Throughout my contemplation of this week’s readings and participation in class discussions regarding social media, I have been wrestling with several issues that I hope we can dissect further as a collective this week. These issues included: technological access, disciplined discretion, and the perpetuation of panoptic prisons. Like many of you, through Andrejevic’s interview, my [...]
Apologies in advance for this post being all over the place, couldn’t really choose one thing to focus on, so I am commenting a bit on everything we discussed in class this week. Social Media has always confused me. Something about people seeing and knowing who you are and what you’re doing without even looking [...]
Over the last decade, social media has taken over the internet. People of all ages are using social media websites such as facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn to communicate with others. These websites have been used to access information about friends, family, and even complete strangers. Company’s and corporations started using social media as a tool [...]
http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-privacy-2009-02 Throughout the past week we have been discussing Facebook and the effect that it can have on our lives in the aspect of work, athletics and school admissions. Facebook was created as a way to network with our friends both past and present. Facebook is made to see what our friends are up to [...]
Social media is playing a large role in the hiring process, especially for young adults. High school students, undergraduate collegiate students, and graduate students are all being warned about the dangers of social media, and its content, as used in the hiring process. I read an article entitled, “Social Media Plays a Role in the [...]
While reading Onnesha Roychoudhuri’s interview with Mark Andrejevic, I made connections between his responses and aspects of my everyday life. We are surrounded by surveillance of many levels and forms. Sometimes it is portrayed as a matter of personal security and sometimes it is held as a preserver of national security. Whatever the purpose, it [...]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/us/facebook-posts-can-offer-clues-of-depression.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=facebook&st=cse
http://socialimplications.com/is-social-media-killing-personal-relationships/
Facebook Shooting http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120208/NEWS01/120208031/Sheriff-Facebook-spat-led-2-shooting-deaths
http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6553329/best-of-stupid-facebook-conversations
