I agree mostly... I won't blame facebook for young ppl losing verbal skills. All that stuff comes from parents any way you slice it. But plenty of ppl have been fired or driven out of work situations from things they posted. I think at some point there will be a law established against that kind of thing; if I want to bad mouth my company to friends in a bar, my boss has no right to dismiss me over it just because he could hear me. But then, you must consider morale, company image, etc. Lots of grey area comes with new communications technologies.
I like facebook and use it daily. I like being reconnected with 50 or so friends from my past that I would've never heard from again without facebook's unique friend search functions (which made it successful even before myspace started ramming sponsored "artists" down members' throats and nailed their own coffin shut). I just shut down/off any functions I don't use or like and my facebook homepage is very clean and simple. Nonetheless, social sites aren't for everyone, even if I'm one of millions who consider their lives largely enriched by using them. Any viewpoint is going to be valid to the person subscribing to it. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:32:57 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Semi-Luddites - was Re: Definition of antiques > > I don't like them much either. I'm 55 so I fit right into the age group that > doesn't like these sites that are training our young people to not know how > to verbally communicate. I have a nephew that is already there. He can write > beautifully, but try to have a conversation with him and it just falls flat. > I don't seem to in the majority on this either. > > My biggest objection to them though is that everything you put, even if you > remove it later, on facebook or any other site is permanent public > information. Even the information you choose not to share will be available > to the government should they wish to take a look. Virtually all employers > are now scouring these sites when hiring new employees for "information" > about what you do, who you communicate with, and what you may say. I > consider it pretty risky and I am fairly sure in a very short number of > years the consequences of regular and not thought through posts will take a > real tole on lots of unsuspecting folks. > > Just my 2 cent worth, > > Dan _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
