First
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I sometimes do this search just
for fun. I search myself on google to see my presence in the internet. I have
a pretty popular Korean name so I was able to find many people that had the
same name as me. I think that's a good thing because if I had a big online
presence, it would be hard to find the right Young Choi. I first looked at
images and I actually found my LinkedIn profile picture as I was scrolling
down the page. Just one picture though. Next, on the general search, I was
able to find my LinkedIn page. I think that's a good thing too because the
whole point of having a LinkedIn page is to expose yourself to the public and
make yourself known. My facebook page wasn't identifiable because I had
adjusted my privacy settings on my account. Facebook, is something that I
would not want to have exposed to the public, so that's a good thing too. I
actually changed my facebook name for a while when I was interviewing for
co-op, so that my employer would not be able to find me. If I was an
employer, and was searching for Young Choi on the internet, I would be pretty
impressed with how this kid protected his identity.
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Second
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I read the article Governing
Social Media by Meredith Farkas, and found some things that I can relate to.
It's true that you use facebook and twitter to connect with friends and
family, but at the same time you are inadvertently exposed to counterparties that you might not want to show
the private side of your life, such as your employer, professor, client, etc.
I can admit that I have facebook searched people that I don't really know
such as my co-workers and I am sure others have searched me as well. Thus, in
this setting, anything you say on facebook or twitter is fair game to the
public which might include your co-workers and without knowing that you can
say something about your work or your co-workers in a negative connotation.
People should be aware of this and customize their private settings so that
you are not exposed too much to the public. I also agree with Meredith's
suggestion that companies should have policy agreements on what their
employees can do and write on social media, this will protect both
counterparties and it will benefit both sides of business.
Third
I
think the best way to present myself on the internet is to limit my exposure
on the internet. In other words, don’t do any social media such as facebook,
twitter, LinkedIn, etc. However, as an active facebook user, I had to think
otherwise. I think the most logical way is to adjust the privacy settings on
your accounts. For facebook, I know that I can make the posts that I upload “public”
or for “friends only” and I can also set if I can be searched by my name or
not and also I can limit who can friend request me. And having these
selections in mind, you can also be cognizant of what you write or post on
your social media service. For me, I always think that my boss is my facebook
friend and he can see all of the posts that I make. This will really limit my
posts that are negative or inappropriate and essentially keep my page clean
and right. However, the more I think about this issue and more I read about
it, I think the best way is to not have any presence in the social media
world. Or just have one that you can fully manage, such as facebook.
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Week 10. Public Audience
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