Facebook Blog Post
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/04/can_facebook_remain_faceless.html?awid=8770458369404808288-3271
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20202935/ns/business-school_inc_/t/job-candidates-getting-tripped-facebook/#.T4b1W470R_k
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20110755-17/facebook-changes-creeping-out-some-customers/
I saw this first article on twitter and it caught my attention. We have been talking about facebook a lot through our college years. We talk about how the school can see it and we are representing the school, we talk about how employers look at it before hiring an individual and are now even asking people to pull it up in interviews and now were talking about how your profile can get hacked and you can lose total control of your online profile. There certainly are a lot of risks to being online, and yet almost every one of us still decides to go online and document our every move.
I have been thinking a lot about facebook recently, I try to keep mine neat, deleting any picture I should not be in, ensuring that my friends are not cursing or using profanity on my wall, and not putting any status up that could get me in trouble. I try, but it sure is not easy. One thing that keeps me in line is definitely being friends with my mom on facebook. Of Course, I have blocked her from basically anything but my profile picture and my name but it still keeps me thinking. I just do not understand why we put ourselves through all this just to put up a few pictures and write a few posts!
Why do we put ourselves of getting into trouble or not getting a job for facebook? At first I thought, maybe it is so we can “creep” or update ourselves on our friends lives. Maybe we have a desire to know every detail of others lives! What didn’t seem to make sense about this, is that we get annoyed or irritated every time we see pointless statuses up or pictures of one person in their bathroom mirrors. In the last article Mark Zuckerberg explains that the “timeline” was created with the thought of everyone having his or her own personal autobiographies.
Questions to consider:
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
I liked this topic in light of Instagrams selling for $1 BILLION to Facebook, and it would seem Facebook will be around for quite some time to come. Yes, I'm on Facebook, and have a strange attraction to it. It is permission to stalk, spy, creep, whatever you want to call it, but it is permission to be noisy and judgmental. It's enjoyable, and even more so if you do it with someone sitting right next to you so you can compare notes. I am a social animal and this is right up my alley, or is it? A social animal, in the old days, preferred face to face communication, and thrived on this contact. Therefore, are we thriving on a different set of personality criteria? I go on Facebook daily for a quick see, and probably spend 15 minutes tops, and there are some days that I skip, and to be honest, when I skip and day or two, I find it more enjoyable to check as you are indeed catching up, versus viewing daily activities. If I were asked to show my Facebook page, I would show it; yes, I will show it in class if you so desire. I will warn you that is incredibly dull. I will pose a final question, Is Facebook making us narcisstic???
ReplyDeleteI am on Facebook. I use it for a little bit of both. I like to see what others are doing and keep in contact with them. I like that idea of Facebook and using it to keep in touch with those you don’t see every day. I do use it to share some stories but I am not that active on it.
ReplyDeleteNo, Facebook will not interfere with my Job.
I keep up with my Facebook and I am smart about it and monitor who I am friends with, I do not put up pictures of myself that would display a negative image.
I spend maybe 30 minutes or so on Facebook a day max.
That would not be a problem and it has happened to me already, along with my LinkedIn account as well.
Giving it up wouldn't be a problem to me, I spend more time on LinkedIn because of my Job.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteI do currently maintain a Facebook profile. When I first created my profile it was a shift from MySpace.com which I had used to keep in touch with long distant friends. Today I use Facebook for similar applications. I enjoy learning about the people in my network. Many times it is difficult to schedule times to call old friends so I feel as though this technologic resource is really a means of satisfying convenience. Like they say life, love and relationships are all about convenience.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
I will try to interpret this question in various scenarios of using Facebook at the workplace or being asked to hand a Facebook account over to a potential employer. This is a slippery slope and I believe it could be compared to a potential employer asking for the keys to your car to search it and gather general information on you as a potential employee. I don’t agree with this method but simultaneously I am not going to take Facebook all that seriously. It is what it is and at the end of the day if I need a job and money is truly king than I have nothing to hide; simply because I know that the material I present on avenues like Facebook are all classy representations of me and shouldn’t be deemed inappropriate,
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I honestly don’t censor myself or my friends on Facebook. The only things I am conscious of in regard to keeping my profile clean are the pictures tat available for public view. My settings and uploads of pictures don’t include party pictures or anything of this nature.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
Technically I am on Facebook 24/7 due to the fact that I leave my computer on all the time and Facebook is often signed in. With respect to usability rates I probably waste an hour or two of my life a day on Facebook.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
