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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   

Hello viewers,

Welcome to my Survival guide while online.I am Jahzaire Sutton and when i am online i am a person that is mindful of what i do. When i say that i mean that i am mindful of what i do like if i am on Instagram and i post something, I do my best to make sure that what i post isn’t offending anybody specifically. When i am on Instagram i post things that make me laugh and things that i think are true to me. When i am online i appear to be who i am nothing more nothing less. I appear as Jahzaire Sutton. I think that people perceive me as a person that is innocent to a degree because of what i post or do on public social media. Before i post something online the first thing  that goes through my mind is is this appropriate for my page because my mom tells me to be mindful of what i post or there will be  Negative consequences for my negative actions. So i consider how appropriateness of the things that i post. Some Pros of to being online is that you get to you get to communicate with people without being face to face using apps or websites like g mail or Skype. Another Pro for sharing online is that you have easy access to information that you may be required for something like a school project or if you were looking for a job/career that you wanted to do. Some Cons to sharing online is that you can’t trust all of the information that you see like sometimes Wikipedia puts false information about topics because they have this thing where you edit the information that is put onto the certain topic. Another Con about being online is that sometimes when you get friend/follow requests from people that you don’t know they could be stalkers which is not something that you want. When you are online you have to mindful of the Deadly 3’s (That’s what i call them). I will introduce you to them the first one is Lack of Control which usually affects your emotions and might make you say/text something that you might later on regret. That doesn’t lead to good things. The next one is Permanence which is deadly because once you put something out online it is hard to remove it even if you take something done. You never know because lets say if you posted something or texted something but you later take it down somebody could have screenshotted what you had texted or had posted. So be mindful of that Deadly 3 in particular. The last but not least deadly 3 which is immediacy. Immediacy is deadly because once you do something online almost immediately somebody had saw what you had posted or had said online. Be Careful of what you post because it can have a major affect on you so beware of that. I noticed that people are starting to be either hired un hired or fired based on their social media account. I think that a person shouldn’t be judged based on what’s on their account unless something on their account has something that will threaten the world or something like that. But i think that whatever people post online is their business because you can’t control what another person does and how the outcome of that situation will come out. I think that a person social media account is their business and i don’t think anybody is stupid enough to post up their master plan to the public. That isn’t so smart. When it comes to Free Speech i think that people are unaware of the limit to free speech is even though it is free speech. I think that free speech is the ability and legal right to speak your mind but i do think that it comes with limitory standards. Meaning you have the right to speak your mind but you shouldn’t use that right/privilege to harm others verbally. Back to your safety viewer now you should beware of internet trolls which are people that find a way to make your Social media life a living H e double hockey sticks. Internet Trolls are known for making rude and uncalled for comments on people’s posting. The Best thing to do if your in a situation with a internet troll is to ignore them. That’s the best way to deal with them because when you don’t feed into negative energy it makes it boring for the person that is bothering you. Some pros to posting anonymously is that you don’t get too much attention from people that you do not like. Some cons to that is that people won’t know who you are and that can make you distant from people such as your family unless you want to be distant from your family. Thank you viewer for reading and i hope i gave you a good guide for when you are online. Here are my last 3 tips

1. Be mindful of what you post online

2. Give no attention to internet trolls

3. Make sure that you know what your reputation is online and that you're happy with it

I really don’t have an online identity. So when people go to look me up I might appear as a really private person. Or that I’m not a real social person. I think people perceive me as someone who really doesn’t care about social media or doesn’t like it. But when you look up my sister you would find me. And the stuff you see about me online would perceive that I obsess with myself. My online identity from my sister’s name is not private because it’s a lot of pictures of myself and my friends.  I consider who is going to see it and what they are going to think when they see it. I think this things because I want have a positive and social online identity. For me the pros for sharing on online is that more people will notice me or see more stuff about me. And you get more attention which I like. The cons of sharing on social is that anyone can see it. Like if you post something you just want you friends to see not your family and your family see it anyways. When you might have disagreement online with someone so you want to get back at them you expose them. You don’t think nothing of it because you’re in that moment and you can hurt them immediately without thinking about it. When you post something you really don’t have a lot of control over it and you don’t know who’s gonna see it or screenshot. Stuff you posted on the internet stays on the internet you never know who have a copy of what you posted. So when someone tries to hire you and they do a social media background check I think it’s okay for them to do that. The employer needs to know who they are hiring for the job.Free speech means you have the right to express you opinions without being punish or censor. Some people think they have free speech when they post some things online. But you can’t say something that puts people in harm. You can say your feelings or your opinions without receiving a punishment for it. A internet troll is someone is start problems on the internet. The goals of internet troll is to hurt your feelings or get a reaction out of you. What we can do to stop trolls is just ignore them until they go away. The pros of posting anonymously online are that no body won't know who you are and you can say whatever you want. The cons are that what you post say with you forever. My tips for people who use social media are be yourself , be cautious of what you put online and create a positive image.

When I am online I try to be conscious of what I post. I try not to do things that I will regret. I post things that I think others can and will relate to. I am the same person I am in person as online. I don’t pretend to be anything I am not. I appear as a cool person and a person you could relate to. I think others would say the same thing based on the comments I get on some of my social media pages. Based off of the positive comments I get from people on my social media accounts, I don’t believe people have a bad perception of me. Sometimes before I post things on social media I think about if I will get in trouble for posting it. I have family members who follow me, so I think about If they are going to comment anything or contact me privately when they see it.

