Do you swear in public? How about on Twitter? The new site, Cursebird, measures how much you actually cuss on your Twitter account. Using the Twitter API, web app developer Richard Henry, of Fantastic, have created a tool that scrubs the Twitter public time line for a variety of curse words that would make your grandmother blush. The site even offers a personal assessment (curse grader) tool in which one can enter a user name to be ranked on the level of foul language used. It also includes all of your offending posts.
While the author seems humble and proud of his creation, the fact that the site now records bad user behavior has pushed people to both ends of the spectrum. Many users are deleting posts in order to protect the sanctity of their accounts, while others are indulging in naughty language in hopes of having the one account with the most curse words.
Swearing on public forums has always been a breaking point for many in online communities. While some embrace the freedom to letting the f-bomb drop, others chose to refrain from swearing to avoid all public record. Several months ago a slew of stories mentioned employers finding obscene materials posted on employee Facebook and MySpace profiles. It’s only a matter of time until web-savvy employers start using this tool to track Twitter posts. Although a few curse words probably won’t be grounds to be fired, anything taken out of context could lead to a stick situation. Have you ever sworn on Twitter? Do you fear someone finding it?
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