I’ve been on Facebook, or "The Book" as I prefer to call it (I know, slightly biblical), since a time when if you mentioned it in polite conversation, people would look
at you like you were from the moon.
Nowadays, Facebook, Twitter and a menagerie of other social
media have become the norm, all while rapidly changing the way we communicate, make
decisions and live our lives.
Along with these changes come a whole bevy of new lapses in
judgement, senselessness, and flat out folly. I’ll be using examples from my
own social networks, as well as others I come across while out scouring the
net, as jump-off points for discussion on this blog.
No user profile will be safe from scrutiny, no company too large to belittle. But don’t worry, it will all be done in the service of the greater good.
So hold on, pay attention and please, please, please think before you post… because the concurrent beauty and drawback of social media is: you never know who might be watching.
I feel like I should start blocking you from my Facebook page.... haha :) But, in all earnestness, I look forward to your judgment (of others, at least)
ReplyDeleteGreat topic! Many people have lost their jobs because of social media slips. In an age where privacy is dwindling away, it's important to have a clear idea of the ways social media can both help and hinder our own personal development. I think this blog will be informative, especially for students of PR.
ReplyDeleteso excited for your first post...if we can see all the ways NOT to do things, we'll all be so much better informed when we enter the workplace and people look to us as social media experts!
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