The Top 10 Reasons We Deleted Your Comment
I like this. Most blogs sites and websites in general aren't as user friendly as this one sounds. The fact that you can't post rude/offensive comments is very refreshing, I also like that they don't allow you to argue back and forth with other users because that can be annoying to other users. From Commenter To Columnist: The Atlantic's "Cynic" I think "Cynic" is really cool. I agree with him when he says that comments are the cesspool of the internet, there's no telling what nasty things you'll find in there, but his goal to clean it up a little bit is really awesome. It was really serendipitous how he came to be a corresponder for the blog as well it shows his prowess as a writer and if her continues he'll probably get many more opportunities like that. New York Times' Student Section http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/what-advice-do-you-have-for-people-several-years-younger-than-you/#respond Blog Comments http://jahmilahansonela.weebly.com/1/post/2014/02/satire-project-part-23.html#comments http://followyourdestinee.weebly.com/1/post/2013/10/ode-to-apple-cider-vinegar.html? http://the-classic-kendrew.weebly.com/1/post/2013/11/ode-to-the-cinnamon.html#comments http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/04/us/ohio-boy-suspended-finger-gun/index.html?hpt=hp_c2 I Googled myself and not many things came up. None of my social networking websites came up but an online store that I'm a member of did. The website is storenvy.com and it is a website that specializes in letting small businesses sell their products. There are thousands of stores on storenvy and millions of products ranging from clothing and home decor to food and technology. The website doesn't have a lot of information about me, just the basic stuff like my e-mail address, gender, and birthday. There is an option to put down more information but I don't feel the need to. College prospects are being watched on Facebook and Twitter
This article was about the new way college scouts are watching their prospects. College scouts are now monitoring and watching the Facebook and Twitter accounts of prospects. A lot of the players being watched were caught of guard when coaches and colleges interacted with them or made comments on things because they simply thought they weren't paying attention. New rules have been established so coaches and colleges can interact with players. Most find this new communication system great but others, such as Mark Richt don't want to be on there. Other coaches find it a great way to find out information and build a relationship with players. Players aren't the only ones being watched, parents have also taken the liberty of making accounts to keep an eye on the coaches. These parents claim that they want to know the sort of character of some coaches. Regardless of who you are someone might be watching you on social media. I think the coaches and colleges interacting with prospects is cool. It really does give them a chance to get to know the players and I think it helps them build a relationship that' not just professional but friendly. I also think that it's okay that they're watching their tweets to see what they say, it's important since they do represent that school. 37 Percent of Employers Use Facebook to Pre-Screen Applicants, A New Study Says A recent survey conducted found that 37 percent of hiring managers used Facebook to inquire about job applicants. The survey was conducted by Harris Interactive and the results were varied. 15% of companies said that they were prohibited from researching an applicant's social networking sites while another 65% said that they checked the sites to see how the applicant presents themselves. 12% said they use it to purposely find a reason to not hire the applicant. As this practice becomes more common more people are disagreeing with it, especially when some companies demand your password. Critics vehemently disapprove of the practice stating that it's an invasion of privacy and even Facebook's own chief security officer said that they object to the practice. I think it's a total invasion of privacy. While I do agree that you should do some research on any prospective employee there is no valid reason to have their username and password other than you just want to be nosy. There's a reason that there's a "friend request" "block" and option to lock your Twitter account, it's to make sure you have the privacy you want while on the site. I'm not surprised that more and more employers are doing this, we live in a technological world but there is a big difference between doing research and unnecessary exploration. This Is How A Woman's Offensive Tweet Became The World's Top Story Justine Sacco's life has been utterly ruined. At 10:19 a.m. she tweeted "Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding. I'm white!" This was before an eleven-hour flight to South Africa. She didn't have many followers but one of them happened to email the tweet to magazine editor Sam Biddle who, in turn, emailed it to BuzzFeed. Three hours after he emailed it he retweeted Justine's tweet and that's when the wildfire started. People began to interact with Sacco's account directly and when the confusion of her tweet cleared up all that was left was anger. After finding more insensitive and ridiculous tweets and a public statement from IAC (the company where she is a PR director) it was confirmed that her account was not hacked. Justine Sacco soon began trending in Johannesburg and then a woman started the hashtag #HasJustineLandedYet, which trended worldwide. The world held it's breath while waiting for Justine's plane to end. One of the reasons the tweet was blown up so much is because Sacco was on a flight without Wi-Fi and thus, could not delete or apologize for her tweet. Soon memes were up, companies were advertising, and celebrities began tweeting about it. AIDS organizations around the world used the opportunity to it's full extent and parody accounts were everywhere. At 11:20 p.m. Sacco's plane landed she deleted any and all types of social networking accounts without a word. By this point everyone on Twitter had an opinion each ranging from sympathy for Sacco's position and support for her. On Saturday #HasJustineLandedYet was still trending, her name had been mentioned 30,000 times, and IAC had fired her. On December 22nd Sacco issued this apology to a South African newspaper then to ABC News: "Words cannot express how sorry I am, and how necessary it is for me to apologize to the people of South Africa, who I have offended due to a needless and careless tweet. There is an AIDS crisis taking place in this country, that we read about in America, but do not live with or face on a continuous basis. Unfortunately, it is terribly easy to be cavalier about an epidemic that one has never witnessed firsthand.For being insensitive to this crisis — which does not discriminate by race, gender or sexual orientation, but which terrifies us all uniformly — and to the millions of people living with the virus, I am ashamed. This is my father’s country, and I was born here. I cherish my ties to South Africa and my frequent visits, but I am in anguish knowing that my remarks have caused pain to so many people here; my family, friends and fellow South Africans. I am very sorry for the pain I caused." Justine Sacco has not uttered a word since. I think Justine Sacco got what she deserved. We're in 2014 racism on that level or any level is just plain stupid . I do think it probably wouldn't have been that bad if she was just some random ignorant person on the internet but she was a PR EXECUTIVE she should know better and know how to behave on the internet. I personally did not take offense to the tweet but I can understand how millions, not just Africans, but millions of people around the world living with the AIDS virus could take offense. AIDS is a worldwide epidemic to joke about it in that manner and to be so bold that you would put that on the internet just proves that she is an ignorant. It wasn't the tweet that upset me, it was the fact that she was so stupid and idiotic. |