My Footprint on the World
Currently my digital footprint implies very little about myself, when I typed in my name only three sites popped up; the first one was Facebook. Ironically, I do not go to Facebook as much as I use to, but it does include some pictures and some of the things that interest me. Facebook for me is not really something that I constantly need to check on I'd rather go to Instagram and check to see if there are any new post. The second was goodreads where I comment on books that I have read and discuss some of the things I liked on the book or I found miscellaneous. Lastly, I found a Google+ profile which I had no idea I even had, but now that I think about it it seems plausible seeing as I do have a gmail account.
Here is one of my sites:
Facebook
While reading "College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter" by Michael Carvell, he discussed the topic of football players being searched online to see what their like when their on a social site, such as looking at pictures or certain things they have posted in this article he described how "one of New Jersey’s top prospects was expelled from school and reportedly had scholarship offers withdrawn after posting explicit messages on Twitter." and another was kicked off the team for the exact same thing. Upon discussing this he began to give examples of coaches who said that they don't want players on their team if their going to be talking explicitly or "crazy" on these social websites. To me its very agreeable that they would want someone who could represent their team and themself in a good manner rather than a football player whose going to cause a lot of bad publicity. It's like my mom always tell me "Once you walk out that door everyone's going to see you as a representation of me and what I have taught you." and "If you wouldn't want me to see it or hear of it then don't do it." In this century its hard to go on the Internet and not see someone post something that can be seen as explicit even if their talking to one person in particular, and if you know you would never say that to your mom then why say it at all no matter how angry or hurt you are; you still have to think about your future and how one little comment could effect you. I'm not saying that you shouldn't post nothing at all I'm just saying that you should think about what you say before you put it out on the Internet for people to see.
Also I got the chance to read, " 37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" and "This is How a Woman's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story", in "37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" a study show that "37 percent of hiring managers use social networking sites to research job applicants..." and more than half using Facebook as a resource. In this article the managers wanted to see if the applicant presented himself/ herself professionally or to learn more about their qualifications, which if I were a manager I would look for these qualities especially if because this person is a representation of me and I personally wouldn't hire some who is going to discredit or create a bad reputation my business. When reading the article I found it to provide to good descriptions by using percentages within the article, but one thing I did not particularly agree with as well in the article was the practice of supplying your manager with your username and password, since, I also saw it as a invasion of privacy I can agree to a background check, but I think that it taking it to far. I personally would not consent to something of that manner, I would wonder why they need my password to my social accounts.
Lastly, in "This is How a Women's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story" it made statements and gave opinions on the tweet that started it all, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!", which was tweeted by Justine Sacco, a InterActiveCorp (IAC) PR director. First, I would just like to personally say that I found this statement very offensive and felt that it should have never been said, I believe that if she truly felt sorry about her statement she never would have tweeted the comment. With that being said, the tweet sent a wave of confusion, anger, and pity amongst the people who viewed this tweet, within a few hours Justine Sacco became the top news story around the world. Some of the comments expressed how they felt that she didn't take her job into account. Eventually, after deleted her tweet, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts she was fired from her job who politely gave a statement on how her comment did not reflect their views and values. She would later write a apology to a South African newspaper and then ABC News saying, "...I am ashamed." and describe the disgust she felt by her remark and how she was deeply sorry to the people of South Africa, her family, and friends.
Here is one of my sites:
While reading "College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter" by Michael Carvell, he discussed the topic of football players being searched online to see what their like when their on a social site, such as looking at pictures or certain things they have posted in this article he described how "one of New Jersey’s top prospects was expelled from school and reportedly had scholarship offers withdrawn after posting explicit messages on Twitter." and another was kicked off the team for the exact same thing. Upon discussing this he began to give examples of coaches who said that they don't want players on their team if their going to be talking explicitly or "crazy" on these social websites. To me its very agreeable that they would want someone who could represent their team and themself in a good manner rather than a football player whose going to cause a lot of bad publicity. It's like my mom always tell me "Once you walk out that door everyone's going to see you as a representation of me and what I have taught you." and "If you wouldn't want me to see it or hear of it then don't do it." In this century its hard to go on the Internet and not see someone post something that can be seen as explicit even if their talking to one person in particular, and if you know you would never say that to your mom then why say it at all no matter how angry or hurt you are; you still have to think about your future and how one little comment could effect you. I'm not saying that you shouldn't post nothing at all I'm just saying that you should think about what you say before you put it out on the Internet for people to see.
Also I got the chance to read, " 37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" and "This is How a Woman's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story", in "37 Percent Of Employers Use Facebook To Pre-Screen Applicants" a study show that "37 percent of hiring managers use social networking sites to research job applicants..." and more than half using Facebook as a resource. In this article the managers wanted to see if the applicant presented himself/ herself professionally or to learn more about their qualifications, which if I were a manager I would look for these qualities especially if because this person is a representation of me and I personally wouldn't hire some who is going to discredit or create a bad reputation my business. When reading the article I found it to provide to good descriptions by using percentages within the article, but one thing I did not particularly agree with as well in the article was the practice of supplying your manager with your username and password, since, I also saw it as a invasion of privacy I can agree to a background check, but I think that it taking it to far. I personally would not consent to something of that manner, I would wonder why they need my password to my social accounts.
Lastly, in "This is How a Women's Offensive Tweet Became the World's Top Story" it made statements and gave opinions on the tweet that started it all, "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!", which was tweeted by Justine Sacco, a InterActiveCorp (IAC) PR director. First, I would just like to personally say that I found this statement very offensive and felt that it should have never been said, I believe that if she truly felt sorry about her statement she never would have tweeted the comment. With that being said, the tweet sent a wave of confusion, anger, and pity amongst the people who viewed this tweet, within a few hours Justine Sacco became the top news story around the world. Some of the comments expressed how they felt that she didn't take her job into account. Eventually, after deleted her tweet, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram accounts she was fired from her job who politely gave a statement on how her comment did not reflect their views and values. She would later write a apology to a South African newspaper and then ABC News saying, "...I am ashamed." and describe the disgust she felt by her remark and how she was deeply sorry to the people of South Africa, her family, and friends.