Blog #1

Facebook is part of my daily routine. I constantly check for messages, pictures and posts. It’s my “private” world where my friends and I can interact, search and discuss. I imagined that all over the country college students, like myself, were doing the same thing. It didn’t really matter if pictures depicted less-than-advisable activities because the only people that could see them were other college students. So imagine my surprise when I learned that only 12 percent of facebook users are college students. It became immediately apparent that facebook was not just a social networking site, but a site that was used for corporate networking as well.
Students be advised: Your facebook page could make or break your next job interview.
After reviewing the study conducted by Forrester I realized that facebook is almost like a personal profile attached to your resume. From reading someone’s profile or looking at their pictures you can find out their hobbies, past work experience, relationship status and sometime even phone number!
My advice to college students is to block your facebook page so that only a trusted few can see it. There is absolutely no way to tell who is looking at your page otherwise. It could be child molesters, parents, teachers, inmates or potential employers.
The broader issue here is the lack of certainty that comes with the Internet. Every Internet page can potentially serve as PR for a person or organization. Facebook pages are self-representations of people for others to interpret. As your own PR manager would you advise posting pictures of yourself partying for the world to see? Absolutely not.
Just as companies have pages specifically for the media so do individuals.

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