I firmly believe; as a great man once said, “that people should measure a man by his actions, fully, don’t take a piece out of my life, or a song out of my music and say that is what I am all about…”. Facebook is not who I am. What I have presented on my resume, my constituents that have referenced my character and my past endeavors, and what you see before you; that is the candidate that you should be defining.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
This made me laugh. The question is posed as though we are all addicts. My life doesn’t rely on Facebook. As I have said before I enjoy learning about people in my network but it is certainly not a necessity for living. I could drop it like an ex in a heartbeat.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes I am on Facebook, to be honest I don't have a reason why I am on it or use it. I guess subconsciously I use it to know what is going on with others, we are a curious generation of people, I cant count the number of times i have heard "did you see what so and so posted on facebook or look at so and so's pictures" we are drawn to what other people do.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
I think Facebook is a younger generation tool. I don't know how much longer I will keep mine, I already spend more of my time of Twitter, it's just convenient to have your network right there, To be honest I don't have that much risque things on it, so if they find something then good digging, but i try to monitor it the best i can, so I guess if its already out there and found theres nothing else i can do.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
Privacy settings. Fun fact you can approve what photos you are tagged in, if you are a bit of a wild one, I recommend it, it can help alleviate stress from those photos you dont want to be tagged in showing up on your page.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
30 minutes, I tweet more often than go on facebook.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
I like Cam's answer. Yes i understand that I am allowing my personal life to be aired on Facebook, but that's life, you arent going to stop living because technology has made the world a smaller place, but I am cautious too. chances are they have already looked I would give them my facebook URL and allow them to do their own research, but I am not going to log in for them.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
Sure Just think what i could do with that extra half hour a day, plus i can devote all my energy to twitter
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes I am on Facebook, I primarily use it to keep in touch with my family and friends from home, especially being involved in sports and having a twin it’s an outlet for my family to see what I’m doing while I’m away. As interesting as it is to see the day-to-day drama of some people I’m friends with I definitely don’t consider myself to be someone that uses Facebook for people to see my EVERY move.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
Absolutely not, I put effort in to make sure that my pictures and posts are clean. Although I do have some pictures of drinking and college activities I try to keep it clean in the sense of language and that nothing is too over the top.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I constantly check the posts and pictures and limit the amount of partying pictures, I don’t delete everything because I am 22 and in college I’m obviously going to party but I make sure that nothing is completely inappropriate or over the top of excessive alcohol/partying pictures.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
Not as much now as I used to, but I definitely check it a minimum of twice a day but I also have notifications on my phone so I guess you could say I’m constantly connected. (Scary)
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
I made sure that my Facebook was extremely clean when I was going through the interview process, Untagged any inappropriate photos even though there weren’t much, but my interviewer actually told me they had found me on LinkedIn and view my profile while I was interviewing with them. Luckily it was clean! I think if an interviewer was asking to see your Facebook there is a high chance of them already searching you so it’d be smartest to allow them to view it.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m in any way addicted to Facebook, and like I’ve said the amount that I use it now, is much less than the amount of time I spent on it in previous years. So if I had to give it up right now I don’t think it wouldn’t have much of an impact on my life.
Yes I am on Facebook. I joined Facebook around 3 years ago. I am on Facebook for the purpose of rather looking at other profiles rather than sharing mine. I have friends in almost every continent and most of them are very good friends and I feel like Facebook gives me the perfect balance to keep up with their life’s as well as to let them keep up with mine. I also use it for the purpose of groups, used to use it for the purpose of events in Barcelona and for messaging, chatting and looking at Pictures, videos and progress of my best friends.
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the Job in my opinion, however if the job is the one that I want to get, I would absolutely make sure my Facebook is clean and ready.
To be honest I only looked into this lately. Prior I would just let everyone comment on my wall as well as tag me in pictures. Now I have limited people that can post on my wall and tag me in photos to just my friends. And I have blocked some family members to see certain information that I do not find adequate for their eyes. I also delete pictures that are inappropriate and delete comments that are not acceptable on my wall.
I spend around 10 minutes on average a day on Facebook.
I would let them see it.
I do not think that I am able to give it up, because it connects me with friends I would never be connected with, without Facebook. I am happy that these friends are still in my life and I do not want this to be over. I have around 50 friends that I want to have constant contact with and without Facebook this would simply be impossible.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes, I am on it, and I generally just use it for sharing pictures with friends. Not much else since i got on #twitter
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
NO!
