Friendlier Facebookers?

I feel that social networks like Facebook have the ability to make our youth kinder, but they also have the same ability to make their users meaner and more rude. Sure, people are more aware of what is posted about them, but Facebook, just like the internet in general, is what you make of it. I know plenty of people who seem to utilize Facebook as a way to be mean with no real immediate consequences of their actions. A nasty comment, a hostile message, or a demeaning picture tag are common ways that people on Facebook can be rude and obnoxious without actually having to encounter the people they are communicating with. It follows along the same lines as the digital-age-old question "is the internet safe to use?" and the answer to that is simply what you take from it. If one is safe online, then the internet can be a great thing. If one's a generally nice person, it will show on his Facebook account. Just like the article said, Facebook and MySpace profiles can give a sophisticated view of certain aspects of someone's personality, but does it make them nicer? It gives them a new opportunity to display kindness, but it offers just as much opportunity to display negativity.