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.

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.

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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