Karrine's Survival Guide

On the internet I am a nobody. When my full name is searched on the internet I don’t appear. Based on my appearance I think people may perceive me as popular, nice, and confident. I think this is true because of the way I dress and that fact that I am always smiling. Before I post online I who will see it and what people will think. I care about keeping a good image on the internet One pro of sharing online is that you can show and tell others about what you are interested in and what you like to do. One con of sharing online is that some people may use what you share online to bully you. Lack of Control, permanence, and immediacy could have an impact on your life because it could give you an image, maybe the wrong image. I don’t think social media background checks by potential employers is necessary. I think that a person’s social media is a part of their person life, what they do away from work. Free speech is the right to voice what you feel and think say what you feel. It protects you from getting in trouble for saying what you feel. The right of free speech does not protect fighting words, obscenity, defamation, and just a few types of speech. An internet troll is someone who starts trouble on the internet, they can make people very upset. They won’t stop if you keep going arguing with them, you must ignore them completely for them to stop. The goal of Internet trolls are to annoy people. Sometimes people troll to feel powerful, they may be emotionally unstable so they turn to trolling to feel better, by messing with others. Trolling can only be stopped by ignoring the troll. One pro of posting anonymously online is that you can be who you truly are, and people that you know won’t even know it is you. One con of posting anonymously online is that you may be creating another false online life which isn’t good. 3 TIPS -don’t post things you if you don’t want everyone to see it -be aware that once you post something it is out there even if you delete it -your social media life can cause problems with your job, when looking for a job, and applying to college

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