Sharing online comes with great benefits. You get to interact with people you wouldn’t normally interact with. Sometimes opportunities may come your way that will make your future a little brighter. You could possibly do some networking and campaigning for business ventures. You ultimately have fun, express yourself, and enjoy the aspects of sharing online. However, you lose privacy once you start sharing online. Whatever you share and as soon as you post it, it is out there for the world to see.

Lack of Control, Permanence, and Immediacy greatly impact our online lives.  When we post something, we don’t have control over who sees it and who doesn’t. When we decide to share something we have no control over that content. People could easily screenshot it and always have access to it, which leads me into the idea of permanence. Even if you delete something, it is always on the internet. People screenshot it, send it to others, re-post it, etc. your content will always be on the Internet. When we post something and as soon as we post it, the whole world (especially if your page is public) has access to that post. Instantly your content is out there and it is no turning back. This affects us greatly, because one mess up online can lead to a tarnished online and real-life reputation. Always think about what you post. Try to post things you won’t regret, because it is out of our hands when it is online.

Do you know that people do background checks on social media? If you didn’t you should be aware. I think that social media background checks can be necessary, but that shouldn’t be the only thing that they use to consider whether you get the job. I believe that all jobs don’t need to do social media background checks. For example, smaller jobs like working at a fast food restaurant shouldn’t do background checks. If you work for a big corporate business, then I think the company should do a background the check. The employers want people who will represent their company correctly.

Try to have a page for business and one for personal uses. If you do have two different pages, don’t associate your personal one with your business account at all;meaning don’t follow/friend your other account, don’t like or re-post anything from your other account, don’t follow the same people you are following on your personal page, etc.

Most people think that free speech is the ability to say whatever they want without any consequences. Well, that isn’t necessarily the case. There is no such thing as total free speech, there is a free speech to an extent. Have you ever said something negative? I know you have, we all have at one point in time. That negative comment you made may have not been protected under the First Amendment. If the statement was obscene, a lie, offensive, promoted violence, possibly destroyed the person’s reputation then it wasn’t protected under the First Amendment.

If you don’t know what “trolling” or what an Internet troll is, I am here to teach you. An Internet troll is a person who post or comments something that  bothers all the parties involved. The goal of an Internet troll is to tear you down, hurt your feelings, make you angry, etc. We cannot stop the all of the trolls on the Internet. The best thing we can do is not become a troll ourselves. Don’t post/comment things that have the intention to purposefully hurt another person.

Block the troll. Don’t give the time of day. If it comes to the point where they have really upset you, try not to respond. If you do respond, be respectful, and don’t show them that you’re upset. Don’t let them/it get to you! This advice goes with negative comments, posts, anything in life.

There are pros and cons to posting anonymously online. One pro is that you can post things and no one will know who you are. This is a good thing if you don’t want to have an online identity, but you still want to be involved with online activity. As a result of people not being able to track people who post anonymously, people tend to post negativity. A con to posting anonymously online is that people may not take your post seriously. People tend to value information coming from people they know. You are basically invisible to them and you’re opinion, post, etc. is little to no value for them.

MY TOP 3 TIPS:

1. Be very careful and smart about what you post online.  Always think twice. Think about your future.

2. Don’t share any personal information.

3. Don't pay attention to the negativity and don't be negative yourself <3

Online, I can be seen as a cheater, hacker, gamer, forumer (previously) and even just a regular person browsing the internet. I am known to be these genres because of the deeds I have did for the past 6-8 years. I first started off on xbox, got myself a 360 and live for a year. Little did I know what would happen as there is so many people on the internet. Sure, xbox is not our so called, “internet” but it actually is an internet. In fact, it's even a social media app where people gather up and play games together. I’ve invested around 3 years on xbox while I completely left it for my Personal Computer I received at 10. Before that, during almost every game on my xbox, I would be accused of being a Hacker/Cheater because of the skill level I would be at compared to others. You might be wondering why i’m telling you my story but It can relate to all of the tips and helps you should be wary of before spamming on forums.

At this time, I was pretty new to the “actual” internet. It was a different world, new stuff to be explored but my age was a big major deal towards this as well. Kids will also want to explore, wonder, not pay any attention to rules. Not only do kids do this but, they are portrayed with disrespect with the equivalent of a rat. From my experience, I know this because I wasn’t taken serious of people far above my age. This can happen because of posting something that you are not taken serious of / show dedication towards.

For example, go to youtube, go type in A vs B or (character) vs (character) look at the comments. You will always see one person that will post something that is completely abstract and not following the flow. There is a big difference between a conscious poster and troll poster. Every conscious poster should be wary and take notes from the other group of the situation. Examining is always the best option for you. Take a look at the other post that go against the situation. There will be posts that will eventually turn into a debate. Eventually, might even turn into a video. I’ve seen this happen to many times and too many people are getting death threats from this. I suggest everyone, consider the other group’s ideals. I'm not saying you should “accept” that this is better than that but actually make it into a more simpler, less demanding post. This will bring a peaceful mind to others and you won't receive death threats because of sharing your opinions or thoughts. I happen to do this most of the time and I can tell you this, this tactic almost works most of the time.

