Publicly Monitoring Social Media

The use of social media by colleges and employers may increase as time goes on. Although some may say people have a right to personal business, it is not personal if it is posted to the public. To avoid people from looking at one’s social media, keep the page

Private information that was previously segregated now becomes easily accessible to employers, colleagues, recruiters, and clients, among other perhaps unintended audiences” (Abril, 2012, para. 4). Yes, most social media sites attain privacy settings but one must always remember there are hiccups in everything on the internet and no guarantees leaks will not occur.

Alan Norton Writes for TechRepublic, a newspaper creating ways to survive in the world of business. He Listed 10 reasons why he will not be joining social networking sites like Facebook, twitter, Instagram and Myspace. Norton brings up the idea that whatever is posted is out on the Internet for everyone to see. Say a high school student posted an opinionated tweet, four years later they attempt to get a job. That opinion and tweet is out there for the employer to see, which in many cases won’t be a good first impression. Vocabulary, grammar, and spelling are

When college admissions officers and potential employers look at people’s social media, it could help make their decision easier. Someone that is using a lot of cuss words or posting inappropriate things isn’t going to get the job over someone who doesn’t. Colleges and work places want people that aren’t going to do those things because it will start to look bad on them. “Employers can also use their social medias as an extended résumé if they use it correctly” (Source G).

Social media has become a world stage for many people to display and share their accomplishments, failures, and even their shenanigans. No one seems to care anymore if their boss, spouse, or conservative grandmother knows how wild that party they attended over the weekend was, or who their romantic fling was with that week. It’s a sad fact and even though most people do it, posting ones every day move can still affect their job and personal relationships.

We don't have privacy on any social media we get on because before everything there is a hacker or a genus that can get our information. In the story, “ T thought police” by André Dao , “ To put it another way, it may be that we need private spaces in which we can flourish and lead full, dignified lives.” We can't always be

Celebrities will post every aspect of their lives on social media and people love to read about them. People can even get famous off of social media posting skimpy photos and leaking information about themselves. Social media can also ruin a person's reputation. D’angelo Russell a basketball play for the Los Angeles Lakers videotaped one of his teammates admitting to cheating on his fiance. The teammate knew he was recording, but he didn’t think the video would go anywhere. D’Angelo sent the video to one person via Snapchat and somehow it got leaked and made national headlines. Now everyone looks down on him for something that was an accident. This is not the first time Snapchat has got somebody into trouble. Dj Khalil, a Snapchat superstar did not realize that his American express card was in a photo he took and posted. “Khaled flashed his American Express Black Card during one of his motivational videos, he reportedly lost $80,000 within seconds” (Williams). Even everyday people are careless with what they post online. All one has to do these days is just go on twitter or Facebook to learn about someone. Anyone can see one’s twitter page. Once something is posted, it will be there forever, even if you hit the delete button. Chances are someone, somewhere has copied or saved that post. Many athletes have been denied scholarships based off of their social media resume. According to Martin Beck as

Sharing to much information over social media can lead to a damaged reputation. A bad reputation is when someone is widely known for doing rude, unexceptional, and cruel things. Having a bad reputation can lead to not ring able to get into college or get a good job.Posting content related to alcohol, drugs, and profanity can seriously hurt your reputation. Another cause of sharing to much information is identity theft. According to Trend Micr, 30% know someone who was or is a victim of identity theft. Identity theft is a crime in which a imposter has key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, in order to impersonate someone. The information can be used to obtain credit, merchandise, and services in the name of the person they are impersonating, or to provide the thief with false credentials. In addition to running up debt, the imposter might provide fake identification to police, creating a criminal record or leaving warrant for the victim. Based on these reasons sharing a lot of information on social media is never a good

Social media. Is it safe, is it not? I believe that social media is not safe because people can be cyberbullied, and lastly, anything you post on social media can't be erased.

According to Renee Fricks, vice president of human resources at Imperial Capital, “Your social media profile can be more revealing that your resume” (Cohen, 10). Social media has become a normal use of technology of an average college student. From Facebook and Twitter, there is a means of connecting students on diverse planes via the Internet. This allows employers to search any potential job candidate’s social media to investigate user’s posts to determine if they fit their position and hold themselves with high moral regard. If students do not monitor what they post, potential employers may be turned away because of inappropriate pictures, conversations, or other behaviors. Learning about proper social media uses can prevent qualified candidates from losing job opportunities.

Online Self-disclosure is risky and someone can lose his or her privacy in split second. People overshare daily life information such as what they eat, where they are and whom they are with. Not only murders can take advantage such information, but burgles too. After watching the creepy man at Take this lollipop, I realized how dangerous is to share information in social media and how it can affect us.

Is everything you post on the internet acceptable? Social networks cause more problems than it has benefits. This could potentially result in you not having the future you have dreamed of. Before posting something online you should make sure it won’t interfere with your future in a bad way. Something should be done to verify that everything people post on the internet is positive. Social networks can be a distraction for students in school; it may also prevent people from getting into certain colleges and getting jobs. Negative social networking could promote bullying.

Most people believe that social messaging is more of a benefit than a consequence, but using social media can actually be harmful. Social media is something most kids, teens, and even some adults are using all the time. It has become a part of our generation’s lives. Having people on their phones all day long is not only disappointing, but also damaging. Instead of talking to someone face-to-face and hanging out, people prefer just texting or going on a social network. For some people understanding a life without social media is near impossible. Using social media can have some adverse effects such as: it causes cyberbullying, it can compromise education, and it could have an effect on social skills.

“As the use of social media increases and becomes an integral part of nearly every student’s life, problems arise when student expression on these sites turns into threats against the school or other students, implicating both student safety and the speaker’s right to free speech” (Hughes 208). There’s no denying that social media has become a part of most people’s daily life. We have sites like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. These websites, or apps, allow us to express ourselves in any way possible, whether it’s supporting families who lost a member in a mass shooting, trying to impeach the latest president, or donating to those who are victims of natural disasters. It’s not always that social

Facebook has served as a way to express ourselves, so what happens when we do so and in the eyes of the company it may be a bad thing? Here’s and example of what may happen. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina fired one employee and disciplined seven others recently for offensive postings on Facebook, a social networking web site. The fired worker had posted a photo of himself shirtless and listing “Chillin wit my n___as” as a favored activity. An elementary school teacher had listed “drinking” as a hobby. And a high school special-ed teach wrote “I’m feeling pissed because I hate my students!” Employers have the right to hold their employees responsible for such off-duty, online postings if employees use the postings to attack the company, harass co-workers or even violate company policy