech Trick: Hide Your Facebook Posts from Certain People [Watch (HLS stream): 30-Second Tech Trick: Hide Your Facebook Posts from Certain People](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pwV5wmgK.m3u8) (0:30)  _Published 2014-02-18. For when unfriending your boss or your parents isn't an option._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2015 7:33 PM UTC   by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 23, 2015 7:33 PM UTC This [new video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%5FpyJlERCrJE) produced by Relationship Science (a networking tool for business professionals) aims to show Internet users how interactions on social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn are extra awkward when they occur in the real world. For example, actress and Internet prankster Jena Kingsley spoofs new Twitter follower notifications by walking up to a random New Yorker and saying, “Ma’am. Hi, I just want to let you know that I’m following you. Just like, \[to\] give you an alert. You don’t have to do anything. Just know it! And enjoy it! …Just like, do whatever, and I’ll just watch. Is that creepy?” **INTERACTIVE:** [How Much Time Have You Wasted on Facebook?](http://time.com/6107/time-wasted-on-facebook/) _Read next:_ [_Investors Are Putting Millions Into ‘Tinder For Elitists’_](http://time.com/3680523/the-league-tinder-for-elitists/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) Social Networking in Real Life Video by Jena Kingsley ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3680657/social-networking-in-real-life/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3680657/social-networking-in-real-life/"},"headline":"This Video Sums Up How Our Behavior on Social Media Is Super Creepy","datePublished":"2015-01-23T19:33:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:37.197Z","description":"After watching it, you may become an anti-social networker","url":"https://time.com/3680657/social-networking-in-real-life/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1dfce56f6a9bf6e1/69877b9d428a9eb3d9cc6c08/screen-shot-2015-01-23-at-1-17-37-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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