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I un-tag pictures that I don't like, or could be poorly received. Make my profile private, and change custom privacy settings so only friends can see content.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
Less than 10 minutes...much more time on it when i got it in high school.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your
facebook?
I would ask why they wanted to see it...if i wanted the job bad enough, I would show them...I've learned my lesson.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
Absolutely, but not my twitter! @aboutwhatevrman
I'm on facebook because I want to share my story and I am also interested in the stories of others. I try to put up statuses that are inspirational and I try to provide new insight. I also like to keep in touch with family members and friends on here. I think facebook has many benefits. I have been able to share many things with many people that I don't get to see all the time and facebook has made that an easy place to do so.
ReplyDeleteI don't feel like you should have to give up facebook for a job. Facebook is part of your personal life and holds the answers to questions that are illegal for an interviewer to ask. Why should they have access to the answers to these questions when, again, it is illegal to even ask them? That is mind boggling to me.
If I feel like a picture is inappropriate I untag it or delete it. I have to say, though, that facebook is making it a lot more challenging to delete pictures from your profile. It is becoming a more time consuming process, which ends up deterring me half way through. I also try to watch what I say and be polite of others.
I spend A LOT of time on facebook. Almost the whole day. I check it in-between classes and receive notifications on my phone when I have a facebook notification. I am constantly on it. When I am bored I go on facebook. I can access it at anytime, anywhere if I have my phone on me.
I don't really think I would want to work for a company who wants to view my facebook page. Again, there's separation between your professional life and your personal life. Can things in your personal life affect your professional life? Yes, sometimes, but if I am not giving you any reason to need to delve into my personal life then I would like you to not do so. I don't really think the interviewer would like it if we asked to see theirs to assess if we really wanted to work for them or not.
Probably not. It would be really hard. It is one of the ways in which I stay connected and I like it. I really wouldn't want to give it up.
1. Yes I am on facebook and have been since my senior year of high school. Like most young people, I have a facebook to keep up with advancing times so I do not miss a beat. It is frustrating to sit at the lunch table and not be informed about a topic streaming through social media.
ReplyDelete2. I am most certainty willing to give up my facebook. I grew up a conservative boy with an interest in sports and today it seems like everyone is interested in the lives of everyone else. We sit in front of our computers and have twitter and facebook to rely on to stalk the lives of another and base our opinions off pictures and posts. Its as if it is frowned upon to not share with the community because you are than deemed as being sketchy.
3. My method of keeping my facebook clean is first blocking my page. I fall under a different category in terms of being able to search and locate one Danny Smith out of billions but this does not hold me back from taking my privacy seriously. I am confident to say if I were to unprotect my facebook there would be no pictures or text that could jeopardize my career because I have taken the necessary steps to clean up my page. I chose to protect my facebook so my profile pictures are the only content visible because it ensures my safety as well as does not put obligation to check my page for my friends posts.
4. On average I would say I go on facebook for a total of an hour a week. My usage of the page today is more to connect with my sisters as new social media has begun to gain interest from me.
5. If asked in an interview to see my facebook page I would not hesitate and I would bring up my page immediately. I would begin with showing my pictures because that is generally the main topic of conversation. I am tagged in under 800 pictures none containing me binge drinking or participating in inappropriate activities. I would than proceed to my wall posts where it is easy to determine that I do not communicate on facebook almost ever.
6. No, I do no believe I could throw it away permanently. Do I feel as though I can proceed in life without it for a bit, yes, I think stepping away from the virtual world is beneficial..
1) Are you on Facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes, I am on Facebook; primarily to see what everybody else is up to. I find it much similar to reading the monthly issue of "People," except the people in question aren't celebrities; they're your friends and/or peers. However, I do occasionally update my status and share video clips and music that I feel are worthwhile. For example, I shared Kony 2012 immediately after watching it because it raised awareness for an organization and a cause that I have believed in for many years.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for Facebook?
No, that's just silly. I'd learn to overcome my addiction to it if it meant keeping my job.
3) What methods or how do you keep your Facebook safe or clean?
If I don't want my parents to see it, I delete it. I keep my pictures and status updates appropriate at all times, and I will delete spam or inappropriate comments from friends.
4) How often do you spend on Facebook a day? Honestly.
I'll say an hour a day.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your Facebook?
