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Amir Curry

11/13/15

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Social Media Survival Guide

1:  I think my identity online is not so vast that their is room for negative conspiracy or speculation. I am a student of acceptable means and just an average person who likes to use social media to express my thoughts or feelings.

2: The perception that people may have on me is based entirely on how they think and how much thought they put into my posts online. I think I just have an average identity, a person who is just trying to express their thoughts and feelings. I don’t think there's any negative association with what I post, because I try to be mindful.

3: I usually consider will people like this and will I like it. Is it safe and or appropriate and what do I want to express are among the thoughts I might think before posting online.

4:     The pros may be: Getting to get your message across, Informing people of an important message, Giving knowledge. Some cons could be, the possibility of provoking someone, slander, bullying etc…

5: If you put something online once it is there it could be there forever as you are not aware if someone could have taken it for themselves even after you have deleted it.  For lack of control if you were to take a selfie with someone and it was on their device, you have no control.

6: Personally I have mixed feelings about social media checks. We looked at a twitter account of a woman who wanted to be a lawyer. Some of the things that were mentioned could be seen as provocative to the job she was applying for. So it is open perception, the person who posts it could have one opinion but the person who is looking might have another. I would say yes and no, it depends on the explicit nature of the post and how obvious it is.

7:  Free Speech in my opinion is the right that anyone may say whatever they wish and it may entail whatever they want. But ironically free speech does not support all speech. Slander, Fighting words, bullying etc…. We technically have limited speech in the US, that is if you are not willing to take the consequences.

8: An internet troll is a person who usually posts things with intention to annoy or hurt a person or group of people. They subsequently hope for a response as that is what gives them joy. An internet troll usually possess traits like sadism or narcissism.

9: Internet trolls goals are to get people to respond to them and or annoy/hurt them. They usually like to respond to people and keep the argument going as it provides the trolls with satisfaction.

10: I don’t believe trolling can be stopped. There are ways to decrease the amount of trolls. One way is to just ignore them, or to put knowledge on them.

11: The pros are it keeps your identity safe, it also allows you to be able to keep your posts safe. The cons could be is of you are a troll, you could hurt others and get away with it, it could be constant because of the anonymity.

Three Tips

• Be extremely aware, try to think before you post!

• Make sure you have an explanation to why you have posted something

• Follow all protocols and rules for you and others safety.

Naji Henderson

If you look me up you won’t find me on any social media or anything like that. If I did use social media I would want to appear funny, nice, fun to be around. Before I would post anything I would think about whether or not it is inappropriate or if it would offend anyone and will it hurt my reputation. The pros of sharing stuff online is it can be viewed immediately and a con is that once it’s online it’s there forever. Lack of Control, Permanence, and Immediacy can affect your reputation. Lacking in control can lead to you posting things online that are inappropriate or offensive to others. Permanence means anything you post online will most likely stay there forever and spread around. Immediacy means as soon as you press enter your post is on the internet immediately. I think employers are entitled to look you up on social media so they know what type of person they could potentially be hiring because the person you are in the interview and the person you are on social media could be two different people. Free speech is the ability to speak what’s on your mind. Free speech does not protect libel, fighting words, slander, and obscenity. It protects everything besides the previously mentioned items. An internet troll is someone who gets entertainment by starting arguments and making hurtful comments on forums. They are considered sadists. The goals of internet trolls are to annoy people online because they get a sadistic kick out of it. One way to stop trolling is to just ignore them and they will most likely go away. The pros of posting anonymously online is that people don’t know who you are.

3 Tips for Posting Online:

• Be mindful about what you post online.

• Don’t be an internet troll or a cyberbully.

• Be yourself.

