How Could Your Facebook Profile Throw A Wrench In Your Career?

It is shown, that one of the most prominent sources that prove a danger toward privacy, is through social media, specifically Facebook. This site alone

The book, I Know Who You Are and I Know What You Did, by Lori Andrews, states that social network as in Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, Instagram, Snapchat, and etc. causes conflict in many aspects of life. In today society, social media seems to reveal more a more negative side of the public. Andrews also states that social media is a distraction to every aspect of life including job careers, education, politics, religion, family, and even death. Invading privacy on social media and violating rights of others can cause disturbing commotion and could lead to prosecution. People should use discretion when posting online, and make sure not to post anything purposely offensive or distasteful and graphic content.

On the contrary, social media is known as the utmost ways to communicate with others through precise emotional signs. The online communication takes various signals away. For example one of the signals is, over the phone, one can hear the change in a person’s tone, or the ominous/menacing pause that sends a message for one to back off. But, the jokes and snide comments aren’t the only problem, there is also a hostile behavior. An incident, was when Devon, a thirteen year old, asserted that a friend would claim that she spread out rumors about him. Devon even claimed that the boy is a quiet adolescent, but throughout the posts he would express himself by capitalize letters and punctuated by endless exclamation marks, the young teenager claimed she felt as in her friend was screaming in her face. Sometimes kids act differently on behind the screen meaning when being on a social website such as Facebook because they feel more secure to behave like that on a computer and not in person. One feels the powerful behind the computer screen and do not realize the actions they make towards the other

SUMMARY- Lauren Tarshis in the article, Is Facebook Making You Mean? published in September 5, 2011 addresses the topic of social media and asserts that it can have an affect on how we act towards one another, online and in the real world. In this article, Tarshis gives an example of how social media affects our behavior. In this example with Anna and Maya, one person comments on a photo based on the comments of others, which hurt the person who posted it initially. When the picture was first posted, the comments were nice, but after a while, when one person said something insulting or mean, so did others. Some did this because the others were doing it and did not think it was that serious because it was joking. But, it did end up hurting the

Starting off, the main argument of Alan Finder’s text, “Social Networking”, is stating his position on whether he believes Social Networking is the right or wrong thing to do. In other words, the writer claims that Facebook, MySpace, and other entities contain immature and unprofessional items that should not be on there. The writer supports his claim by pointing out that students post vile photographs and they talk about drinking, drugs, or sexual exploits. He maintains that if colleges or companies do look at your social media accounts, then it shows them how that person is and what kind of things he or she does in their daily life. In my point of view, I believe that Social Networking is a bad idea and no one should have the right to look at something that contains your privacy.

With the social media sites we have seen a rise in cyber-bullying, a CBS News report showed over 42% of people have been a victim of cyber-bullying (Jung). These sites have also given us a false sense of connection, it is increasingly more difficult to distinguish between ‘real’ life and what is online (Jung). Social media has also impacted our politics and businesses. From politicians and business on social media trying to reach a larger audience, it has become so commonplace we hardly notice the ads that have begun popping up on Instagram

In particular, “Facebook is the leading social media site that promotes information sharing, and part of the company’s mission is to “make the world more open.” In his book The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick explains that Facebook finder’s believe that “more visibility makes us better people. Some claim, for example, that because of Facebook, young people today have a harder time cheating on their boyfriends or girlfriends”” (Tapscott 117) Sharing information is helping the younger generation learn valuable life lessons. With many young Americans on Facebook it reveals who you are in a relationship with. If one individual sees that another has a relationship with someone else, most likely they will not try to start a new relationship with that same person and wreck the previous one. Additionally, revealing all information helps society as well. For example, “When we reveal personal information we can help society too. Every time a gay person comes out or someone with depression opens up about his condition, it helps break down the stigma and prejudice. Fully 20 percent of all patients with the fatal disease ALS share intimate information about their treatment and condition on the network PatientsLikeMe.com. And tens of thousands of others with rare diseases who use that website report that sharing has helped them manage their illness.” (Tapscott

Because adolescents are growing up with more access to social networking, texting and instant messaging on various sites have become prime means of communication. While this is not necessarily bad, many people feel the need to over-share things about their personal lives online. More and more people are using Facbeook and more and more employers are using Facebook to scope out potential employees. If there are inappropriate pictures and comments all over someone’s Facebook page, they are more likely to not receive the job. Some students get in trouble for things they post on Facebook and Twitter. Some users are beginning to notice this and have started deactivating their accounts to regain a sense of privacy. CNN’s article “The anti-social network: Life without Facebook”, states that some students who are trying to maintain a professional image for future employment are deleting their pages.