Every sharing website, for example, social media, is extremely risky and extremely providing at the same time. Social media is a good way to store data, your pictures, lifelong statements, you name it. The only disadvantages is that your identity would be leaked regardless of making yourself private. Your friends can broadcast/re post your picture and your done. The best way to remain the anonymity is never post anything and in fact, never make a social media account.

With the creation towards your social media account, there will be consequences if you fail to be able to control yourself / refrain from posting offensive material. Everyone, has and will, have a consequence because they simply could not control themselves. You may even grab a bad reputation from posting these offensive material which is why it's not recommended to do so.

Your social Media life can also affect your job selection process or some other process your employer does. Most employers that are in no need to rush for workers would sometimes search your name on to a search engine. For example, if I type my name up, you only see my Facebook account. If you type of my online username, you will find a different result. I do this to keep my information separate. However, this is not related towards the job selection. Your employer may find your social media account if you do use any, or any other content related to that search result. If they find material that is offensive or you simply like or follow an offensive page, you have just lost your spot to your job.

The most important situational event that happens everywhere is free of speech. You may see some debating on some videos on youtube. A small percentile of those comments may lead a threat to the original poster or another commenter. You may also see some threats that are made to representatives and the most funniest thing ever, they say that’s free of speech. Stated on the constitution, the first amendment, mainly freedom of speech, will not be protected from threats or acts of violence.

Another issue I will be explaining is our most favorite sadistic and funniest person on the internet, the troll. We are not talking about the real “trolls” but the internet “trolls”. Everyone has heard of them and they are true. Almost every single social media page or Youtube video, you will have that one person stating false/invalid information that is certainly entertaining but can be offensive. The best way to avoid the troll is to not even give the troll the reaction. Most of the time, you can just laugh at their post because it's just funny and it doesn't make any sense.

The internet is mainly revolved around one sole purpose, anonymity. Being anonymous sounds very nice, in fact, you are hidden in many pages. This can easily protect your identity from someone else and keeping you away from trouble. Sure it can keep you away from all of these things but, in the end, you’re just another page without a title. People will not know you at all, since you are posting anonymously and someone can easily just take your credit. Following with all of this, it’s nice remaining anonymous but,  being an empty page is not so entertaining.

Out of all of these years of me just browsing the internet for the first time, I can tell you this, I was lost. I had no idea where to go and it was just overwhelming. My first tip instantly is to make friends that use the internet frequently or simply make a friend online. However, be sure to get a trustworthy friend because almost everyone has a made up name. You don’t want to be like me and put my first name in my username, which is still there because I cannot change it now. Luckily, my friends were there to support me and help me change my name on other applications.

My next tip from my experience is avoid the illegal parts of the internet. I recently found this through researching but you need to stay away from dark spots in certain forum sites. As some of the material on those sites are extremely illegal according to the US Federal Laws. In fact, these sites are everywhere and you need to stay clear from them. It would be best if you had a filtering on your computer if you wish not to see such a thing. So just do yourself a favor, and don’t browse anything disgusting so you won’t get a knock at your door.

My very last final tip for people that don’t correspond to the other tips, do not make a social media account or never use the application. Never, you should never make a social media account for any reason if it’s related towards your lifestyle. Even if you did have it private, once that person sees your profile picture, he/she knows who you are. Whats even more disgusting is that pedophiles go to chatting boards to find children. I’m saying this because it’s all true. It’s been in the news and i’m pretty sure no one wants to be on the news because a man drove across the country to meet you. This can also occur not only just chatting boards but everything in general. It would be best to leave forum sites for good, social media for good, anything for good. Don’t be a part of anything if you wish to remain an empty page. However, if you accept all of this that it can happen, then you deserve to make an account or continue to use it.

Thanks everyone for reading, be sure to give me your thoughts by replying. Also, I do have a couple social media accounts open but I barely use it and it basically just sits there with the rest of the dead accounts. Luckily, I haven’t started anything with my official name but my username is surely getting some results.

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Sanai S.

When I am online I appear to be myself.Also a little boring mostly because I barely post anything on my social media accounts.But when I am on social media I am respectful to others and people that I don’t know.Online I consider myself to be a nice and kind person .And I think people could percieve me as a person who loves myself,friends and my family from what I already have posted on my accounts.Before I post anything online I think about if I want some of my family members to see it or people who really expect a lot from me,especially my mom.I really do not see myslf being different from who I am online and off.There are so many pros and cons to social media that’s why I have to watch what I post and what I say because people are always watching.There are so many good and bad things about being apart of social media.Some pros for sharing online are that social media helps people to interact in good ways as well as seeing other people and how they interact int their everyday lives.There are also some cons to being apart of this.And online so many people are able to get personal information about you and most people like to say negaitve things.Having the “Lack of Control” will affect the way people view you online.People don’t remember that even though you may delete things that you don’t think you should have posted it is still permanent and you don’t know where it may end up.My thoughts on social media background checks are that if you know that you don’t post anything that could potentially affect your career,there should be background checks so that the employer will know what kind of person you are and how you will represent that job.So I do think background checks are important for some people.But at the same time I believe that your work ethic has to match up with personality.Free speech is the right to express any opinion without restriction and everyone believes that they have the right of free speech.But it doesn’t protect all speech like fighting words or anything to that degree.Things like Internet trolls who are people who enjoy hurting others are not protected and their goals are to make people feel less than themselves.There needs to be a way to stop them and I believe if we learn how to ignore the things they say and not encourage it then there could be a major change and it will stop.So here are some tips that will help you be a good person in the social media community.