Online, I am known as a gamer, when you look up my name, there isn’t really anything there. But if you look up my username, you find a lot more stuff, from accounts on sites to videos on YouTube. I think people perceive me as a gamer (a bad one), based on the types of things that you would see when you look me up, I collaborate on many of my friends YouTube channels, doing gaming related content, I play games competitively and if people like how I play they can friend me and check out my profile. I don’t really consider much, considering that I don’t really post much of anything. It doesn’t really come to me to think “am what I posting going to offend somebody?” I mainly don’t think about that because I really don’t care what people think of because at my age I’m not looking for a professional job, and no company is going to be judging my teenager life 10 years from now. One pro to sharing things online is that everybody that you wanted to show that thing to, you did. Sharing things online makes it easier to show a group of people, and with the comment section, you can discuss the thing you shared. One con is that you might be sending it to too many people, while you might find something funny, others might not. Especially if what you are sharing is a joke that involves race/ethnicity in it. Lack of control is a big part of sharing things, while you were the one sending the picture or message, after you send it, it’s out of your hands. Anybody can screenshot it or they can say terrible things about you or people in the photo in the comments section. Permanence might relate to how online we are unchanged on the internet. A big controversy at the moment is background checks over the internet. In my opinion, I think that background checks are unnecessary and I think that employers should see how the employee acts and how they are in their job interview.                

Free speech is told in the first amendment. “The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition.”  A troll is a person who is trying to ruin the fun and joy of others by annoying them or ruining what they’re doing. If you are in a game, a troll can deliberately kill you just to get a reaction out of you.

Josh, Vesslee

Soical Guide LInes Project  

Online I am Josh myself and let other’s know how am or how I act in person. Acting the way I act online lets others know that I am a very nice and fun person. Also that I am a very safe and intelligent person who always have thoughts on something. So before I post stuff, I think about the effects it would have on me and others. Sharing online can get you famous online and can also get you in trouble with others or the law. So if you help yourself of posting of mean things about others, it can leave with no friends and a bad name for you and your family. To me I think that soical media checks is important for people you think about hiring because if you find out that they aren’t the same persin they are online it can change and tel alot about them. Now free speech lets you express yourself to others and let them know how you feel about something. Aninternet troll is fake accouncts that people hack into other people pages to say mean things and to get on their nerves. The pros of posting unknown is that nobody knows who you are. A con is that it means that people can say mean and very rude things and get away with it.

3 TIPS

Be your self always

Think before you posr

Josh, Vesslee

Soical Guide LInes Project  

Online I am Josh myself and let other’s know how am or how I act in person. Acting the way I act online lets others know that I am a very nice and fun person. Also that I am a very safe and intelligent person who always have thoughts on something. So before I post stuff, I think about the effects it would have on me and others. Sharing online can get you famous online and can also get you in trouble with others or the law. So if you help yourself of posting of mean things about others, it can leave with no friends and a bad name for you and your family. To me I think that soical media checks is important for people you think about hiring because if you find out that they aren’t the same persin they are online it can change and tel alot about them. Now free speech lets you express yourself to others and let them know how you feel about something. Aninternet troll is fake accouncts that people hack into other people pages to say mean things and to get on their nerves. The pros of posting unknown is that nobody knows who you are. A con is that it means that people can say mean and very rude things and get away with it.

3 TIPS

Be your self always

Think before you posr

When i’m online i’m just my self . I don’t really go on social media any more. I think, that I appear as a chill person that sometimes post random things. I am also a nice person and I think that people perceive me as chill person that doesn't post much quiet,nice,loves fashion. The pros and cons of sharing online is that your post can have a bad effect on you and your reputation and what people will think of you  and a good thing is that you can express yourself on there. Lack of control can impact online lives because you can start being a different person online than you are in real life and is some one was to say that they know you it wouldn't be true. Posting whatever you want having a censor ,permanent , immediately. Free speech is expressing they way you feel about a certain topic ,something that's  protected is your opinion.  I don’t think anything is really protected because some things you say are not protected by the law. It's not be cause they passed the law to have the freedom to say whatever they want. A internet troll is a person that starts drama just to get a reaction,that they intentionally wanting to hurt someone through the internet, it think that some of them are attention seekers and to get reactions from people to get them to get mad and argue back. I think you can stop trolling by  having a law for any type of social media  for internet trolls and that it can’t be allowed. A pros is that you can post what you feel and nobody will know who you are and judge you , but they can still judge put they just don't know who that person is, Three tips  that can help you online,

1.Think before you post

2. don’t be a bully

3.be in a good mood because if you post something online while your angry or anything like that  then you will  regret it later.

        Ben’s Social Media Survival Guide

Social Media is a place where we can instantly share our thoughts, photos, and almost anything you can think of. It can be a tricky place at times, so I am giving you my best advice for “surviving” social media with all the negativity there is in it.

