Let's talk about privacy. Better yet, let's talk about how it rarely exist anymore, especially when dealing with social media. People fail to realize that how you treat someone and what they may say on these social networks could affect the rest of their lives.
It’s been said numerous times that social networks were build upon “networking.” However, not everyone knows exactly how to network or how to differentiate the social from the network. The best way I can describe it is, for example, if you’re logging on to these sites to simply stay in touch with your close friends and family with no intentions on looking up and possible future employers or trying to get your name out in a professional setting, you’re safe. But when you know in your mind that you’re that go-getter who has to meet the next P. Diddy or the legendary Oprah and you have explicit pictures of yourself from the club or maybe a private party, then there may be some precautions you want to take:
1. You may want you create a separate profile if you don't want various companies, clients or organizations seeing your regular profile.
2. If you opt not to create another profile, then at least set up your limited profile (which can be done on any social networking site).
In case you haven’t figured out what privacy has to do with any of this it’s simple. You have none. Everything you say, do or put on any of these social networks, someone has access to it. True enough you may have some people who are on your limited profile, but what about the ones who aren’t? It’s impossible for us to know everyone that they know. The same people we’re trying to hide from may be standing over the desk of someone we aren’t hiding from.
I’m not trying to persuade you to get rid of your social networking sites.
Hi Chris,
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree that social networking sites have taken away our privacy. Early this year, The Library of Congress announced that they were able to secure unlocked tweets for up to 20 years after a tweet is posted. The only way to have a private life on the internet is to not have one.
As a potential PR practitioner, I know I have to keep up with new trends. I am on Facebook and Twitter, and I am very cautious about what I post because I am aware that status updates may hurt me in the future.
-Kayla Osborne
You hit it right on the head my brother. Social networking is just a high tech way of being nosey. People we don't know can log on on know exactly what we're doing, where we've been and see that embarrassing costume we wore Halloween 2001 LOL. Knowing this we still post our entire life on these sites. I am saying this to make a point that being safe on these networking sites is up to user discretion. WE, ultimately choose what other people see and as future PR practitioners must keep a level of prudence when it comes to social matters.
ReplyDelete-Nari Tomlinson, H.M.I.C
I agree with you completely! I have contemplated deleting my Facebook account a few times for these same reasons. I feel that the world has become so dependent on these social networking sites that it is essential to maintain a professional social networking account (as awkward as that sounds). Luckily, I found this website with information on maintain your privacy, you may find it informative.
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Ronald Ware
Chris you made a valid point. Privacy in social networking sites no longer exists. I place all of the blame on the users of these sites. I believe that users often utilize these sites in order to establish an image to impress their peers. In order to effectively establish this image they throw privacy out the window and allow their peers to see and read everything about them.
ReplyDeleteChris,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Every employer and internship I've ever had has requested me on Facebook and now follows me on Twitter. I had a drink in one of my profile pictures and my boss, whom I also call my mentor, told me to crop the drink out because it's unprofessional. I was feeling like man! This is my personal page, but is it really? So many people could have looked at that picture and decided they didn't want to work with me anymore.
-Shari Baron
The same people we’re trying to hide from may be standing over the desk of someone we aren’t hiding from.
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