Howdy again! Today's top headline is about online dating and the safety of it.
Many people today live such busy, rambunctious lives that it is next to impossible to meet someone unless you’re in class, at church, working, or in a bar. Therefore, the use of online dating sites has become increasingly more popular. Sites like Match.com and eHarmony make it easy for users to create an online profile and search for possible matches.
Although, these sites have several security features to keep people honest people have found ways to around them. The main problem with dating sites is that you never know who your talking to on the other end. You have no idea how old they are, what they look like, or what their personality is like. These are just a few concerns among many that are wary of online dating. It is hard to gage what a person is thinking over the internet since you cannot read their body language, or their facial expressions.
So often there is story about how an date planned online goes wrong. It is this type of uncertainty that makes us wonder if online dating is truly safe.
Until next time!
Keeton
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Work and Your Personal Profile
Howdy! Today's bit of digital news is about what people view is appropriate for an employer to view about a possible employee. I will be countering the argument made my one of my classmates in her blog Identity, Privacy, Safety. If you click the link below it will take you to her blog so that you might read her post.
http://internet-be-safe.blogspot.com/
In this post, she clearly believes that employers do not have the right to view an employees or possible employee profile on a social networking site. Although, I agree with her on some points there are others that I differ on. I believe that employers have every right to view the social networking profile of a potential employee to help them determine whether or not that person is a good fit for their company. If a person has pictures of him or her doing something illegal I (as an employer) would want to know.
Now, when it comes to an employer viewing a current employee's profile I believe that they still have the right to view the profile; however, they should not be allowed to fire that employee unless an illegal act was committed. I agree that in the case of the teacher being fired over some photos of her drinking is completely absurd and that in that aspect the teacher should have been allowed to keep her job, but be more wary about what she post online.
Until next time!
Keeton
http://internet-be-safe.blogspot.com/
In this post, she clearly believes that employers do not have the right to view an employees or possible employee profile on a social networking site. Although, I agree with her on some points there are others that I differ on. I believe that employers have every right to view the social networking profile of a potential employee to help them determine whether or not that person is a good fit for their company. If a person has pictures of him or her doing something illegal I (as an employer) would want to know.
Now, when it comes to an employer viewing a current employee's profile I believe that they still have the right to view the profile; however, they should not be allowed to fire that employee unless an illegal act was committed. I agree that in the case of the teacher being fired over some photos of her drinking is completely absurd and that in that aspect the teacher should have been allowed to keep her job, but be more wary about what she post online.
Until next time!
Keeton
I Don't Want That On There!!!!
Howdy, It's me again with your digital delivery! Hope everyone is having a great week so far and is getting excited about the long weekend we'll have with Good Friday. I don't know about you but I'm getting to go home and spend some quality time with my family.
Today we will be talking about what are some things that we can do when someone posts something about us online that we don't want people to see.
There will always be things that we don't want other people to see whether it be baby pictures that mom and dad have pulled out or the photo of us at a party with a red Solo cup in our hand that a possible employer might see. With social networking so popular right now, there is always a chance that someone might post a picture or a comment that we don't want other people to see. There have been several occasions that a friend would post an embarrassing photo of me on Facebook that I really didn't want my family and friends to see. Since most of us are friends with people on social networking sites that we hardly talk to it's hard for them to understand what's going on when the picture was taken. Luckily, Facebook, and most other social networking sites, give you the capability to remove a "tag" or hide the photo from your profile. Unfortunately, this does not take it off the internet. Once something has been put on the internet it's always going to be out there so we have to be extra careful about what we post about others and what they post about us.
I hope this information has been beneficial and hope that you will comment so that I can hear some of you opinions.
Until next time!
Keeton
Today we will be talking about what are some things that we can do when someone posts something about us online that we don't want people to see.