There are frequent times when the lines between who someone is online and who they are in real life can be blurred. On my social media I usually post things related to skateboarding which accurately reflects my interests in the offline world but does not fully and completely describe my personality. It’s important to keep in mind that people tend to expect your online personality to be your personality at all times and not just your leisure personality when you are not in work, school, or any other non leisure situation. So when people see me online they see my leisure personality.

It is a good idea to have a mental filter that you send your content through before posting it, because once something has been said it is usually there to stay and is difficult to take back. So there are some things you should consider before posting anything on the internet. My favorite thing to think about is if I would mind every single person in the entire world seeing it. The good things about sharing online is that you can communicate with your friends and family when you’re not in the same place, and share experiences with other people who were not there. The bad things are that privacy is not a thing, it’s hard to take things back, and anyone can use and recycle your content without your consent.

There are three specific things you should think about before posting online and they are: lack of control, permanence, and immediacy. Once something is posted, there is no telling who will repost it or reuse it. This is lack of control. Once something is on the internet it’s usually there to stay. While most websites have an option to delete your content, someone could have just as easily taken a screenshot of it. This is permanence. Before the internet, when you had to write things by hand and publish them through a newspaper or magazine, you had a lot of time to think about it whether or not you actually wanted to say it or not. Now that everything is at the click of a button, people will often do things without thinking enough. This is immediacy. These are the factors that are the reason a lot of people make mistakes on the internet.

But how can these “mistakes” affect you in the long run? Some jobs will require a “social media background check” before hiring you. They use the information given on your resume and put it into a computer that will search through any account registered under your name. Searching for inappropriate material, discriminatory comments, or anything else that may make them think twice about hiring you. I personally do not agree with it, because as I stated earlier, your personality on social media is usually your leisure personality, and not your professional personality. However next time you’re about to post something, remember that a future job might want to check your social media content.

Some might argue that we have freedom of speech, but most of these people don’t really know what freedom of speech really means. You have the right to peaceably speak freely without the fear of punishment by law. Although you can’t threaten people, you can’t defame people, you can’t spread false information at the expense of someone else, and you can’t say anything that would promote violence. On the internet it can get complicated, even if it wasn’t originally your words that were unprotected by the first amendment. If you repost something and it costed someone their life or their job, you could be held legally responsible for it. Another place where it can get complicated is the concept of trolling. Internet “trolls” are people who say ridiculous things on the internet, not because they mean them, but because they want to get a response from you. Their main goal is to get attention. They may say mean or hurtful things, or they might just say something crazy that they know you will respond to. There is a simple solution to the problem of trolls, and that is to simply not give them the response that they want and it will no longer be fun for them. Though it can be hard to tell a troll from someone who is just a terrible person.

You could always post anonymously, but even that does not truly hide your identity behind the screen. Anyone can find the IP address of your device and the network you are connected to, even where the it is located. It just may take some work to do. The good however is that you can post things that require work to find out who posted it. And a large portion of people who use websites that have anonymous options are not willing to take the effort to find out who you are except under extreme measures.

To conclude this article, I will leave you with my three best tips for to anyone on social media: 1, Do not post or say anything you wouldn’t want every single person in the whole world to see and freely repost and reuse. 2, Do not post inappropriate material or illegal activity. And 3, Next time you see a post or comment and you think, “gosh that’s rude,” or “gosh that’s ridiculous,” discontinue your urge to respond because there is a good chance that it might be a troll. Thank you for reading my blog, see you next time.

- Benjamin

ShaiAnn DesVignes

I am a nobody online, just old presentations and a 1 week old made pinterest, with one post. The reason why I say I’m a nobody is because I have nothing or anything that anyone is interested in. My appearance online is whatever the person watching interprets of me.  I think people might perceive me of a nobody on the internet. I say this because no one will be be interested in my appearance online.  I consider if this content is appropriate for my family to see, and if I don't think i want them to see it, I consider taking it down.

     The pros of sharing online is getting your content out to the social world for them to see. If they like it they will keep sharing your content, but that can also be a con. A con is if you share something to with your  friends that you only want them to see it but then everyone see’s it.

Lack of control, permanence, and immediacy  has an impact  on our online lives because immediacy means when we put something up it goes up right away. Permanence is when you only give some people permission to view your contact. Lack of control means you do not know how to control the content you put online.

