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Many people think that you only have a digital footprint if you are big on social media websites and the internet. That is what I thought before, but now I realize that no matter what, a person will have some kind of digital footprint. There is information out there on everyone, even the people who have never used the internet before. “Your digital footprint is everything on the internet that is about you” (Digital). Everyone has basic information such as: full name, age, hometown, current hometown, and gender. When I went and typed my name into the Google search bar a few weeks ago, I noticed that my Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter automatically popped up. Then I went and clicked on images, and there were many images that were off of those sites that I had posted. This led me to figuring out that my digital footprint is expected to show the social media websites that I get on, because when I get onto the internet those are usually the only sites that I visit regularly.
Before we began brainstorming what we thought, and expected our digital footprints to be, I automatically had an idea of what mine would be. I go on and visit many sites when I have to look certain information up, but as I mentioned above, most of the time I just visit Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. I knew that most of my digital footprint would come from those sites. I also knew that even though I am not an active member anymore on a social media website called Myspace, my information and page would still pop up. My Myspace page was made when I was in seventh grade, and I stopped using it at the end of eighth grade. I thought that I had deleted it, but I went on a few months ago to see if it was still up and all of my photos and friends came up. I also bel...
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...on Facebook under age 18 is an important factor to think about before adding them. Teachers also have to watch which students they add because adding the wrong student could change their whole digital footprint from being positive to becoming negative.
Finding and locating your digital footprint makes you realize a lot of the information that is actually out there about you. Many people can tell before doing research some of their digital footprint based off the websites that they visit, but some find out information and things that they would never think of. I think that it is a good thing for everyone to do research on themselves to be aware of their information that everyone else can see. It is also important for a person to figure out their digital footprint because they could make it out to be better for the future. Locating it first is the most important part.
Jeffrey Rosen from The New York Times says “ How best to live our lives in a world where the internet records everything and forgets nothing”(Rosen). A Young woman was so close to graduating for her teaching degree, but when her professor looked back on her old myspace and found a picture of her drinking at a party a few years back, he had told her since she was in fact promoting alcohol and partying she would not be graduating. Larry also states “ And because the data is digital it can be forwarded, archived and searched pretty much forever”(Magid). We all get caught up in the moment, thinking about what's happening now over what could make our future. If everyone thought more carefully about the things they post online they could have more chances and opportunities up the road. So don't let a fight being posted online determine your
...own Facebook account and be “friends” with their students to keep them safe like Boyd recommends. Instead, I believe by talking to students and children about how their posts directly impact their reality is a more effective approach in teaching how to prevent and remedy any inflictions that will be caused by adolescent lapses in judgment. Just as my brother has never posted another indecent photo and learned to limit his online profile content, people do learn from their mistakes. Educators should have an open door policy fortified by trust between themselves and their children in order to guide them in making appropriate decisions.
As it relates to teenagers and young adults who use Facebook to connect with schoolmates and friends, there is a strong urging to proceed with cautions as there are false accounts and persons are misrepresenting themselves in effort to lure unsuspecting
Millions of people resent the government for being somewhat of a Big Brother, making accusations of spyware programs and hacking, supposedly regulating our every move, yet freely share exceedingly personal information publicly. It has become common practice to post about your family members, location, phone number, email address, workplace, political affiliations and so much more, reaching far beyond the simple question “what are you doing now?”. Although many sites like Twitter and Instagram have a delete button, your postings are in actuality never erased permanently, but instead are gone from your so-called timeline. Daum notes in her essay that, “in a world without boundaries… privacy as a cultural or even personal value has been going out of style for quite some time now” (233). It is almost hypocritical in a way how our society pretends to value secrecy and discretion, yet people of all walks of life exhibit very little self restraint when it comes to filtering the kinds of information they post about
Social networking websites, such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter, have blown up immensely in just a short span of about 5 years; most people nowadays have found that these and other social networking sites have become a “necessity” in their lives and must constantly be checking in on them. Social networking sites such as the ones mentioned above allow anyone to make new friends, reconnect with old ones, and blog just about anything under the sun. For that and many other reasons it is not unusual nowadays to hear people talk about their status updates, picture uploads and the friends they have made on social networking sites on a regular basis. Social networking sites seem like easy ways to make new friends or to express one’s feelings. Since
We are a part of a society that strives on their egos and self-perception. Our generation has become consumed with their social media identity. People are willing to use social media to manage their identity. According to Wisegeek.com “online identity management is the process of shaping and guarding one's cyber footprint or online persona.” It offers a chance for those who want to stand out. Lives are destroyed, relationships are stared and people are deceived all over the absurd obsession on social media identity. Since cyberspace was created it has given people to chance to manage their identity weather it is for professional or personal use.
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With more than 500 million active users, the site is a warehouse of personal information. Personal profiles allow users to provide information about their name, age, hometown, relationship status, activities, job, school, and more. They can connect with the others’ profiles and become ”friends”. Combined with a profile picture, you can pretty much learn anything you want to know about somebody over Facebook (should they choose to provide the information). However, what many users fail to realize is that in most cases this information is not only available to their “friends”. Though users can change their privacy settings to limit with whom their profile information is shared, the site gathers and stores more than most of us want to acknowledge. For instance, the Facebook “Like” butto...
The first aspect being addressed is the problem with social network sites exposing information. Social networking has created an environment where it is nearly a duty to expose oneself. Profiles on these social websites are updated everyday with personal information such as locations, status, and future plans. Anyone can search another’s name and find information about their history, pictures, and activity. With the help of social networking sites...
Considering there are more than 500 million active users on Facebook it is convenient to have an account; however, several disadvantages have conducted me to deleting my account. Despite my standpoint on Facebook, I still would not delete my profile. Instead I will use it for its real advantages such as spreading awareness in causes I am passionate about and connecting with old and long distance friendships. It is not harmful to have an account, but it does not need your attention every eight seconds. Mine certainly doesn’t.
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The digital culture has clearly changed and impacted the ways of modern life by connecting most of the world’s population through various social outlets. These networks can intertwine creativity, politics, values, advertising, religion, personal connection, and the list can go on and on. In many cases the digital culture has made things easier in terms of communication and interacting socially or for business purposes. Certain platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have evolved from connecting and sharing with personal friends to a multifaceted platform that connects one to the world. These types of social networks have in someways created a generation that depends on what I call a “digital significance” and is a intricate part of their existence
For these reasons, parents should limit their teens use no matter what set their teens might get. It will be more beneficial in the long run. Works Cited Is Facebook strengthening or ruining your friendship? Web. The Web.
When it comes to having an account online it can get quite dangerous. Not only is it dangerous but having the gadget lying around the house or even having their own at a young age can make it easier for them to have easy access to those social media accounts. Parents need to take precaution with their children and the internet. Meeting someone online is so much more different from meeting them in person. It is hard to tell if people and kids are their real age that they put on their information because you can actually lie about how old you really are. There has been many cases where involving younger girls talking to older men, a 15-year-old can be talking to a
Your digital footprint is a permanent trail you leave of the website you’ve visited and what you have written on those websites. Anything you do online, including any profiles you have created, the sites you’ve visited and the online conversations you’ve had, add to this trail (Netsafe, 2010) – trails are even left when you think you’re doing things anonymously, or you have attempted to hide them (e.g. deleted them from your computer). Most people are not bothered that a trail is left behind on their browsing history, b...