Social media has had a negative effect on social interaction. Social media makes people feel more inclined to share personal information or say certain things that they wouldn’t normally say in person because they are behind a screen. Keller describes the false sense of trust we feel on social media in saying ”First, when we communicate through social media, we tend to trust the people on the other end of the communication, so our messages tend to be more open” (Keller). When people are talking online they tend to feel that the information they are sharing will be kept confidential and could never be shared with the world. However, this is not the case, information that is shared on the internet can be spread and seen by thousands of people. When people put this personal information on the internet, it could be harmful to them in the future and could be seen by future employers, companies, and peers. Oversharing has also led to cyberbullying. People feel that their identity will remain unknown and that they are liable to say anything they want on the internet even if it will hurt someone else. Cyberbullying has become widespread across the world and is the result of this false sense of trust that is felt while communicating on the internet. Instead of using the internet as a healthy method of communication, people have used it to

There are many effects on social networking. In my research paper, I will explain some of those effects, as well as providing examples. A few social media’s I will be going over will be Instagram, Facebook & Twitter. What is social networking? It’s an easier and quick way of communication for the youth & middle age adults. From my understanding, social media was built to help people connect outside their normal lives, stay connected with those they’ve met thru work, meetings &etc. Also, to find people that were lost and no one had heard from them in over 20 years. How does this effect society? I chose this topic because; I’m a witness to the effect of social network. I wanted to research different people’s aspects of others on their view, due to the near future. I will be focusing on three main topics; cyber bullying, online abusers, & academic achievement downfall.

Social media has become prominent parts of life for many young people today. Most people engage with social media without stopping to think what the effects are on our lives, whether positive or negative. Are we as a society becoming more concerned with Facebook "friends" than we are with the people we interact with face-to-face in our daily lives? What will the longterm effects of today 's social media use be? There are many positive aspects, but there are equally as many dangers that come with the use of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google +, Tumblr, Instagram, gaming sites, and blogs. Social media has both negative and positive effects on society, it is up to the user to decide what impact they want to make. In order to make the right choices, we must dig in and research this topic thoroughly.

Instagram. Twitter. Facebook Admit it, you know you have one or even all of these. A regular part of your daily life has become social networking sites such as these or that they have probably become part of your daily routine: wake up, check Facebook. Shower, check Instagram. Write about your day on Twitter. While Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are easy ways to communicate with friends and family, few stop to consider the implications its usage may have for them in the future, or the hidden dangers of having an account. Besides the total loss of privacy that comes with these networks, they can also affect your eligibility for employment, allow unknown predators access to private information, and impair peoples’ ability to handle

Despite the positives, there are many negatives associated with social media. Using social media can make a person more vulnerable to predators and cyber bullying. In this age, “Cyber bulling is quite common, can occur to any young person online, and can cause profound psychosocial outcomes including depression, anxiety, severe isolation, and tragically suicide” (“American Academy of Pediatrics”). Cyber bullying impacts society in a negative way because it is harming young teenagers’ minds. Bullies, torment, threat, harass, and even embarrass their victims by using different forms of social media. Using social media can also decrease privacy for an individual. People often give out their personal information not knowing who can see it. To average internet users, “A false sense of security may leave social networking site users vulnerable to security attacks such as hacking, leaking sensitive information, and sending viruses” (“ProCon”). Furthermore, Social media can also lead to brain disorders and can cause people to have a hard time interacting with people face to face. “Social networking entices people to spend more time online and less time talking to a person face to face.” (“ProCon”)

Jim Harper stated, “When we use the Internet, we have to share information about ourselves, just like we do when we go outside.” We let our neighbors know we are still present. Social Media plays a big apart in the society today. Facebook is the know social network everyone uses. Once, you sign up you are giving up personal information such as birthday, education, relations to other people, information about yourself-hobbies, favorite music, movies, books, where your check-in at. People use Facebook for sharing important events with others so they can stay up-to-date in one individuals’ life. As well express their feelings to the world about what is currently happening. Instead of people keeping things to themselves people love to share information to

Social media (impacts, influences) our world today in many different ways. Many people have a social media account. Whether it is Facebook, or Instagram, Invasion of privacy can be used as a tool of cyber bullying. Bullying is when an individual picks on someone weaker than themselves. Invasion of Privacy Public Disclosure of Private Facts says that if private information about a person is published without the consent of the individual, it can be