Tag Archives: Facebook
Passwords Protect Privacy
A friend of mine lives in Bozeman, MT. He pointed me to an article that talked about the City of Bozemen requiring job applicants to submit their usernames and passwords for social media sites they are on. You read right. Passwords, too. When I first heard about this, I had a rather negative emotional reaction to it. I was ready to write about it, but decided to wait and take a step back first. Writing when you’re in the heat of battle is never a good thing. After a few days, I started... (more...)
Social Media Division of Labor
Every once in a while, when I follow someone, I get a DM asking me to “friend” them on Facebook. I’ve never understood that because Facebook is not the same as Twitter. To me, the paradigm is completely different. Like it or not, having a large number of followers on Twitter is a guage of prestige. Having a large number of friends on Facebook doesn’t have the same level of importance. It’s just not a big deal to have a lot of friends on Facebook. That got me to... (more...)
