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Let me tell it to you straight, Urlbots -- Urlesque wasn't even going to post about the following site because loads of other blogs have already covered it and made all the jokes that there are to make about it. But seriously, the web will not let go, and thus I feel obligated to tell you about it, because it's truly the one thing the web wants you to see today: Please Rob Me.

Developed by Forthehack, Please Rob Me lists people who are currently not at home based on their Twitter, status updates, and Foursquare check-ins. Despite what the title of the site suggests, the creators are actually out to bring awareness to the rapidly growing trend of broadcasting one's location at all times on social networking platforms and urging web denizens to rethink how they use location-based services. In other words, think before you update your Facebook status about the vacation you're on, dear readers, or else you might have someone other than the 15-year-old feeding your dog raiding your pantries while you're gone.



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