poster's remorse

Poster's remorse common for social-network users

Have you ever made a nasty online comment about your boss and then wished you hadn't? If so, the diagnosis is poster's remorse, and you're not alone, according to Retrevo.

Among the 1,000 or so people interviewed by Retrevo, more than one-third said they've had poster's remorse over an inappropriate comment they made on Facebook, Twitter, or another social-networking site, according to a blog published last week.

The condition was even higher for smartphone users and the younger crowd. A full 54 percent of smartphone users and 59 percent of iPhone users have felt … Read more