      These things can destroy your online reputation because once your content is up it makes it hard for you to take your things down.   I think it's ok for companies to do background because they need to know what their potential employe is like. You don't want to hire someone as a teacher and then their a registered child molester.

Free speech is when you are allowed to say what you want without restrictions. What protected is anything that is giving you knowledge, or appropriate content. What is not protected is anything that is offensive to  anyone regarding their life.

     An internet troll is someone who is messing with someone constantly to get a reaction out of them online. We can stop trolling by not even entertaining them just ignore them and they will stop. Pros of posting anonymously is that things wont be traced back to you. Also that you don't have your name floating around with things you don't want to claim. I don't think there is any cons for posting anonymously. My 3 tips for you online is  ~post appropriate things, stay away from internet trolls,also be aware of what you post online.

Camilo Ruiz

Social Media Survival Guide

Online I am Camilo Ruiz and i don’t have that much social media so i seem like a smart cool guy. I think people would perceive me as friendly and easy to talk to.Before I post something online,I consider who will see it and what they might think so I don’t post anything bad.The pros of posting online are people can see what you’re doing and what you like to do. The cons are you can post something inappropriate and you can get in trouble. Lack of Control, Permanence and Immediacy have an impact on our online lives because if you can’t control what you post you will end up posting something out of control that can get you into trouble.Something can be posted immediately and it will be permanent and people can see it forever.I think that jobs should not check your social media backgrounds because you can have a different life o social media or you could have made a mistake before that will prevent you from getting a job.Free speech is getting to express your feelings and what you want to say.An internet troll is someone who makes fun of someone about something on their internet identity or starts arguments or upsets people by posting inflammatory and extraneous messages.We can stop trolling by blocking someone or reporting them to the authorities or internet device.The pros of posting anonomously online is no one will know who you are and your identity will be protected.The cons are if you post something really bad the authorities will eventually find you.

3 tips

Be yourself

dont do anything bad

Sianni Wood

When I am online I am myself. I post what I want and I do not impersonate someone else. People would think of me as a person who loves to be around family and friends. On all of my social media sites I do not have any pictures of me by myself. Before I post online I think about my mom because she follows me. So I have to ask myself is this appropriate. The Pros of sharing online is that you are able to find out things faster. The Cons of sharing online is that it is not private. When we post something sometimes we don’t look over it and ask ourselves who will see this. We also don’t realize that when we post something that it is there forever. We don’t know that once we hit post it is immediately available to everyone around the world. This can affect our reputation. If we post something inappropriate it can cause us to get fired from our job or never get a job. I think that potential employers should not give out background checks. They should know how to separate their private life from their professional life. Free speech is the act of saying what you want. Some stuff like invasion of privacy, discrimination/racism, ruining someone’s reputation with false information is not protected by the law. But, you can state your opinion in a proper manner. An internet troll is someone who bullies people online and get joy from doing it. The goals of internet trolls is to get attention. We can stop trolling by just ignoring them. The pros of posting anonymously is that people don’t know who you are and they can’t hold anything against you. The cons of posting anonymously is that you can still get targeted and get bullied.

Tips:

• Be respectful of yourselves and others when posting online.

• Always ask yourself , “Who will see this” before posting

• Do not bully anyone. If you don’t have anything to say then don’t say it at all.

Raniah Johnson

Sla @BEEBER 11/

My name is Raniah and online I am Raniah. Online I appear as myself although some people may disagree. Based on my online appearance, I think people perceive me as Adventurous and Cool. Before posting online I honestly think about what my parents would think if they saw this post/tweet etc. When you share things online the pros in my opinion are you get to relate with people who feel the same way as you ,and you get to talk about personal things with your friends or even complete strangers. The cons are when you share online your watched, not only by jobs, schools but by billions of people with your online identification name. When you put deep thought into the cons of the internet and sharing online it may seem kind of scary. Lack of Control has a big impact on our online accounts in many ways. While approaching a online media website you may run into different problems with others who simply just Lack Control and this sucks for the person on the opposite side of the screen which is in most cases you. The internet comes with responsibilities which all users should respect.

I feel like every action has a consequence and to avoid those consequences be careful. Every business, company, etc should be able to do a social media background check for future employees. I say this because you never know a person's true colors before you actually spend sometime with them. If a person is hiring you to work for them it's likely that they have never met you before, however your social media account has been with you for quite a while. Your social media account is the only source an employer has to figure out what kind of person you are before you begin the job.

