After all the all of the recent hoohaa surrounding Qwitter here is something that may twickle your fancy: Cursebird – a realtime feed of everyone swearing on Twitter.

Simple as that.

Whilst it taps into some sort of titillating pre-school part of our brain,  Cursebird is fascinating to follow. It shows how people freely use naughties when reaching out to their network of followers. It’s like we don’t even feel the need to sensor ourselves in this day of realtime publishing. But should we?

We’ve seen two examples this week of people delving into the realm of social media headfirst without thinking of the consequences.

The first instance was that of life-loving Aussie Kyle Doyle who forgot that his manager was a ‘friend’ of his on Facebook when he updated his status boasting about him taking a sickie. You can view the full email exchange here.

The second instance of social media frivolity is perfectly delivered to us in the form of Saint Bono (of U2 fame notoriety) having what I can only describe as a womanitarian trip to St Tropez exposed on Facebook coutesy of his 19 year old companian. Brian Solis does a brilliant write up  of the incident here. I’ve looked on Facebook for the photos but I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.

(for more Facebook status crimes, read Susi’s take at ShinyShiny)

What does this prove?

Well, for one thing it shows that sometimes we (me and U2) forget that everything we put ‘out there’ is a reflection of who we are and is archived as being as such. It can potentially be read by clients, employers (past, present and future), family members, ex-girlfriends (or future ones) and even one day your kids (and grandkids).

Do they need to know that Sarah Palin is a Tw*t or that Simon Cowell is a wan*er? Maybe they do (perhaps they already know).

On the flipside, why should we have to apply self censorship in what we broadcast on the Web? The beauty of blogs (he says, as a seasoned blogger with nearly a week’s experience) is that it allows for a freefall of ideas and a stream of consciousness which allows you to express what it is that actually matters to you in the there and now. Twitter makes this even more real. What’s annoying you right now? Tweet it. Let it out. Share it. And it’s forgotten. Until Cursebird that is.

If you really can’t trust yourself, who can you trust…?

Facebook has filters on who you broadcast your life to – who you decide to let into your world of drunken nights and beer-goggle conquests.

Twitter has privacy settings to keep your Tweets from spilling out into the public domain.

If you really can’t trust yourself from putting up naughties then use these filters.

For the Love of God!*

*Oh My Science! is another cool mashup which aggregates Twitter updates containing the word “god” and replaces that word with “science.”

Is nothing sacred these days?

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