There will always be things that we don't want other people to see whether it be baby pictures that mom and dad have pulled out or the photo of us at a party with a red Solo cup in our hand that a possible employer might see. With social networking so popular right now, there is always a chance that someone might post a picture or a comment that we don't want other people to see. There have been several occasions that a friend would post an embarrassing photo of me on Facebook that I really didn't want my family and friends to see. Since most of us are friends with people on social networking sites that we hardly talk to it's hard for them to understand what's going on when the picture was taken. Luckily, Facebook, and most other social networking sites, give you the capability to remove a "tag" or hide the photo from your profile. Unfortunately, this does not take it off the internet. Once something has been put on the internet it's always going to be out there so we have to be extra careful about what we post about others and what they post about us.
I hope this information has been beneficial and hope that you will comment so that I can hear some of you opinions.
Until next time!
Keeton
Extreme Privacy!!!
Howdy! Are you ready for today's issue of digial news? Well we will be looking at something a little differently today than what we normally would. Normally, (if you have read past post) we would analyze a blog or something of that sort; however, today we will be looking at an picture and analyzing what that picture is saying to the audience. The picture that we will be discussing is at the following link:
http://rickmccharles.com/2011/02/21/online-privacy-be-very-afraid/
In the image we see a girl with a giant scarf or something over her head and her computer so that others will be unable to look at what she is doing online. Like the caption at the bottom says, this is a little "EXTREMES;" however, it does make a valid point about how some people are very cautious about what information they want publicly known and what not. By looking at the picture we can assume that the creator set out to make fun of how people react about their privacy online. The caption at the bottom, "Extremes, some people take their privacy a little too seriously" is used only to reinforce this concept. The picture is appealing to the logos in the viewer by making fun of the idea of who views your online privacy.
I’d love to hear some of you opinions about this picture as well so please comment.
Until next time!
Keeton
http://rickmccharles.com/2011/02/21/online-privacy-be-very-afraid/
In the image we see a girl with a giant scarf or something over her head and her computer so that others will be unable to look at what she is doing online. Like the caption at the bottom says, this is a little "EXTREMES;" however, it does make a valid point about how some people are very cautious about what information they want publicly known and what not. By looking at the picture we can assume that the creator set out to make fun of how people react about their privacy online. The caption at the bottom, "Extremes, some people take their privacy a little too seriously" is used only to reinforce this concept. The picture is appealing to the logos in the viewer by making fun of the idea of who views your online privacy.
I’d love to hear some of you opinions about this picture as well so please comment.
Until next time!
Keeton
Monday, April 18, 2011
Protect Yourself From Being the Next Scam
Howdy, I'm back again with today's digital paper. The main topic of today's issue is safety in the digital world. What is safe on the internet and what is not? So often we hear about people that have had their identity stolen because they accidentally gave their private information to a website claiming to be something that it is not. It is unfortunate that stories such as this happen so much now days; however, identity thieves are becoming more advanced in their techniques as technology advances and people don't know what websites are credible and which ones are not.
Technology is advancing so fast that a lot of the time it is hard to keep up with it and what are the ways to keep our private information private and not publicly known. A person can easily subscribe to an online magazine by putting his or her credit card information into the site thinking that the website looks legitimate; however, identity thieves have become so skilled that they can make a website look as creditable as an actual online magazine. How do we protect ourselves from these online predators? Some simple ways to make sure that you are not a victim of identity theft are to check the website carefully, make sure that you can't find anything that looks out of the ordinary. Also, look at what other users have to say about the company. Make sure that no one else has fallen prey to a vicious scam. The link below list several other way to check a websites creditability.
http://www.nicholls.edu/pt3/Hurricane/website_credibility.htm
Hopefully today's issue has been helpful. Until next time!
Keeton Perry
Technology is advancing so fast that a lot of the time it is hard to keep up with it and what are the ways to keep our private information private and not publicly known. A person can easily subscribe to an online magazine by putting his or her credit card information into the site thinking that the website looks legitimate; however, identity thieves have become so skilled that they can make a website look as creditable as an actual online magazine. How do we protect ourselves from these online predators? Some simple ways to make sure that you are not a victim of identity theft are to check the website carefully, make sure that you can't find anything that looks out of the ordinary. Also, look at what other users have to say about the company. Make sure that no one else has fallen prey to a vicious scam. The link below list several other way to check a websites creditability.
http://www.nicholls.edu/pt3/Hurricane/website_credibility.htm
Hopefully today's issue has been helpful. Until next time!