      3 tips for posting online:

1. Think before you post

2. Don’t be a bully

3. Be respectful to others

Imani.N.Rosario

Online I am the same person in a way as I am in the flesh.I like my online personality because it portrays me perfectly.Online I appear as a intelligent young lady as I am now on the outside world.I think people would percieve me as they percieve themselves because how you see others is a reflection of how you see yourself even if that person doesn’t have any bad reputations.

What I consider before posting online is what my grandmother would think of it.I only think of her because she doesn’t like certain things and as her first grandchild I try to respect her every need.

Some pros and cons of posting online is 1.you help a friend or peer out or 2.you disrespect a friend or peer.Most disrespect isn’t taken well online because people tend to be very ignorant and argue back.

Lack of control,permanence and  immediacy have an impact on our onlne lives because some online identities dont change and grow as the person  does.Immediacy is an issue because in person someone wouldn’t drag you into stupid drama as they would online.

My opinion on social media background checks by potential employers is go for it.I say this because in a way if you respect yourself on social media and your page is public then the employers can’t say anything because you are not disrespectful online and if they find something that they don’t like maybe that job isn’t the one for you.

Free speech is respect but then again different people have different preferences on what respect is.Free speech is freedom to say whatever you and put it in magazines and other things.Freedom of speech means that no one is protected until actions happen and someone gets physically hurt such as suicide or cutting in my opinion.Nothing is  protected when it comes to freedom of speech.

An internet troll is a mad man or a phychopath,someone who craves negativity and making others miserable online.The set goals of internet trolls is to disrupt comments online and make people angry and argue back because they are sick in the head.In my opinion there is no way to stop trolling because they are hidden and meant to blend in with regular people.The only way possible is to stop social media and that wll drive people crazy because god forbid we get up off of our phones and read a book.

Some pros of posting anonymously online is that you can post whatever you want good or bad.Some cons of posting anonymously online is that you can be disrespectful and no one can do anything about it whatsoever.I disagree with posting anonymously because if you can post and comment you can man up and show your face behind what you say.

Don’t post stupidity and things that cannot be backed by facts

Disregard social media as fast as you can!

Online, i’m just a girl who is always with friends or family. There are pictures of me and my friends, along with family. I post online and share pictures all the time, it’s how I share how i’m feeling or what i’m doing.

I think based on my appearance people see me as just a random girl, their friend, or somebody they barely know but like to judge.

Before I post online I consider who’s going to see it, what people are going to think about when they see what i’ve posted, and if it’s going to start an argument.

The pros of sharing online are:

-you get to share how you’re feeling

-you can make people laugh

-people can see your point of view on things, and maybe even agree with you

-you can communicate with other people by a simple post

The cons of sharing online are:

-you can get judge

-hate comments

-arguments

-internet trolls

-some jobs take what you share/post into consideration

Lack of Control, Permanence, and Immediacy have an impact on our lives because whatever happens because of those things usually stick with us. For example, a mother posted a picture of her child and other people started making horrible memes about the child. People are very cruel online and they don’t think about who they’re affecting. The mother had no control over the situation. Permanence has a huge impact because once you post something it’ll be there forever and people can do things to your pictures that are harsh and inconsiderate. Immediacy is bad because things happen in the blink of an eye and you won’t have a say in it.

I think that it’s smart to have a social media background checks. It makes sense for the company to make sure they’re going to hire a stable, well rounded person. I do feel as though your private life is your private life so they can’t really judge you off of social media. Somebody could not look like the best candidate because of their social media but they could be the best worker inside of the office or wherever they work. Therefore, in my opinion it makes sense to have them, but I don’t think it should be what determines if somebody gets the job or not.

As stated on < https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/first_amendment >

“The most basic component of freedom of expression is the right of freedom of speech. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without interference or constraint by the government.” Freedom of speech covers freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It does not cover things such as, Captive Audience, Prior Restraint, Libel, Slander, Defamation, Absolute Privilege, Advocacy of Illegal Action, Fighting Words, Commercial Speech, Government Speech, and Obscenity. The Freedom of Speech is not what everyone thinks it is. You have a right to say what you think, but not to harm others while you’re doing it.

An internet troll is somebody that starts arguments or tries to upset people anonymously. Ignore them.

An internet troll’s goal is to make themselves laugh and upset others or make them angry. They get a kick out of affecting others emotions.

I don’t think we can stop trolling because there’s always going to be somebody that wastes all their time in trying to make others anything but happy. Internet trolls will always be around because they always find somebody to pick on and they have something to say about every little thing.

Pros of posting anonymously online!

-nobody knows it’s actually you posting whatever it is

-nobody can judge you

-you can post things that you might not want to post on your personal account

-nobody will call you out on what you post

Con of posting anonymously online!

-you could get the urge to bully, harass, or troll people.

-you might start to change your behavior for the worse.