Free speech is the privilege we all have to be free to speak our minds about something we like or dislike. Free speech gives us the right to disagree and agree with anything we feel strongly about. Personal feelings are protected. Fighting words, defamation and slander isn't protected. An internet troll is any person that makes other people on Social sites feel unwanted or bad. Internet trolls goals are to devastate others on their free time, It's not many ways we can stop trolling but we can start by ignoring or simply hitting the block button. If you ever decide to post anonymously online, just know there's some pros and many cons. A pro is you might be able to go a little while without others finding out your actual identity. A con is whatever you do can always be tracked by the wonderful sack of numbers by the name of an IP Address.

To keep yourself out of trouble I think you will need these 3 helpful tips.

• Respect yourself, and others while surfing any social media site.

• Treat others how you would want to be treated.

• Think before you post.

Online, there is nothing about me. If you look me up there is only a picture my friend posted of me when I just woke up. It is a very visually appealing photograph. Based on my appearance, people will probably perceive me as a person, at age 12 waking up or someone that is mad. I consider whether my picture is something that I would want people to see and if what I’m about to post is appropriate based on the rules of the internet. The pros of posting online is you can see what people think. Another pro is you get to interact with different people that you can get to know. The cons if you post publicly and put  on your location a lot of people can see your location. Another con is depending on what you post you may not be able to get a good job. Lack of control has an impact on our lives because when people start to post without being able to stop, they tend to post things that can get them into trouble in the long run. Permanence and Immediacy impacts our lives because once we post something, even if we immediately take it off, in a matter of seconds that post has been reposted, shared, screenshots, etc. My thought on background checks are that they are relevant and important because if someone isn’t checked we may have someone that is racist or could be a criminal. Free speech is the ability to say whatever you want without someone saying no that is wrong and you can get arrested. Free speech does not cover defamation, fighting words, and slander and other negative phrases. An internet troll is someone who purposely tries to ruin conversations, upset people and starts arguments. We can stop trolling by not feeding into what they are doing and just not listen because they eventually will stop because no one is listening. A con is it can always trace back to you and another con is your location could still be on. A pro is sometimes people won’t be able to know who you are and another pro is you won’t feel pressured that people will find you. Three tips I have for online safety is: Post with location off, Disregard internet trolls, and post responsibly.

For me I only want to be online if I’m being recruited or doing something. But I’m only online due to my Instagram account. But other than that I’m not online. But if people were to see me online or on my Instagram they would see that I love basketball and I am intelligent and know what I want to have in my life. But enough about me this is a guide for you and how to survive in the social media world.

Pros and Cons of sharing online

Pros

• You can share fun information to your friends

• You can let anyone know how you're feeling

• You can get advice/help

• You can save lives if you need to

• You can raise awareness

Cons

• Anyone can find you

• People can hack into your account

• People can stalk you

• You can lose vital information

• You can lose your job if you post something inappropriate

How this can happenen  

You have no control of where your post goes. People can screenshot and share your post to who ever they want. Your employer can find out your account and see what you're up to. Also a big thing now is memes. Someone can meme you're post and it can go viral. Like Kyra Pringle. She was a little two year old that had a genetic disorder. So her mom posted a birthday picture online not knowing that it was going to be photoshopped memed and made fun of. So be careful with your posts. People who do this are called internet trolls. Internet trolls are people who start arguments when the post upsetting things just to get attention from people. You can easily stop internet trolling by not responding. Their goal is to get a response. So don’t pay them any mind.

Another thing is not everyone wants to know every aspect of your life. Like “ I just finished going to the bathroom. Now I’m going to pick up my kids.” Also another big thing is that if you comment or post  something rude, disrespectful, or racist you're employer can fire you for that. Or they may not even hire you if you didn’t get the job yet. You might think that's crazy but they have the right to do it. Would you want someone that is racist and discriminates minorities to be a police officer. I didn’t think so. So I think it’s a good thing that jobs do social media background checks.

So in conclusion these are my three tips to not get into trouble online:

1. Don’t respond to internet trolls

2. Don't post or like inappropriate content online

3. Don’t post every little aspect of your life

When I get online I appear as a basketball player, chef, and also a good big brother to my little sister.