Keeton Perry
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Establishing an Identity Online
Howdy! This time our delivery will cover the topic of our online identity. We will be looking at two blogs that cover the topic of online identity and how it affects us as individuals. The two blogs we will be looking at come from First2Seach.com and Business Done Now by Jason Kienbaum.
Both blogs talk about how important it is to establish your online identity as professional and how to accomplish this. Each blog gives you several tips and examples of what to do in order to establish your online identity in a business or personal since.
Although, the blogs have several things in common they also differ in how they tell you to establish you identity. In the blog on First2Search.com, the author is telling the reader how to establish his or herself as more of a business online. The author uses appeals to pathos when he states "the last thing you want is a potential client confusing you with someone else that makes you look bad." In the second blog by Jason Kienbaum, the author is giving more of an example on how to establish yourself online as a business and as an individual. The author uses tone and appeals to pathos in order to keep the reader's attention and interest. When he states "Many business individuals will have this come back to bite them in the ass if they allow others to use their signature" he is demanding that the reader pay attention to what he is staying and by doing that he is making the reader more interested in what he has to say. He also, contradicts what the other blogger says, when he says "don't hide behind the logo." The other blogger stated to establish a logo and "use images and logos that represent your brand."
I hope that this post has been informative and helpful in helping you to understand how to establish yourselves online.
Until next time!
Keeton
Both blogs talk about how important it is to establish your online identity as professional and how to accomplish this. Each blog gives you several tips and examples of what to do in order to establish your online identity in a business or personal since.
Although, the blogs have several things in common they also differ in how they tell you to establish you identity. In the blog on First2Search.com, the author is telling the reader how to establish his or herself as more of a business online. The author uses appeals to pathos when he states "the last thing you want is a potential client confusing you with someone else that makes you look bad." In the second blog by Jason Kienbaum, the author is giving more of an example on how to establish yourself online as a business and as an individual. The author uses tone and appeals to pathos in order to keep the reader's attention and interest. When he states "Many business individuals will have this come back to bite them in the ass if they allow others to use their signature" he is demanding that the reader pay attention to what he is staying and by doing that he is making the reader more interested in what he has to say. He also, contradicts what the other blogger says, when he says "don't hide behind the logo." The other blogger stated to establish a logo and "use images and logos that represent your brand."
I hope that this post has been informative and helpful in helping you to understand how to establish yourselves online.
Until next time!
Keeton
What Should I Put On The Internet?
Howdy again! In today's delivery we will be discussing what are some things that are appropriate to post online are and what are some things that are not. Giving that social networking sites are so big in today's times it is important to know what a person should and should not put online. This is a very controversial topic since people have different opinions about what is and what is not appropriate to post on the internet. This is just a couple of things that I go by in order to keep my profile on social networking sites professional.
I believe that social networking sites should be professional looking because you never know who might be looking at your profile and how they might judge you based on what's on your profile page. Take a moment and look at your profile page. Most people think that everything looks fine; although, it may look fine to the people you are close to, but it may not to a potential employer or to someone you are trying to impress. When I am posting pictures or updating my status to my profile or when friends tag me in a photo and write on my wall I always look to see what all is in the picture or post and determine if I want people to know that I associate with what's there. Ok, so if you read my earlier article you might know that I am a junior in college and have very close friends and family. I'm not saying that I don't do things that most college students do; however, I determine if I want to be perceived as something that I'm not if someone happens to get the wrong idea about a picture or a wall post. It is not uncommon to hear of a person being fired for what's on their social networking sites. I believe it is always easier to just keep your profile clean as you go instead of having to worry about cleaning it up before applying for a job.
I hope this information was helpful; however, it is just one opinion among many.
Until next time!
