I think the thing one has to remember if using social networks is that that which one chooses to reveal of oneself is semi-public. If there is information about myself that I don't want particular people to know about me then I don't put it on the web, at least not in that sort of forum. Ideally, I would like to think that I am authentic enough to be able to publicise most things. But sometimes reality bites. There have been quite a number of reports recently about potential employers checking facebook, myspace or studivz (Germany's biggest social network) to find out more about job applicants. In such circumstances, it's probably wiser not to post photos of yourself in an advanced state of drunkenness during the party last weekend on your wall!
And then there are consequences of stupidity which can effect others. At my work-place, internet access was banned for anything other than work-related issues a few months ago because of abuse - a colleague was spending large amounts of her work-time chatting on a social network. The stupid f***ing bitch had forgotten that she had listed the boss as a "friend", who noticed that she was online and observed what she was doing during the time he was paying her to work. She was disciplined - but the rest of us are also paying for her behaviour. Francis On 26 Sep., 10:40, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently have been a bit more active on Facebook and hit the button > that would search my email to come up with anybody that had a facebook > account that I correspond with occasionally. Found a couple and > friended up. But I also got some hits from people I don't know well > but know through my folks and my son's church. These are really nice > people that have helped my family and have no idea what a staunch > atheist I am. I had to friend them up or possibly give offense which > is the last thing I want to do. So now I'll need to be extra careful > what I post on my wall etc. sos I don't give up the secret and have to > deal with the whole 'saving' thing. Shiioot. I'm sure there are ways > to exclude certain people from comments but the fact I feel the need > to do that is bothersome to me. Half the comfort in doing this sort > of stuff on-line is knowing you'll never meet any of these people in > real life. Now I'm skewered. Also, I learned more then I needed to > know about my lawyer and some of my son's teachers. AWKWARD. > > Anybody else have any similar experiences? > > dj --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
