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Teresa Wu
· 1 year ago
I know I made a case for transparency, but I agree with you. (And I don't post pictures of myself in compromising situations, and detag or hide anything that's questionable.)
But I do have to argue that especially as the younger generation gets older, it'll be very difficult to hide all of that. People my age (20) only started putting our lives online when we were 12 or so, and even at that point the amount of information we were able to put up was limited. Now, kids are going online at age 5. Commenting and blogging and putting up picture. What will happen when they're finally old enough to realize it will affect their professional life?
Ken Yeung
· 1 year ago
You make an excellent point about how to make it your own page, but no matter what you do online, it'll come back to haunt you later in life...whether you're applying for college, looking for a new job, networking, or simply running for office. Look at what happened with the future speechwriter for Barack Obama!
But social pages on Facebook, Myspace, etc. are fundamentally "personal", but at the same time, it's "professional" as well. Unfortunately we're not all psychics and can't predict what will happen in our lives, so while there are people who'd wanna post compromising photos for their friends to see from that last beer bash party, it's unfortunate that they'd have to just simply resort to email or printing it out to share.
Will privacy settings help? Chances are they will minimize the risk of things you don't want others to see being leaked, but nothing online is tamperproof.
Great post.
wizard1974uk
· 1 year ago
Thanks for the comments, keep them coming. :)
This have given me an idea for another blog post.
Watch this space :)
julianpjones
· 1 year ago
Teresa, you bring up an interesting point for conversation. Most people agree that parents should monitor their children's online activity, but until what age is it appropriate?
I know people who have posted pictures of themselves smoking weed, drinking while under the age, and glorifying drugs. These things are common, but it's stupid to broadcast them. Parents can lecture about online etiquette until their throats are dry, but what do you do when bad things happen?
With online expression comes an online reputation, whether you like it or not, and people need to be aware of how they're perceived.
I've been careful about the content of my Facebook and Myspace accounts ever since I recently created a LinkedIn profile, a Twitter account, and a Blog. It's annoying to self-censor, but it's a necessary evil if you want your voice to be heard in the online world.
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But I do have to argue that especially as the younger generation gets older, it'll be very difficult to hide all of that. People my age (20) only started putting our lives online when we were 12 or so, and even at that point the amount of information we were able to put up was limited. Now, kids are going online at age 5. Commenting and blogging and putting up picture. What will happen when they're finally old enough to realize it will affect their professional life?
But social pages on Facebook, Myspace, etc. are fundamentally "personal", but at the same time, it's "professional" as well. Unfortunately we're not all psychics and can't predict what will happen in our lives, so while there are people who'd wanna post compromising photos for their friends to see from that last beer bash party, it's unfortunate that they'd have to just simply resort to email or printing it out to share.
Will privacy settings help? Chances are they will minimize the risk of things you don't want others to see being leaked, but nothing online is tamperproof.
Great post.
This have given me an idea for another blog post.
Watch this space :)
I know people who have posted pictures of themselves smoking weed, drinking while under the age, and glorifying drugs. These things are common, but it's stupid to broadcast them. Parents can lecture about online etiquette until their throats are dry, but what do you do when bad things happen?
With online expression comes an online reputation, whether you like it or not, and people need to be aware of how they're perceived.
I've been careful about the content of my Facebook and Myspace accounts ever since I recently created a LinkedIn profile, a Twitter account, and a Blog. It's annoying to self-censor, but it's a necessary evil if you want your voice to be heard in the online world.
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