With the massive growth of social networking sites like Facebook, more and more people are sharing personal photos of themselves online. Unfortunately, sometimes unflattering or inappropriate photos can make it out to "cyberspace", and they can come back to haunt you if you don't take the time to remove them.

Now, new software known as X-Pire promises to rectify this problem by adding a digital "expiration date" to your photos.  After a certain period of time, any posted photos will be automatically deleted from whatever site it is uploaded to.  For those of you that are "part-time" Facebook users - or just plain forgetful when it comes to updating or changing your profile - X-Pire could be a real benefit.

A word of caution, however - just because a photo is deleted doesn't mean it's no longer there.  Digital imagery - or any data for that matter - is relatively easy to copy.  The case of Barbara Streisand can attest to this, and not even a very public lawsuit was successful in stopping it.

Your best bet is to refrain from posting anything that could be construed as inappropriate.  If you have any doubt - DON'T POST IT!  In the long run, you'll save yourself - and your small business - any potential problems that could arise as a result.