Tech Chapter 5 Blog post

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Tech Chapter 5 Blog post

1.     The Arab Spring has been called the bloggers revolution.  What role did social media play in this revolution?

- The Internet in particular opened a new communications territory, both in terms of accessing other peoples' ideas and in terms of individual expression. Websites quickly came to be used to generate awareness campaigns of many types, by individuals, organizations, movements, and even governments.

2.     Lindsey Stone was fired over a picture she posted on her FaceBook page.  Is it fair for 30,000 individuals, most of them probably strangers, to have the power to determine the course of an individual's life and livelihood based on one poor choice made on a social networking site?

-  It is not fair for the 30,000 strangers to have the power to determine the course of an individual’s life and livelihood based on one poor choose made on social media. Many celebrities got into trouble or even lost contracts and sponsors due to poor judgment on social media. I do not believe it is fair for Lindsey Stone to have lost her job over a photo posted on the internet, but many companies do not want their reputations tarnished by people making poor decisions. It’s estimated that almost 3 billion people are connected to the internet, that’s a lot of people that are potentially able to view your information, someone are bound to be offended.

3.     Your online reputation can make or break you.  In fact, college admissions officers and prospective employers look at your digital presence.  Do you monitor your digital presence?  Can you get rid of your digital footprint?  Research and provide tips for managing your online reputation.

-  I believe that one mistake on a social media site can hurt you and other people Also, there are still a few ways to clean up your digital presence. But many websites have their own process and steps to follow to suspend, remove, and delete user accounts.

Work Cited

Lewis, R., & Poole, E. (n.d.). Justdelete.me. Retrieved August 17, 2014, from http://justdelete.me/

http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/what-the-arab-spring-tells-us-about-the-future-of-social-media-in-revolutionary-movements