Social Media Survival Guide

Stephanie DeAngelis

When I am online I am a student athlete, and I appear as that. I have pictures of my team and I winning the championship for hockey and softball. I also have some pictures from my graduation, which shows I am a student.

I think people perceive me as an athlete, a respectful student, and a good friend. I think they think I am what I post. This is a athlete and good student because I have pictures of my team and I and my class and I.

Before I post anything online I consider if it will hurt anyone else's feelings. I also consider whether or not I have thoughts of taking down the picture because then I will think if I really want to put the picture up if I already had thoughts of taking the picture down or not posting it at all.

The pros of sharing online is you can show people who you are and your accomplishments. For example, I can show my team winning the championship. The cons of sharing online is you could be hurting someone and it could affect what high school and college you go to.

Lack of control,  Permanence, and Immediacy have an impact on our online lives because if I post something bad online, and someone sees it and shares it I lost control of that post. This is because once one person shares it other people share it and it can become worldwide. I then have no control over that post even if I delete the post it’s  still shared with everyone because people shared it.

Free speech is you being able to say whatever you want online, and anywhere. The things that are protected is when you are on private because then only the people you follow can see it. Whats not protected is anything you say online while you are public because anybody can access it, and can re-post it.  

My 3 tips if your using social media:

1. Think before you post  

2. Don't post something that could offended other people  

3. If you have second thoughts about your post don't post it