After reading this article I started to read the comments that people left. One 78-year-old woman, who is a teacher, wrote, "Is this a generation gap? And how will these GenY people feel when their pasts catch up with them during job applications or dating relationships?"
The author of the article replied by saying, "It's an excellent question! Many of these online sites leave persistent digital trails -- pictures and posts that can be Googled later on, by employers, potential mates and the like. What's more, any time you post something publicly online, you're inherently giving up control of that information. It's extremely easy to cut and paste something out of someone's Facebook page, Twitter feed, blog, Flickr account, and put it into a different blog or Web site. So even if you decided you were sick of your online life and wanted to delete it, you might discover stray bits of it floating around on other sites -- where curious or admiring observers had cut and pasted it." I wonder the same thing sometimes. Currently I have a Facebook account and I am careful of what I post and pictures I put up because I am going to be a teacher soon, but I wonder what kinds of posts and pics will be considered inappropriate? Should I have a Facebook account when I start teaching? After thinking about this a lot I feel that participating in these social networks is fine, but a lot of caution must be taken. Like stated, people can take pictures anywhere now with cell phones, so not only do the posts and pictures I display need to be monitored, but watching what I am doing and saying outside of my home that can easily be broadcast for the public.
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