Is looking up people on facebook and not contacting them 'stalking'?

[Alex]

Growing up I was taught 'stalking' was a very bad/criminal thing to do. Today the word is thrown about so much it seems to have lost all meaning. Every now and then I look up people I've had crushes on (and exes) just to see what they are up to (not that they are my friends on Facebook). Others it seems view this somehow as 'stalking' since I'm showing curiosity. Does simply being interested in how someone is going constitute 'stalking' on Facebook? Again if there is no contact whatsoever (friend request, message etc.) and it is purely viewing their profile (usually limited to cover photos and the display).