For many, being a “friend” on Facebook does not translate to being a friend in real life. For most people they are probably friends with way too many people on Facebook that they would not even consider hanging out with on a daily basis, as you would with an actual friend.
I read an article in the New York Times discussing how judges and lawyers in Florida are no longer permitted to be friends on Facebook. The article brought up a great point, when someone is friends with another on Facebook and then appears in front of them in court it could potentially create a bias or conflict of interest. This causes confusion for many because with Facebook, a majority of people fall under the category of “contact” or “acquaintance,” not so much “friend.”
Those who disagreed with this decision were upset because they felt that it would take away from their social life, something that judges and lawyers have the right to also. I think that this article sheds light on a bigger issue: do not mix business with pleasure. I find it bizarre when students in my class are friends with their teacher on Facebook. I think it is fine after you are done taking that course, but while you are taking the course? I think that it causes the teacher to change their opinion about that student, and other students in the class may feel that they have a better relationship with the teacher than they have. All in all, I think that it is important to choose your friends wisely, not just in real-life but on Facebook.
Here's the article: For Judges on Facebook, Friendship Has Limits
Friday, December 11, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
How Sensitive Are You?
Since the world of social networking has taken off with such a bang, it seems that everyone has an opinion these days. I read an article today from the New York Times bringing up the term sentiment analysis, which entails putting human emotion into hard data for everyone to view on the Internet.
Most of the time when people pour their emotions and feelings into their blogs for example, they are looking for some sort of response or feedback. Otherwise, why put it on the Internet? There are definitely positive and negative aspects to this display of personal expression, and I think that sometimes the negative aspects are forgotten.
You become very vulnerable once your thoughts are put on display for the entire world to see, and sometimes your personal feelings may offend someone else. Although social networking devices are used as outlets to display your personal thoughts, there is a line between what is appropriate and what is not.
A new program has been introduced to the social networking world called Newssift, which follows sentiments about business topics in the news and allows users to organize their questions by topic (place, person, and theme).
This tool is thought to help companies determine the effects on customer perceptions relating to marketing strategies and public relation events. I think this is a really awesome new program that will benefit companies around the world and be able to understand their customers needs on a different level.
New forms of social networking are appearing left and right, I am constantly amazed by the creativity and inventiveness that these creators have.
Article Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24emotion.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
Most of the time when people pour their emotions and feelings into their blogs for example, they are looking for some sort of response or feedback. Otherwise, why put it on the Internet? There are definitely positive and negative aspects to this display of personal expression, and I think that sometimes the negative aspects are forgotten.
You become very vulnerable once your thoughts are put on display for the entire world to see, and sometimes your personal feelings may offend someone else. Although social networking devices are used as outlets to display your personal thoughts, there is a line between what is appropriate and what is not.
A new program has been introduced to the social networking world called Newssift, which follows sentiments about business topics in the news and allows users to organize their questions by topic (place, person, and theme).
This tool is thought to help companies determine the effects on customer perceptions relating to marketing strategies and public relation events. I think this is a really awesome new program that will benefit companies around the world and be able to understand their customers needs on a different level.
New forms of social networking are appearing left and right, I am constantly amazed by the creativity and inventiveness that these creators have.
Article Link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/technology/internet/24emotion.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
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