I would oblige. My Facebook page is clean at all times for this very reason.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
Yes. I actually deleted mine for a month in October and it was a breath of fresh air.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes I am on facebook. I definitely share stories to my friends and keep up with others stories as well. I like to see what people are doing and all of that jazz. I feel like it keeps me in the loop.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
For a job? Absolutely. I mean if i really wanted the job and had to for it. I mean I don't think that it should really be a requirement to delete your facebook for a job (as long as it's appropriate) but if it made sense to delete it and I really wanted the job, then sure.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I try to not post too many things that I wouldn't want important people to see. I also untag myself from ridiculous pictures that other people put up if I have no control over them deleting them.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
A lot of time, because I am always checking my Facebook through my phone. Even when I know nothing new is there, I check it. It's a bad addiction I guess. Sometimes I do not even know why I'm looking at it.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
I mean, I'm in the process of cleaning up my facebook right now. It takes a ton of time because I have to go back to years when I didn't care about what type of pictures I was tagged in. Honestly, right now I would kind of freak out if an employer asked to see my facebook in an interview because they'd probably see a picture of me from freshman year where I'm making some hideous face and be like "Who are you???" ....So I should probably continue on cleaning up my facebook and I would say yes once I get interviews and if they ask me.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
I mean, it would be really hard. I've been on there checking it ever since 2007. It's like, if I can't check my e-mail, twitter, or facebook I go crazy. And then when there is STILL nothing there I still just keep looking. It's just part of how I probably couldn't give it up willingly.
I am on Facebook. My biggest draw to Facebook is to stay in touch with my friends who attend other schools and my extended family. So I guess I have it both to share what's going on in my life, and to see what my friends and family are up to.
ReplyDeleteNo. If its a job that I have applied for, chances are it means a lot to me and its something that I am interested in. Job > Facebook. Simply put.
Recently I have changed over to Timeline. One of the most helpful features I have come across so far is the ability to approve or deny any post I am tagged in. This includes pictures, status updates and check ins. I find this to be really useful, as some of my friends don't keep their pages as clean as I do and sometimes will tag me in posts without thinking. I also will remove any comments or activity on my page as I deem necessary. I'd like to remove people from seeing my tagged pictures, but I can't seem to figure it out...suggestions are welcomed.
Honestly? I'd say about an hour. I have found that since I upgraded to a smart phone that the amount of time I spend on Facebook has certainly increased. Its right at my finger tips, and I sometimes use it as a distraction if I'm bored.
I would gladly show them my page. However, if they asked me for full access to my profile, password included, I would not feel comfortable. This is an invasion of privacy. My profile page is maintained specifically for people on my friends list to view it.
At this very moment, I'd say no. I have a lot of things going on in my life that I'm excited about, and I want to be able to share with my family and friends. Also, I am doing work for a company called MASS EDMC. We all stay in touch via Facebook, and often times are required to do social media promotions from our own platforms. One side of my family has created a page for everyone to share their personal news and to stay in touch. Its been really helpful and fun! I get to see the majority of these people once a year, but sometimes our vacations aren't coordinated and we miss each other for a few years. Staying connected with my family is extremely important to me. I love the pictures of my new baby cousin too much to miss out on them...unless the job of my dreams requires me to delete it.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes I am on facebook. I use facebook to read peoples stories and see what is going on. Instead of searching yahoo or local news channel I og on to my facebook and see what my friends are reading and what they are interested in.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
No. I would delete facebook in a heartbeat if it came down to it. My future is way more important than a social media site.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I keep my facebook clean by not putting things up that I don’t need/want people to know or see. My mom always says don’t put something online that you don’t want your grandparents to see.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
A total 4-6 hours…… damn smart phones
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
I would say here you go
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
In a heartbeat. I honestly have it for the pictures.
1.) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes I am on facebook. I think it’s a little bit of both letting people read my story but also to be able to see what is going on in other people’s lives. Sometimes is creeping but for the most part its to see people that I love and care about that live far away like my best friend in Miami. Talking on the phone is great but to be able to see what is happening makes the distance just a little bit easier.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
As much as I like facebook I would never give up a paying job for it. Sorry but facebook isn’t that important to me at this point in my life.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
For the most part I try to delete most of the bad posts. To be honest I most likely see myself deleting or making a completely new facebook for myself once I graduate from college. Like you said yourself its very difficult to keep up with everything people post and being in college makes it that much harder. Once I graduate I don’t see myself going out and having pictures of myself partying as much as bad as that sounds.
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
Well I wouldn’t say I spend that much time on my computer but its my smart phone that takes over my facebook life. I would say I spend up to 4 or 5 hours a day looking at my phone.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
Most likely I would be honest and let them know what they would see but again this is why my plan to delete my facebook might help me in the future.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
Yes if I had to, but what would be the fun in that?