I think that they think that i’m nice because i do not post anything offensive about anybody online

and I do not post anybody else online unless it’s for a shoutout.

Before I post online I consider the fact that I have some followers that I do not know so I have to be careful about what I post because some people can steal my Information.

Some pros and cons about posting online are do not post anything you have online because some people might try to find out where you live and then try to break into your house to steal your items.

Lack of control online can turn your life around because there are so many things that people can do to you online like try to expose you and then try to embarrass.

I think that social media is a good thing because it is a way for people to stay in touch if you have a family member that lives far away or if you have a friend that lives far away.

Free speech is a way for you to speak your mind on social media but it is only safe if you put your social media page on private instead of public because if it is on public then people can read your thoughts.

A internet troll is someone that judges you on some of the pictures that you post and they make rude comments on the photo that you post.

The goals of internet trolls are they want to make the person who posted the picture feel bad about themselves.

We can stop trolling by blocking the people that have made you feel down or you can ignore the troll.

The pros and cons of posting anonymously are people can make rude comments to you or they can make memes about that person.

1. be careful about what you post

2. do not let internet trolls get to you

3. be yourself and do not worry about anyone else

Online I appear as a whole different person, I’m very quiet, and pretty much the same as how I act in public. When people look at me based on my appearance they would think I’m a delinquent or a trouble maker. When posting I think about what I say and I make sure people understand what I post or say and make sure that they don’t misunderstood, and that nobody would be offended. The pros is that you can control what you post and the cons is that whatever you post may spread like a wildfire depending on what you say. Lack of control, permanence and immediacy impacted our lives because people will look at what you post, and you can’t control what you post because people can just keep sharing passing it on from person to person, and permanence is affecting our lives (not just online, also our personal live) because people just look at that and assume you are this and this because you post this and this. My thoughts on a social media background checks by potential employers, well I’m against that because it’s a breach of privacy, and people judge quickly on what the person is like when they see a certain post, but I can’t complain because it’s maybe a job that I want. Free speech is basically the right to say whatever you want, but this power have some limits, things like profanity, fight words, and words that is used to degrade someone is not protected by law. An internet troll is someone who enjoys seeing people mad, basically they make someone mad and trying to get their angers out. Well we can stop trolling by making a website that have programs that type some random discussion and the program can be programmed to respond to what the trolls is saying so they wouldn’t bother an actual person. Pros of posting anonymously is that no one would know that you are the poster if you wanna post without anyone knowing who you are, and the con is that it’s difficult to identify the person who post certain posts.

tips

1. Think before posting.

2. Comment without offending or use words to degrade.

Online I am kind of anonymous so to speak. You may find facebook accounts and instagram account none of which lead back to me.

They just look at me and they most likely just look at me as an average kid who likes average kid stuff.

I don’t honestly post much and when I do it is mostly family stuff so I don’t consider much to be quite honest.

A con of sharing online is one their is many ways to track where you are and where you took that picture. Another con is people will sometimes create bad opinions about you just based on the posts you create.

They all have an impact on our online lives and everyday lives because what we post online defines us to most people. Also what you post on the internet is ALWAYS on the internet.

I feel that social media background checks are not a problem. The reason behind that is because everyone should be smart enough to make a work or public account and a personal one as well.

Free speech to me is the right to be able to publically post and/or say anything that we please such as opinions and not be punished for it.

An internet troll is a person that will comment anything that they can to make you made. Or anything to make you angry sad. They feel that they can control whatever you think. They think they can get any emotion out of you and most of the time they can. The goals of internet trolls are to get anything they want out of you. Make you feel bad. Or maybe even a friendly troll might make you laugh or giggle. We will never be able to stop trolling. There will always be a person who will get through anything. The best advice is to ignore them and monitor your comments.

The pro’s is you are completely unknown you are not traceable. The cons are that you might only have a certain amount of friends irl and online.

My three tips to anyone using social media is one don’t always expect every comment to be good. Two make yourself private and only accept people you know and trust. Three don’t post anything without fully knowing all of the possible outcomes.

Online I am perceived as a “ghost” a lot of people tell me that because I post on occasion and almost NEVER like/comment on peoples posts.”Tbh hi anisa u cool u funny  but show love and return a tbh” says one of my followers.  People as far as I’m concerned don’t give me any bad feedback as far as my twitter,instagram, vine, Snapchat,etc. On some social media people will send me direct messages about how I’m funny.