-maybe others want to know who you actually are.

Top 3 tips to anyone on social media…

• Do not post when you’re angry, because you will most likely say something you do not mean.

• Do not post things that can ruin your reputation or that can hurt others.

• First impressions matter so be careful with what you share on your social media accounts.

My online appearance is pretty boring. Mostly because i am inactive on all my social media accounts.I think people perceive me as a just another inactive account on social media that should get deleted since i rarely post and like pictures.Before i post any picture, i consider how good the picture looks or how funny the post is  and i use that to try to determine how many likes that post will get. I also consider what other people might think or say about the post.

There are both good and bad things about being apart of the “social media community”. One of the pros is that you are able to interact with a wider range of people. Also, being apart of social media is fun. You have to admit,sharing pictures and videos and seeing pieces of other people’s live keeps us entertained. Although there are pros to social media, there are also negative. When you are on social media you are sharing parts of life. When posting a picture, after you hit that “post” button you lose all control of where that post may go, which ultimately can have a negative impact on you. ‘Lack of Control’, ‘Permanence’, and ‘Immediacy’ are an example of negative impacts that being apart of the “Social Media Community”. Online, ‘Lack of Control’ means that when you post something you lose all control of where that post may end up and who that post might end up with. ‘Permanence’ means something being permanently online. ‘Immediacy’ refers to how fast something gets spread or post online.All of these things impact our online lives in some way.One way we can be negatively impacted by these things is when it comes to finding a job

Employers can check the applicant's social media accounts and take what they find into consideration. I have mixed feelings about an employer doing social media background checks. One one hand, i think it is okay because i think the employer has a right to know what type of person they are considering hiring. By looking on social media, you are able to see a different side of the person that they would not show during the interview. But on the other hand, it isn’t the employer’s business what that person does or how they act outside of the workplace. As long as the person is coming to work and doing what they are supposed to do, there shouldn’t be a problem.

A term often used and abused online is ‘freedom of speech’,but little people actually know what it means. The definition of ‘freedom of speech’ reads, “the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint.” But if that was the case, then things like, Fighting Words and Defamation would not be unconstitutional. Fighting Words mean any words that would most likely make the who are they directed towards commit an act of violence. Defamation means using lies to damage the good reputation of someone. In my opinion, if there was really a such thing as freedom of speech then these thing would not be unconstitutional because they would have the right to say anything they want without there being any consequences.

When you online, be  on the lookout for ‘Internet Trolls’.An Internet Troll is someone who post comments with the sole purpose to upset and disrupt the conversation. The goal of a troll is to get a response or reaction out of a person. They will lie,exaggerate, and offend just to do so. To deal with internet trolls is simple: just ignore them. Since their goal is to just get a reaction out of you,don’t give them one. This will eventually put a stop to Internet Trolls.

I don’t think that you  can post anonymously on social media. Anything that you post online can be traced back to you by the information that you used to sign up for the account.When using social media keep these tips in mind: Think about how what you are posting makes you look, do you like it?,Think about how your post might be perceived, and finally, Don’t pay attention to internet trolls.

Alexander Delgado

When i am online people mostly perceive me as a gamer or someone who likes to watch internet videos and stuff, it is true, but what they do not know is that i also watch the news, i find internet posts and comments and also do a lot of other fun stuff when i am in the internet. It is a huge other world, separated from reality where unlike the real world, anything is possible. You can say i am most likely a poster or commenter, that is what people would say in the internet right?, but in reality everyone is almost the same, they post, they comment, they argue, they solve, but there are some people who are not cautious of what they post, and that it can be a huge impact on the people who get affected by it in any way. Before posting or commenting or doing anything in the internet, you must remind yourself that everyone in the world is gonna watch you, and that anything you say can affect someone else positively or negatively (always remember that). You should also consider what will happen if you lost control over a post you did, or a blog. People might wanna use it against you, or for their own benefit. You can lose control over anything you do on the internet in matter of seconds, heck, at the same time you post something it is in danger, you must always be cautious. Personally i think that when you go to a job that requires you to have social media background checks, i would say OK, but i am still concerned because they will be looking through my stuff and what would happen if some of my stuff gets exposed or even worse, people make lies about my own personal stuff? ( What do you think). This next theme is a common misconception on the internet, freedom of speech. Some people think that because they have the right of freedom of speech they can say whatever they want, that is totally wrong. The freedom of speech right says:” the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation or censorship, but sometimes including any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used.” Not to offend or harass people because of the likes of someone ( it has it’s limits). Another theme that needs to be talked about is Online Trolling, it can be funny but it can also bother a lot of people. Internet Trolls are people that start arguments trying to upset people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community. Now there is a way of stopping Trolls, simply just ignore them, that is all it takes. Anonymous posting, the act of posting something without a trace, data, and/or personal information. Anonymous posting has its own benefits like, being able to post something without being noticed, not having to worry about people trolling or harassing you due to your post, and basically not be noticed. Some cons of this is that people might blame other people because of not knowing who posted, due to not knowing who made the post, and the “severity” of the post it can make a big fuzz around the internet and even reach the world.    So if possible, post good and meaningful stuff online, not just any random/ harmful comment, be polite, be honest and express your feelings without hurting anybody. Thank you.

