As I was watching the news earlier this week there was a whole segment on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer having a Twitter and Facebook account. I had never given much thought to people in such positions being involved in social media. I kind of assumed that almost everyone had joined at least one social networking site. Apparently he is the first Supreme Court Justice.
This raised questions about the content that he posts on these sites and if it is acceptable for him or any other Justice to belong to these sites. When he was asked what type of information he posted he avoided the question but praised social media for bringing greater interest to political affairs. He also stated that he first started using these sites to keep up with events happening over seas in places such as Iran and the political unrest that is occurring there. He made sure to point out that he does not accept any followers other than his children because it would be to easy for people to twist anything that he may post into something else.
I thought this was interesting because these Justices and anyone else that is in a position of power has to be careful what they post so that it is not taken out of context and so that they do not show a bias for or against anyone. This is something that everyone could make use of because anyone that is looking for a job should have a "clean" image on any social networking site they belong to and this is what Justice Breyer is striving for.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Multi Tasking
I don't know if I see more things about social networking and technology now because of this class and I am more tuned into listening to related topics or if there is actually more discussion about technology and the growth of social media. Either way, since I have been writing a weekly blog about the possibilities of social media for marketing as well as the growth of various sites I have seen several segments on the evening news dealing with teens and other age groups that use technology.
Tonight as I was watching there was a segment about teens and multi tasking and how they have the ability to multi task better than anyone from other generations. They related this to their ability to use multiple technologies at once to gather information or to keep in contact with others their age group. There is a doctor that has been tracking the same teens and runs brain scans on the same group every two years to follow their development.
The parents of these teens were interviewed briefly and they said that during homework time the teens generally have a laptop, a cell phone, notebook, and textbook out in order to complete an assignment. Instead of completing the assignment then texting or making phone calls or going to various websites they are doing everything at once. The parents' concern was that the homework was not being completed efficiently or correctly. The doctor actually dispelled this. He stated that from this work and research that the teen brain is more efficient and can hold more information and he contributes this to their ability to multi task.
A lot of this multi tasking can be attributed to the ability to take technology anywhere. Smart phones allow anyone to do practically anything they can do with a computer. The ability to always be connected is something that my generation (20 somethings) and younger will not know how to cope without.
Tonight as I was watching there was a segment about teens and multi tasking and how they have the ability to multi task better than anyone from other generations. They related this to their ability to use multiple technologies at once to gather information or to keep in contact with others their age group. There is a doctor that has been tracking the same teens and runs brain scans on the same group every two years to follow their development.
The parents of these teens were interviewed briefly and they said that during homework time the teens generally have a laptop, a cell phone, notebook, and textbook out in order to complete an assignment. Instead of completing the assignment then texting or making phone calls or going to various websites they are doing everything at once. The parents' concern was that the homework was not being completed efficiently or correctly. The doctor actually dispelled this. He stated that from this work and research that the teen brain is more efficient and can hold more information and he contributes this to their ability to multi task.
A lot of this multi tasking can be attributed to the ability to take technology anywhere. Smart phones allow anyone to do practically anything they can do with a computer. The ability to always be connected is something that my generation (20 somethings) and younger will not know how to cope without.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Facebook is Life Changing
Someone last week wrote about how Facebook can be life changing because of posts. I thought this was very interesting and it got me thinking about anything that has happened to me that I learned about through Facebook or became more educated about through Facebook. The information on Facebook can be either positive or negative and I recently experienced both of these on Facebook.
At the beginning of the semester I received a phone call about a long time friend being in the hospital due to a self inflicted gun shot wound. He was a very vocal person and the last person anyone would expect. On his Facebook page he wrote a note and published it. The note contained a lot of information, answered some questions and brought up some new ones. The new questions that were brought about are now being investigated by the local police department because there were allegations of abuse. My friend wanted to make sure that nobody else would have to experience the same things he did and was asking for a call of help to stop the events from occurring. I think this is a great example of how the information on Facebook can be very important and should be taken seriously sometimes and not just looked at as entertainment or somebody giving out too much information.
One example that I thought of that had a positive effect on my life just occurred last night. I found out through Facebook that a friend from elementary school is now engaged. As we grew older and went our separate ways to college and became busy with our own lives we grew apart but I think it is great to be able to keep in touch with her through social media.
I know that I cannot be the only one with examples that have had an effect on my life that I learned about through Facebook or became more educated about through Facebook. So what are some examples things that you have experienced? Do you think it is a good thing to have sites such as Facebook or are these things that should be kept private?
At the beginning of the semester I received a phone call about a long time friend being in the hospital due to a self inflicted gun shot wound. He was a very vocal person and the last person anyone would expect. On his Facebook page he wrote a note and published it. The note contained a lot of information, answered some questions and brought up some new ones. The new questions that were brought about are now being investigated by the local police department because there were allegations of abuse. My friend wanted to make sure that nobody else would have to experience the same things he did and was asking for a call of help to stop the events from occurring. I think this is a great example of how the information on Facebook can be very important and should be taken seriously sometimes and not just looked at as entertainment or somebody giving out too much information.
One example that I thought of that had a positive effect on my life just occurred last night. I found out through Facebook that a friend from elementary school is now engaged. As we grew older and went our separate ways to college and became busy with our own lives we grew apart but I think it is great to be able to keep in touch with her through social media.
I know that I cannot be the only one with examples that have had an effect on my life that I learned about through Facebook or became more educated about through Facebook. So what are some examples things that you have experienced? Do you think it is a good thing to have sites such as Facebook or are these things that should be kept private?
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