Keeton
I believe that social networking sites should be professional looking because you never know who might be looking at your profile and how they might judge you based on what's on your profile page. Take a moment and look at your profile page. Most people think that everything looks fine; although, it may look fine to the people you are close to, but it may not to a potential employer or to someone you are trying to impress. When I am posting pictures or updating my status to my profile or when friends tag me in a photo and write on my wall I always look to see what all is in the picture or post and determine if I want people to know that I associate with what's there. Ok, so if you read my earlier article you might know that I am a junior in college and have very close friends and family. I'm not saying that I don't do things that most college students do; however, I determine if I want to be perceived as something that I'm not if someone happens to get the wrong idea about a picture or a wall post. It is not uncommon to hear of a person being fired for what's on their social networking sites. I believe it is always easier to just keep your profile clean as you go instead of having to worry about cleaning it up before applying for a job.
I hope this information was helpful; however, it is just one opinion among many.
Until next time!
Keeton
Social Networking and School
Howdy! It's your trusty delivery boy again here to give you some more information about Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world. Today, we will be looking at an article by the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. If you are interested in viewing the article you may do so my following the following link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254235/
This is a scholarly article written by Jeff Cain, EdD of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy discussing the issues of online social networking sites with academics and pharmacy. The article talks about how popular social networking sites have become and how they allow students to build relationships with those of similar interests and become more connected to the school. However, the article goes into how social networking sites create issues in student’s personal lives and in higher education environments. The article talks about some features of social networking sites like tagging pictures and posting on people's walls, some issues of private information in a public space and how this information might be perceived by another audience differently than the audience that it was intended for would, and academic issues that are caused by social networking sites. The article concludes by saying that even though social networking sites are great for maintaining and strengthening social ties among students, these ties become an issue when considering the students identity, privacy, and safety and that academic institutions should make an effort to educate students to take the appropriate steps to protect themselves when operating on these sites.
I hope that this article is as interesting to you as it was to me. I encourage you to go out and look for articles such as this to see how the digital world is affecting our lives.
Until next time!
Keeton
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2254235/
This is a scholarly article written by Jeff Cain, EdD of the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy discussing the issues of online social networking sites with academics and pharmacy. The article talks about how popular social networking sites have become and how they allow students to build relationships with those of similar interests and become more connected to the school. However, the article goes into how social networking sites create issues in student’s personal lives and in higher education environments. The article talks about some features of social networking sites like tagging pictures and posting on people's walls, some issues of private information in a public space and how this information might be perceived by another audience differently than the audience that it was intended for would, and academic issues that are caused by social networking sites. The article concludes by saying that even though social networking sites are great for maintaining and strengthening social ties among students, these ties become an issue when considering the students identity, privacy, and safety and that academic institutions should make an effort to educate students to take the appropriate steps to protect themselves when operating on these sites.
I hope that this article is as interesting to you as it was to me. I encourage you to go out and look for articles such as this to see how the digital world is affecting our lives.
Until next time!
Keeton
A Little Bit About Me
Alright, now that I have introduced what this blog will be about I felt the need to give you a little info into the type of person I am and why I believe the topics of Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world are important.
To get started, since I am a Fightin' Texas Aggie I will give you the Aggie greeting. HOWDY!!! My name is Keeton and I am a Junior, Kinesiology major from Longview, Texas, but most importantly I am the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie class of 2012! A-A-A-WHOOP!! Now that you know most of the basic things about me I'll go into a little more depth. I was born in Longview, Texas in October of 1989 to two amazing parents. I have a very large and loving family that supports me in about everything that I do. I have two older sisters that I couldn't get through life without, two brothers that motivate me to be the best person I can be, and a beautiful niece that has me wrapped around her tiny finger. I am involved in two AWESOME organizations, Aggies for Christ (AFC) and Aggie Special Olympic Texas Volunteers (ASOTV). These organizations are constantly pushing me to have a more serious walk with God and are a constant reminder that I am a truly blest individual. I have some amazing friends that keep me sane when school gets to crazy. When I look into what I want to do in the future I am always coming back to the idea of helping people when they are in need. For some reason I've been leaning toward the health care industry even though hardly anyone in my family can do blood. The one true thing that I love to do is water and snow ski. Both of these have been family sports that we all participate in. Finally, I choose Texas A&M for my higher education because I couldn't think of a better place to call home. A&M has all of the same values that I want to represent.