On online I’m nice to other people that I don’t even know, and I appear online by being nice on other people page and showing love on their page by liking their pictures and commenting nice stuff, for example like instagram. I think people perceive me as cool and a nice person. Before posting I think carefully about if the picture is appropriate and do I really want to post it. The pros and cons of sharing online is that what you post online can really have a bad effect on you. Lack of Control, Permanence and Immediacy have an impact on our online lives because you can start being a different person online than your real character. Your company should do a social media background checks because the potential employers will represent you and your company. Free speech is basically having the right of saying anything without the restraint of the government. Violation of copyright rules and commercial speech is protected by the first amendment. Crimes that is involved in a speech is not protected by the first amendment and also threats is not protected by the first amendment. An internet stroll upset people by posting stuff that are violent and other stuff that will make someone feel bad. The goals of internet trolls is to make people comment on their post and like their post. We can stop “trolling” by not commenting on their post. The pros and cons of posting anonymously online is people don’t know who you really are and you can still get bully. My top 3 tips to anyone who uses social media is always be careful of what you post online, always be in the right mood and always make a decision before posting.

Imani G.

Social Media Survival Guide

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.

Online I appear as different people but none of them are really me.When I search my first and last name none of the girls are me.But when I type in my @ name on twitter every thing came up.Most of my picture from photo gallery came up and other pictures of my friends.I think people will perceive me as pretty and nice.One example on how people perceive you online vs. in person is the “Selfie Girls”.Before I post anything online I think how people would react to it.Different people have different reactions to things and perspectives. People judge people based off of there social media accounts.One pros of posting online is that you can share an experience with other.One con about posting anything online is that people can take your picture and turn it into something its not and people can just run with it.One example of how people can take things and run with it is when someone screen shotted a picture of a little and turned into a memons.Lack of Control, Permanence and Immediacy has an impact on our lives because people dont have control over what they do with what you put online.But not just online people also take what you give them and turn it into something its not.People also can get information about you without you evening know.It is easy to hack into computers and other devices.When you make any post online you should think about how people react to it.You also should think about the different perspectives that different people have.You can feel one way about something but others can  feel  disrepected.Today companies are doing a little research on you.Companies are looking at you social media accounts to figure out should they hire you based off of your appearance online.They think would this person be a good look for our company or will they embarrass our company.I think this is good idea because you can get an idea of who is working for your company.The Free Speach is saying that you can say what you want to say but there is a limit.Free Speach is protected under the law in the First Adendmen.”The First Amendment does not protect individuals from facing civil penalties if they defame another person through written or verbal communication.”An Internet Troll is a person that likes to start problems over the internet for the fun of it.They start arguments by talkind about you to make you feel bad about yourself.We can stop trolling by treating others how we want to be treated.We also could stop trolling by keeping a postive vibe and community.The pros of posting anonymously is that people wouldnt know who you are.Another pro of posting anonymously is that you are protecting your self from people thinking of you in a bad way.One con of posting is that people dont know who you really are.

Tips for posting online.

1.You should always think how other people would think about you’ve posted.

2.You should think how will it effect you in the long run.

Well if you look me up online I am basically invisible but there is a reason for that. I never use my actual name for any social media in general because I would ( like most people ) would not like to be judged for what I post online. Even though I do not post anything negative on them and if it is offensive to some people I will take it down. I do not  really  think people judge me for this  because they would most likely agree with me on that subject so I don’t think a lot of people would judge me at all. Usually when i want to post something I consider if the content is to offensive, disgusting or just stupid in general because if you get a job interview they will look up your social media to see if you get hired or not. I always think of the future so if i think of posting a certain thing i’ll stop and consider it before hand.

  There are some pros and cons for sharing online there is always a high chance that an internet troll will always  try to get a response out of you just because they enjoy it.  some people will be envious of your lifestyle but it may not be true there are even more pros and cons so watch what you post.  Sometimes there is a Lack of control for example one girl had a list of every person she had relations with it had every detail she sent it to 3 friends and after that she lost control of the situation , for permanence a Mother put a picture of her daughter , people online then begun to make memes ( pictures with captions) and that became stuck online forever. Then there is Immediacy when some people post certain things it may bring a crowd of urgency, when nicki minaj posted something online to criticize the picture people started to go into a panic well it is more like they started to talk about  her even though she said that it should not be a costume.

When you think about your potential employers looking through your accounts you may think of these questions: why are they going through my Instagram account?, or why is that even needed. Well when they are going into your accounts they are trying to find what type of person you are and reasons they should or should not hire you. For example in Tech class we examined one anonymous person’s twitter account and what she had posted, there were posts saying she would do some illegal things at home, vulgar language and other offensive things that would most likely that would not get her the job. She may have had free speech , which is the ability to say whatever she wants but on some social media it is just not accepted. Only the things such as obscene was on her account and I do not think I would have hired her because of those things.

There are even things online known as an internet troll . They basically make your day worse by posting rude or very indecent messages to other people. They may even show up on your social media account as well. They really only want a response out of you so I think the best way to  deal with them is to ignore them but some people could not do that so I would also suggest deleting the comments and try not to think about it.  There really is not a way to stop trolling but we can win the situation by not giving them what they want which is a response from you or make a thing such as a comment war. The only way we could stop them is by not giving them the attention they want that and like I said earlier you can delete the comments and We could all sign a petition that  negative and rude comments would be banned from social media.