1. Do you believe this scandal is more than just an embarrassment to the White House and Secret Service? Is it an embarrassment to our nation?
ReplyDeleteYes this is an embarrassment, if these are the people who are suppose to be highly trained to protect us and the president, I do not think they should not be going to the club or bringing girls home while there are attending to business. This obviously makes us as a nation look bad.
2. Do you find it hard to follow how Obama feels about the situation with one article saying that he will be "angry" and then another saying that his spokesperson is standing up for the Secret Service?
As we all know the media can portray stories in many different lights. I think that he truly is angry but he knows that these men do fall under his authority and will have to defend them in a correct way approaching the situation with authority and understanding.
3. Do you feel that this situatin is being handled appropriately from a PR standpoint?
I feel as though this is being taken into many different directions by the media, however I think that president Obama is doing his best to handle the situation the best he can trying to please many different people at once, including himself. Also the men involved in this situation have no say what is going on what so ever.
4. How do you feel about the fact that this controversy could just be the beginning of revelations about other problems the Secret Service could be having?
There are always secret scandals that come out over time, it really isn’t that surprising to me at this point. Im sure things like this have been going on for years and will continue to go on.
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ReplyDelete1) I am on Facebook but I don’t typically use it to tell my story but rather to keep in touch with people from my past and present. I use Facebook almost to keep up with the people I have grown up with and the people I meet in the present to grow my network and also because these people have impacted me and I want to keep in touch.
ReplyDelete2) I don’t see myself passing on a job for my Facebook. It is not that important to me because while I like staying in touch with people when push comes to shove the people who matter are my life and impacted me daily not through Facebook. I could give up my Facebook for a job and wouldn’t hesitate to do it.
3) I keep my Facebook clean by not doing anything that could harm me if someone looked at my page. Even if I did do stuff that could be viewed as harmful I wouldn’t post the pictures of it and I wouldn’t keep myself tagged if I was tagged.
4) I spend a good chunk of time on Facebook because it is something I use to pass the time between classes or to keep up to date with groups I follow. I don’t typically talk with anyone through chat because I could just text them or call them or go hang out with them and that is more appealing than talking with someone on Facebook chat.
5) I would sign in for them and walk them through my page. I have nothing to hide and if I did I wouldn’t put it online. I wouldn’t give them my password however because that is something I use for other logins and honestly they don’t need to know my password when I am right there to log them in.
6) I do think that I could give it up right now. It would be a change to not have it to pass time or keep in touch with people who I only talk to through Facebook but I could survive.
1) Are you on facebook? And if so or if you were, is it to share your story or to read others?
ReplyDeleteYes, I am on Facebook but I have deleted it several times (generally when I am in an interview process etc.) and it is quickly losing its attraction value for me. I am a pretty boring individual, so I am not really doing the primary sharing. I tend to use Facebook to provide news to my peers about an on-campus events, talk to my family and friends in DC, and be up to date on the newest thing my niece has done. (My brother-in-law tends to upload pictures of her often). However, I am a creeper like most of us. I look at pictures of parties etc. because I sort of consider Facebook a social hub of my college memories. It is more nostalgic for me than useful.
2) Are you willing to give up a job for facebook?
No, but I am very willing to give up Facebook for a job. I don't expect I will have it much longer, or it will be extremely cleaned up or modified when I begin a job. I have a pretty clean profile now, and I think it definitely represents who I am in my personal life. Also, I have to keep it clean because I am friends with my sister who is sort of a 2nd mother to me.
3) What methods or how do you keep your facebook safe or clean?
I usually clean it up every few months or so to make sure that there is nothing I would want seen outside of my group of friends. I tend to do a lot of deleting as a means of "clean up".
4) How often do you spend on facebook a day? Honestly.
Generally, I log on and keep my news feed up to skim for a few minutes. I realistically do this at least 3 times a day. Wow now that I think about it, what a waste. I also am on it while I am typing out homework. Most likely another bad idea on my part.
5) How would you answer an interviewer if they asked to see your facebook?
Sure thing, but you are not getting my log in credentials. Do you want my e-mail address information, and a full scan of my computer history too? I would hope that my face-to-face interview skills are strong enough to show my qualities and characteristics, and what I can bring to their company.
6) Could you give it up this very moment?
I would probably need to do a few fine tune edits before they see that much of my social profile.