Online I am a young lady who posts things that I feel others should know about. I feel that I appear as a teenager who doesn’t post media of inappropriate things I’m very positive. People perceive me as a  positive teenager who doesn’t interact with negativity. When I post I think about who will see this and how will it affect them or myself. Also is this a positive representation of myself.The pros of social media  is sharing the good and fun things that happen in my life and promote positive things in the world. The cons are that any/every person alive has access to it. With the proper equipment someone could easily stalk me.

Permanence,and Immediacy can impact lives because involving yourself in these things could instantly change your reputation. I feel that if you are going to pursue a professional career the first thing you need to do is think about how you show yourself online . So with that being said employers can/should do social media checks because if you feel as if you should do inappropriate things and share to the world then your purpose of having your name linked to my company is out the door. Free Speech is being able to say whatever it is you feel without causing negativity to others/yourself.

Internet trolls are people that post negative,rude,and inappropriate comments for attention. They lie, exaggerate, and offend others often. Their goals are to post comments to start a negative conversation and upset people.Trolling can be stopped by reporting them to the officials of that social media site. Or just simply ignore them they are not worth inserting your anger when they still will remain anonymous. The Pros is that nobody will know who you are unless you have the urge to search that deep into the name. The cons are you can be reported to officials and tell them and then the police can become apart of the situation and search your I.P Address, etc.

Tips to Survive Social Media

• Post Positive things that make you and others happy.

• If you wouldn’t do it in front of your God don’t do it.

• Think before you post.

Online I appear as someone who runs track for Ballistic Response Athletics. My business or my social life isn’t on there so you wouldn’t know much about me. When people see me on the internet they would perceive me to be younger and slower than I really am because my track information hasn’t been updated.

People love to share stuff online including myself. But when we share stuff we forget to realize that all the followers we have or friends on social media are viewing our post. So we have to watch out for what we post because we don’t know what they could do with our post. But sometimes when people repost stuff on the internet it may be a good thing. So say if you created a funny video that someone thought was funny and they repost it, and others repost it as well. If people keep reposting and liking the video you may become famous off of just doing that.

Sometimes we have a lack of control when we are online and we fail to realize who is viewing our post. So say if you’re applying for a job and your boss wants to check your social media. What are you going to do when he/she finds something inappropriate on there? Which wouldn’t be wrong for them to do since they are trying to get a bigger view on you. So to see how you are when your not on duty.

On the internet we all have entitlement to freedom of speech. But when it comes to trolling we need to learn how to stop and think about the other person. Trolling is when someone takes a picture of someone and creates a meme to make the picture funny. Also it’s when someone posts something and you rudely comment or do something to make them feel bad aboit themselves. We can stop trolling by not reposting the “funny” memes. People think because they post anonymously that its okay. When you post anonymously, of course nobody knows that you didn’t make it but if someone finds out you did it you can end up in some big trouble.

• DO NOT TROLL

• BE MATURE

• BE CAUTIOUS

            Social Media Survival Guide

Online i really don't appear except for one photo. So online I am almost anmous.

I think people would perceive me as a latin-american teenager. Who lives in philadelphia.

I honestly do not post a lot. I mainly just share things on Facebook.

Some pros are that you can get praised for doing good deeds. But you can also get criticized for things you post. And there are lots of argument that start online.

The lack of control is a real bad thing about the internet because something that's supposed to be good can be interpreted wrong.

I believe social media background checks are a good way to determine if someone is good for the job. But they also do need to do more thourgh things like police record and etc.

Really free speech doesn't exist online because anything could be taken wrong. And some of things that are protected are political posts. ANd things that are not protected are terroristic pages.

An internet troll is when someone makes front of somebody online.

Lots of internet trollers goals are to get people mad and start arguments.

We can stop trolling by blocking people who troll. And websites can block users who troll.

Some pros posting anonymously are that nobody know that you did it. But a con is that if it gets big you will not get any recognition for it.

Social-Media survival guide

If you search my name, you will not see me online. I will be telling you about how to survive on social media. I do not appear on social media, therefore people cannot perceive me. I guess you can say, I do not exist. I don’t post anything online. I don’t recommend sharing things online. There are pros and cons to sharing online.