They could always post anonymously there are some benefits and cons to that. One thing is that like the name you would not know who they are which is a benefit for them but mostly negative time for you because they can keep coming back and back but here's is a good side for you they can always be tracked down by police if they threaten you but they can be banned still even if anonymous even in some social media they would not be able to comment on the image and or blog like Ifunny.

Here are some tips to help you survive social media

1. Watch out for what you post because you never know who sees it.

2. Do not engage in the internet trolls just do what I said like ignore them and delete that comment.

3. The last one ladies and gents is to always make sure that you keep private information to yourself and never post on social media cause if you do it can ruin your life.

The person I am online is a whole different person in person. I have different attitudes, a different personality, and more open. Being online I feel i'm able to express who I am since its my online account. Based on my appearance, I think people look at me different and probably think i'm just a normal girl. But once I meet somebody offline, I end up opening with them, giving them advice, and letting them know who I am. My mom gave me rules before posting anything online. I go by what she would say if she saw anything I put online. I also respect myself before putting up something that isn't my age, appropriate, or wouldn't help me in the future. The pros and cons of sharing online that it can be sent out to anyone anywhere. Regardless what you think of the post it would be change and switched to make you look like a bad person. In many situations people had lack of control for having their post spread all over. Once they post it and finally realize they made a bad decision, they decide to delete it and it gets out and they won't have control on what happens or what anyone says about it. That's how it becomes Permanence, it enter to be permanent online and the person won't be able to take it down or delete it. Immediacy has a big impact also because as soon as you post anything wrong or good, it's shared immediately all over. Many students and works have to go have a background check on their social media by their job, family, or anybody that's watching them. My thoughts on this is it's a good thing and helps people reflect on what happen and what they did wrong so they won't do it again. Many people are against that because they believe its free speech regardless if it's bad or good. Free speech is different in everybody eyes and especially what they say. Many fighting words are online which is unprotected by the first amendment. When it comes it comes to Libel, its protected. In my eyes that's when the internet trolls come out and begin to start arguments to destroy someone's happiness. They aren't happy with themselves and begin creating their own war.We can stop the war by confronting the trolls and speaking for people that aren't able to do that on their own. The pros and cons of posting anonymously makes issues and creates problems that don't need to happen. When it comes to the internet I believe people should watch what they say and what they post. This will make problems not happen and will maybe slow down bullying and change people's mind when it comes to being a troll online.

The person I am online is a lot of different Indian people. On the internet it shows Indian families or them succeeding in something. I think that other people would think that I am older than I actually am or they might think that I am from India because of the background. They might believe I lied to them or believe something else because what they looked up about me. I consider what is going on in the photo. I know that anyone can do anything to your photo with the right technology. I make sure that it is appropriate and make sure that anyone I don't want to see anything I don't let them see. The pros of sharing online are you may get some really good or nice feedback from people. The cons from sharing online are someone taking your photo and photoshopping it and reposting it. They could also show it someone else and make that person say terrible things about you for something you didn't even do. Some people don't think before they post. Some people just post for attention. You should want to post for fun or for anything positive. If you are not paying attention to what you are posting someone can easily screenshot the photo before you delete it and do something to it or send it to everyone they know. I think they should just ask your permission because somethings are private. People in the world these days are crazy and if they found out something you weren't you could get yourself in a lot of trouble. If you have nothing to hide you shouldn't have a problem but some people just don't feel comfortable. They don't even have to be hiding something they could just not like other people in their business. Free speech is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. Free speech is protected by the First Amendment but the U.S. Constitution does does protect Free speech. Another problem on the internet that you should watch out for are internet trolls. This is a Person who starts trouble to upset people. They do this by sending off topic messages in an online community. These trolls do it for their own entertainment. I think they have no life and are very petty. I believe a internet trolls goal is to shame or intimidate someone in front of a group of people online. For certain websites they just don't allow comments but for the websites that do you can try not to just feed to the trolls nonsense. Well first make sure it is an internet troll but after you do that report the troll to an op, administrator, or site owner. Then if there's an ignore button block them so you won't see their comments. If you are really good at ignoring people just ignore them and act like they are not their if their is no ignore button. You can also try to compliment the troll to throw them off their game or you can nicely just ask the troll to stop. DO NOT RESPOND TO THE TROLL YOU ARE FEEDING THEIR ENJOYMENT. Posting anonymously online can be good and bad. The pros of posting his way is if you post something about someone you won't get caught because they don't know who you are. The cons of posting this way is they could find someone to figure out who you are or do it themself if they are good with computers and expose you and make your life or your appearance really bad to people.

Tips:  Watch what you put online you don't know who is watching or looking at your post.

Be careful for Internet trolls.

Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Online, I appear to be a lesbian and it appears that I am in a relationship with someone. It also seems that I like to cook and I like to eat. I’m a fan of football, I’m a caring person and I like to joke. I love younger children, I love how they think, who they are as people, their imagination, personality and the way they grow. Another thing you can learn about me on the internet is that i’m somewhat a family person, I’m peaceful and I love my nephew dearly.