Now to the reason I believe Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world are important. Let's start off with privacy. In the digital world today, people can find out anything in a matter of seconds. Almost anything can be viewed on the internet, including things from a person's private life. With the invention of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace people are able to look up and tell what you’re doing. This pretty much throws the idea of a personal life out the window. Next, we have identity. In the past there have always two types of identity, personal and social. The way we have always separated these have been by keeping our personal identity to ourselves; however, social networking sites and blogs have allowed people to see people on a much more personal way. People are able to post their thoughts and opinions about topics on these sites for people to see and comment on. Finally, we have safety. Safety has been a major concern for parents with children who are growing up in today's digital world. There are constant news stories about how people on the internet have bullied or manipulated others and because of these acts those affected end up taking their own life or have been forever humiliated. It is these stories that give people a negative view of the internet. I will discuss these topics in more detail in my upcoming post as well as giving seeing what others have to say about these topics.
Until next time!
Keeton
To get started, since I am a Fightin' Texas Aggie I will give you the Aggie greeting. HOWDY!!! My name is Keeton and I am a Junior, Kinesiology major from Longview, Texas, but most importantly I am the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie class of 2012! A-A-A-WHOOP!! Now that you know most of the basic things about me I'll go into a little more depth. I was born in Longview, Texas in October of 1989 to two amazing parents. I have a very large and loving family that supports me in about everything that I do. I have two older sisters that I couldn't get through life without, two brothers that motivate me to be the best person I can be, and a beautiful niece that has me wrapped around her tiny finger. I am involved in two AWESOME organizations, Aggies for Christ (AFC) and Aggie Special Olympic Texas Volunteers (ASOTV). These organizations are constantly pushing me to have a more serious walk with God and are a constant reminder that I am a truly blest individual. I have some amazing friends that keep me sane when school gets to crazy. When I look into what I want to do in the future I am always coming back to the idea of helping people when they are in need. For some reason I've been leaning toward the health care industry even though hardly anyone in my family can do blood. The one true thing that I love to do is water and snow ski. Both of these have been family sports that we all participate in. Finally, I choose Texas A&M for my higher education because I couldn't think of a better place to call home. A&M has all of the same values that I want to represent.
Now to the reason I believe Identity, Privacy, and Safety in the digital world are important. Let's start off with privacy. In the digital world today, people can find out anything in a matter of seconds. Almost anything can be viewed on the internet, including things from a person's private life. With the invention of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace people are able to look up and tell what you’re doing. This pretty much throws the idea of a personal life out the window. Next, we have identity. In the past there have always two types of identity, personal and social. The way we have always separated these have been by keeping our personal identity to ourselves; however, social networking sites and blogs have allowed people to see people on a much more personal way. People are able to post their thoughts and opinions about topics on these sites for people to see and comment on. Finally, we have safety. Safety has been a major concern for parents with children who are growing up in today's digital world. There are constant news stories about how people on the internet have bullied or manipulated others and because of these acts those affected end up taking their own life or have been forever humiliated. It is these stories that give people a negative view of the internet. I will discuss these topics in more detail in my upcoming post as well as giving seeing what others have to say about these topics.
Until next time!
Keeton
Monday, January 31, 2011
Keeton Perry
Howdy! My name is Keeton and I will be your delivery boy giving you the latest scoop on digital information over Identity, Privacy, and Safety. Information is everywhere! We no longer have to wait until the daily paper to come or go to the library to do research. Now days, people are able to find out pretty much anything they want with a click of a button. With all of this information floating around it was only a matter of time before people started posting information about themselves online. The invention of MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter allowed people to be able to post what they are doing within seconds. With people now placing so much personal information online, questions about privacy and safety come into play. I will explore more on these topics in my upcoming deliveries.
Until next time!
Keeton
Until next time!
Keeton
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