Pros:

• You might have something funny and want to send it to someone else

• You could go viral (in a good way)

Cons:

• What you send might be inappropriate and they could send it to a million different people and then everyone could see it. You would be publically humiliated.

• It could go viral (in a bad way)

Lack of control, permanence, and immediacy have a large impact on our lives. Permanence is in the internet. Once you post something, anyone could repost immediately, then you have no control over what goes on with the post. That’s the lack of control on the internet and the immediacy.

My thoughts on social media background checks for people applying to jobs is it doesn’t make sense to me. Whatever you do in your free time has nothing to do with what you do at work. So what you can smell like cigarettes or weed. Or you’re an  alcoholic, you do those things on you’re free time to have fun or release stress. If you didn’t want to lose your job for doing drugs or drinking, you wouldn’t apply for the job in the first place.

I am now going to discuss “free speech”. What is this free speech that you ask? It’s the right to speak your mind and give you 2 cents on what you think about whatever. But people take this “free speech” thing too far. When people start degrading people for how they look or how they speak is when it’s not free speech. After that point it’s just the hatred of yourself and not the person you make feel bad. Certain things are protected like telling someone to kill themselves. That gives you serious consequences. You go to jail and will get charged for I think murder. But things like racism, segregation, and bullying doesn’t seem to get noticed.

An internet troll is someone who just hates on people for no reason at all. They start arguments under videos on youtube just to watch the arguments for their enjoyment. They say things like under random videos saying “Justin Bieber is soooo much better than 1D.” I just sit and wonder why… just why would you do something like that. Their goals are to see people angry and argue so they can be happy because deep down inside, they are dead. We can stop trolling by not feeding into their nonsense. They are like a fire-if you stop feeding them air, they’ll die.

Let’s switch gears for a moment. Many people post anonymously online. Let’s see the Pros and Cons of this situation:

Pros:

• You post things that you don't think twice about, start a debate but they don't really know who you are so they can’t really kill you for saying something that you weren't thinking about the consequences for.

• People don’t really know who you are, or what you look like, they just like your content.

Cons:

• You might post something really inspirational, people like it, you could get famous, but nobody knows who you are so you can’t take the credit. Soon everyone else will be posting or saying it so much where it doesn’t matter.

Tips to survive social media:

• Don’t post any inappropriate content that could ruin your future

• Don’t be an internet troll

• Be positive

Social Media Survival Guide

by Samuel Igiozee

I’m fun, interesting, and respectful when I’m online. Also, I appear as person who likes to play video games, hangs out with friends, and does school work. I think might perceive me as a nerd sometimes but I’m cool with hanging around with people. I consider what content will be appropriate before posting anything online. Here are some pros for sharing anything online:

• You could brighten someone’s day by sharing a funny meme

• You could share can send fashion, road trips, art, or etc.

• You could share videos about school, video games, or comedy

Now here are some cons for sharing anything online:

• Sharing an embarrassing photo or video of someone

• Being ignorant to culture, race, or ethnic group in a video

• Posting obscene videos or pictures

Say if you post something about a race of people that might seem ignorant to others and decide to share that post, you have a Lack of Control when people are sharing that exact post to others which could ruin your social life. Even if you delete that post, people will find a way to repost that exact post  which could remain permanent on the internet forever. Going back to Lack of Control, sharing a post with other people can spread a lot quicker to many other people.

    I have some thoughts about employers checking your social media background. When employers look at your social media, your employer will determine who you are based on your social media. When I think about this concept, I feel that you can give a better judgement about a person by giving a trial run about the workplace. The Freedom of Speech means that a citizen has the right speak. The Freedom of Speech is not protected by libel, slander, defamation, fighting words, and obscenity. An Internet Troll is a person that enjoys messing with people on the web. The goals of Internet Trolls are:

• Make people angry about a certain topic online

• Embarrass you with a video or photo online

• Make people laugh about a topic

  We can stop “trolling” by not paying attention to what a Troll says. Here are some pros and cons about posting anonymously:

• You could defend a person from being bullied

• You could as the bully and embarrass a person

Here are some pro tips on social media:

• Don’t try to embarrass a person or they will try to get payback.

• Ignore internet trolls, these people enjoy your misery

• Be kind people when they post or share online