I think people would perceive me as being a cook, someone who cooks often or likes to. The thought isn’t all the way wrong, I like to cook but i’m not crazy about it. However, I do enjoy eating and I certainly am crazy about that. They could perceive me as wanting to have a child someday because I re-post a lot of newborn babies and most times my captions for those post are “one day” or similar to that. People could perceive me as being really close to my relatives, one or two people in my family I am very close to, one of those people being my father because on a daily basis I post about him and how great of a person he is.

Before I post anything on line, I greatly consider my future. I always think about how will this picture or this post effect my name or will it get me in any kind of trouble. Then I think about my family and  how they’d feel towards my post and how would people look at them for something I did. Then I consider people I interact with over the internet, who can see me, whose feelings I could hurt, and will this damage any opportunity I’ve been offered or would have been offered. Lastly I consider how would I feel if this was me. If I seen whatever i’m posting on another person’s social media, how might I have felt towards it.

My pros and cons of sharing online are:

Pros: I can express myself the way I want to express myself, I can post as many pictures as I want and remove them. I can let out my thoughts, I can agree and disagree on what people feel and are saying. I’m able to use my own mind, I don’t have to allow anyone access to my page and I can friend and unfriend anyone, then block them as well.

Cons: You can remove the picture from your view and maybe a few others but once it’s on the internet. You’re always going to see something you don’t like, you can count on the internet to throw something negative into your view. Someone is always going to be on the other end “hating on you”. There’s always someone out there ready to ruin your day or sprinkle their miserableness onto your post or turn something you said into something completely opposite. You have to choose your words very wisely and think about what you’re saying. I also feel that people overtime have started to compete with each other over the internet mentally, thoughts like “how can I look better than her, how could  get a boy like him to notice me or a girl like her, how can I be prettier, how can I wear the clothes she’s wearing, where could I find his shoes, I wish I had his or her piercing” and this list goes on. People are falling out of touch with who they are mentally, alone in a room with yourself. I know this because I am victim to it and/or I too have committed this crime and I think that it’s very unhealthy.

Lack of control, Permanence and Immediacy have an impact on our lives because when you have lack of control it means you don’t know how to discipline yourself or tell yourself no. That could result into bad things over and over again, you basically never learn your lesson. Another way of explaining Lack of control is not being in control of your post, for example the lady posted a picture of her daughter and the picture became out of her control, people started to make fun of her sick child. With permanence I think it’s a little dangerous that you’re on the internet forever once you put yourself up there because the days get crazier and crazier by the minute. Now and days with the new screenshot devices anyone can have your picture in their phone, people are sick and people are insane. Somewhere right now, any of us could be hanging up on someone’s wall, they could have save the picture got us blown up, made us into a poster more than once with more than one picture for multiple reasons, might be plotting to snatch us, to meet us, to be apart of our lives, could be a mental serial killer, honestly the possibilities are endless. As far as immediacy goes, I think people like not having to wait forever for a picture or post to load, to be posted or for them to be able to click on a video and watch it. Immediacy with me, i’m pretty cautious about it because if I was to do something illegal, just as immediate it is for me to pull up something, it’ll be immediate for a police officer to pull up my profile and find my full information and more.

My thoughts on social media background checks by potential employers varies on the company, If it’s someone like the government I absolutely think you should look into their life and check their social media to know how trustworthy they are, get a glimpse on who they are as people. Find out what they have going for them and get an insight on how they feel about certain things. I think it’s very important to do that kind of snooping around on a potential state worker. A place like McDonald's I however don’t agree is necessary to have to background check them. I think it’s their personal life. All their doing is taking orders and making a quick burger but it also depends on the person, in this economy you never know who is who and that makes it really hard to trust people.

Free speech is having permission to say anything you want whether it’s how you're feeling, your opinion or your unneeded comments. Free speech is having the privilege to share your ideas, thoughts and epiphanies with others, good or bad with no consequence. Some things that are protected is your personal information, information like your birthday, your age, your house address, your private messages, not a lot of things are really protected securely, it really depends on the website. One piece of information that is very protected is your social security number. Your social security number is very protected because someone could steal your identity and basically own your life, they can live under your name, say your children are theirs, your car is theirs, and the list goes on. A few things that aren’t protected are things like your pictures, your name, your phone number but again it depends on the website.

An internet troll is someone that spreads their negative energy over the internet, they’re internet users who comment disrespectful comments, tell you what you should and shouldn’t be doing, they’re people who start arguments with you, they are upsetting people. Their post are rude, foul and hurtful.

The goal of an internet troll is to definitely hurt your feelings and to make you feel bad, upset you. Their job is to make you feel wrong about what you think and who you are as a person.

A way we can stop trolling is by unfriending the person, blocking them or reporting them to the website owners and reviewers that check stuff like inappropriate post or spammers and it’s a possibility that they could delete their account.

The pros and cons of posting anonymously are:

Pros: Nobody knows who you are evidently because you're anonymous. You don’t have to worry about anyone pointing fingers at you because they have no idea who you are.

Cons: Some cons could be if you said something really good on a really important website, somebody important might be looking for you and then can’t find you but, I think that if it’s really important an authority or someone like that can track you and find out who you are. Another con would be what you don’t know who anyone else is. Just as you’re anonymous everyone else would be too so you don’t know who's reading what you're posting, who’s viewing you etc.