So, which one is your favorite, and why? What sites have executed each area of networking the best? (For example, I think Facebook is the best in terms of updating you on what’s going on, and their message and comment system is the best in my opinion.) Or, do you even like social networking sites. No twee-tin, no Facebook, no what's-app, or what ever else they are called, I have a full life and no time to stare at social media to see cats on rumbas or latest stupidity people post about themselves their neighbors or what not, I know what's going on the world by watching 4 World wide news (BBC, RDI, France24, Al Jazeera) cast in the morning before work and NPR in the car on my way back to. In addition, look carefully at what you write as your favorite activities, interests, music, books, movies, TV shows, websites, and quotations. You don’t want any of your “favorites” to raise questions about your character. But on the other hand, don’t take these suggestions to an extreme. If you you want to check out some other great sites to connect and grow your networks, think about starting a blog or a LinkedIn account to get started. Once you utilize one source, you can keep connecting all of your sites together. For myself, I have my blog, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn accounts linked, and those are just to name a few. I recall hearing about a shoutwire-like site for porn: spankwire.com Perhaps post your question in a forum dedicated to adult-themed topics (like gfy.com). Otherwise, a Google search turns up MANY: Search: social bookmarking sites for porn Are you just looking for a way to promote the anime site in your signature?
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As a senior, LinkedIn has become a big part of my daily routine when it comes to checking on social networking sites. Making sure that I am presenting myself as professionally as possible is important to ensure that others will reach out to network with me, potentially landing me a job.
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I am the most self-conscious about my social networking presence when I am on LinkedIn. With other sites, I feel that I have a little more freedom to express myself and share things that are humorous. I try to keep the number of pages that I follow to a minimum when I am on LinkedIn so that I don’t give off the wrong impression to people who view my profile. Furthermore, I make sure that the language that I use on my profile to explain my work history and accolades is at the highest quality to make myself sound more sophisticated and polished. LinkedIn allows one photo to be used, your profile picture. Mine is a standard professional headshot that stands out compared to those who try to use a selfie or an old picture. Every little thing that I do on LinkedIn is precise and articulated to ensure that I am presenting myself in the best light for employers. That self-promotion that LinkedIn presents through its interface stems from the narrative that the site promotes for users to highlight only the best things about themselves so that they look better then the other person.
Jose van Dijck explains how social media sites create their interface to be a space for self-expression and self-promotion. LinkedIn is “Facebook with a tie” where self-promotion plays a big role. Ensuring that your one photo is professional and clean makes a difference in whether or not a person will reach out. Additionally, having updated references, resumes, and experience history attached will help promote your profile over others. LinkedIn isn’t necessarily the place for total self-expression. Making sure that your account stays neutral in spite of political and religious posts is crucial, which plays into that aspect of self-promotion and making sure you present yourself in the best light. Facebook’s timeline interface is a place where people can exchange goods through a marketplace and where posts about pets and family are shared. LinkedIn’s interface is one that is filled with people obtaining new jobs and sharing posts from the Wall Street Journal. LinkedIn is a “professional networking site” that aims to connect people and enlarge networks. The interface that LinkedIn promotes encourages people to share their jobs and subtly boast about all of the marvelous things they do at their job and share how they are doing the most service in the community. The number of people that you are connected with and who you follow aren’t as public as the posts that you make and share. While LinkedIn is a matter of who you know, to the public, its a matter of what you know and what you have accomplished. At the end of the day, LinkedIn becomes a site of self-promotion to ensure that you are visible to the professional world. It discourages simple things in life that is typically shared on Facebook and Twitter and encourages more sophistication from its users.
Certain interfaces induce certain responses and actions from users. For myself, I am pretty relaxed when it comes to what I share and like on Twitter. On Facebook, my family is all on there, which influences what I share online and from what sites. They are all crazy and God help me if I share a post from a site that is slightly opposed to their views. I am super paranoid about how I look to employers who decide to take a simple Google search on me, which is why all of my accounts are private and share little information about myself unless you are added as a friend. Having private accounts also plays into how people act online, too. Although it isn’t a permanent barrier into someone looking into my life, it can act as a buffer that allows me to more freely express myself. Van Dijck wrote about how all of these social networking sites are pushing for one singular identity, but even if I put the same basic information about myself online, it doesn’t mean I won’t interact with the interface differently dependent on other variables such as privacy and family. Just like interacting with others in person, interacting online through various social networking interfaces is a balancing act that I am still trying to decipher.
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September 2009 Newsletter
Do college admissions counselors check you out on Facebook, My Space, Twitter, or any other social networking websites? Realize that they might do just that! Deped negor learning resource portalpress releases.
It goes without saying that you should avoid posting anything on social networking sites that you wouldn’t want a college admissions counselor to read. In fact, avoid posting anything that you wouldn’t want your mom or dad to read! Consider also that your guidance counselor and your teachers who write your letters of recommendation may read what you post. Also, consider that your classmates who are not your friends, and who may be applying to the same college may tip off an admissions officer about a particular photo or posting on one of your pages. Postings about drinking, sexual or illegal activity, your own personal prejudices, or ones that may reflect your poor character or judgment, should not be up there for the world to see. In addition, look carefully at what you write as your favorite activities, interests, music, books, movies, TV shows, websites, and quotations. You don’t want any of your “favorites” to raise questions about your character. But on the other hand, don’t take these suggestions to an extreme. Don’t change your favorites to others just because you think it would seem more impressive.
Be careful about what you write about any particular colleges, whether or not these comments are positive or negative. You wouldn’t want an admissions counselor from Yale to read how much you love Princeton, and you wouldn’t want an NYU admissions counselor to read about how NYU is your safety. Why also let an admissions counselor see a list of colleges to which you’re applying? Why write that Columbia is your first choice, unless of course you can be sure that a Columbia admissions counselor is the only one reading your posting? A September 2008 Wall Street Journal article reported that after a student made a campus visit to a particular college, he then trashed the college on Facebook. Needless to say, the college’s dean of admissions sent that student a letter of rejection.
Some of the things that you may have posted on social networking sites you wouldn’t want to write about in an essay, or comfortably discuss it in an interview, so why would you want to broadcast this on the 6:00 news? What you might want to do is think about all the positive aspects of your life that you can post. Why not have college admissions counselors see all the fun and wonderful things that you do?
Photos are equally important, but you might want to make sure that they reflect you in a most positive light. Photos depicting you inappropriately dressed, holding a bottle of vodka, gesturing rudely, or engaging in the throws of passion, are not photos that you want up there for public viewing. Instead, consider posting pictures that show you volunteering, playing your musical instrument, engaging in your favorite sport, curling up with your latest read, or having lunch with your friends at your favorite pizza place.
If you’re going to be diligent about your pages, then also be diligent about regularly checking that your friends have not posted any comments about you or photos of you that you don’t want to be seen. Make sure that your friends’ photos and pages are respectable too. If you think that there’s anything posted that’s questionable on your friends’ pages, and since you can’t delete your friends’ photos or postings, then delete these friends from your pages.
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