Comments on: Social networking could damage your career http://waleshome.org/2009/11/social-networking-could-damage-your-career/ Independent analysis from and about Wales Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: AL http://waleshome.org/2009/11/social-networking-could-damage-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2822 AL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:38:48 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=5281#comment-2822 Absolutely. However, people treat the internet as this semi-anonymous thing, throw in a sneaky snarky comment and then hide. I don't say/post anything online that I wouldn't say to your face. It's about taking responsibility for what you do, whether on the internet, in a letter, over the phone, or face to face. Just because you're not face-to-face with someone online, doesn't mean the same rules of interaction don't apply. They do. Absolutely. However, people treat the internet as this semi-anonymous thing, throw in a sneaky snarky comment and then hide. I don’t say/post anything online that I wouldn’t say to your face. It’s about taking responsibility for what you do, whether on the internet, in a letter, over the phone, or face to face. Just because you’re not face-to-face with someone online, doesn’t mean the same rules of interaction don’t apply. They do.

]]> By: Ashley http://waleshome.org/2009/11/social-networking-could-damage-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 Ashley Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:18:47 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=5281#comment-2800 It's all about the privacy settings put place (granted not always effective) to protect your tweets, updates etc. As far as Facebook goes, I still remain adamant that I will not invite people to what is essentially my core 'friends' network if there is any risk of what I say being taken out of context. I didn't really add any work colleagues to my Facebook network until I left the company and those I did, I felt they were friends anyway. Twitter on the other hand is slightly different you can protect your tweets to an extent but ultimately you must execrise with due caution. I think there is still a web naiveity out there as some people are not aware of the measures you can put in place to avoid embarassing sitations. I am very careful about what I post on Twitter, but I am not void of taking the odd risk to put my opinion out there as long as it isn't detremental to my company or clients. I use the likes of LinkedIn and Twitter to build my online profile and essentially promote myself. I don't think its a bad thing to crosspost as long as you are fully aware of the differences in each audience. In my view social networking has taught people to think very carefully before expressing themselves and I those that are still not treating it with respect should expect to suffer the consequences. It’s all about the privacy settings put place (granted not always effective) to protect your tweets, updates etc.

As far as Facebook goes, I still remain adamant that I will not invite people to what is essentially my core ‘friends’ network if there is any risk of what I say being taken out of context. I didn’t really add any work colleagues to my Facebook network until I left the company and those I did, I felt they were friends anyway.

Twitter on the other hand is slightly different you can protect your tweets to an extent but ultimately you must execrise with due caution. I think there is still a web naiveity out there as some people are not aware of the measures you can put in place to avoid embarassing sitations.

I am very careful about what I post on Twitter, but I am not void of taking the odd risk to put my opinion out there as long as it isn’t detremental to my company or clients. I use the likes of LinkedIn and Twitter to build my online profile and essentially promote myself.

I don’t think its a bad thing to crosspost as long as you are fully aware of the differences in each audience. In my view social networking has taught people to think very carefully before expressing themselves and I those that are still not treating it with respect should expect to suffer the consequences.

]]> By: AL http://waleshome.org/2009/11/social-networking-could-damage-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 AL Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:25:27 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=5281#comment-2785 for example, I have a plugin for my Outlook - Xobni (plug plug http://www.xobni.com/) . When I get an email from someone, it looks on the net and shows me their Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook.... so convergence exists already. Don't think that because Linkedin and Twitter are crossposting that your boss is going to suddenly find out all about you - they probably know already ;) for example, I have a plugin for my Outlook – Xobni (plug plug http://www.xobni.com/) . When I get an email from someone, it looks on the net and shows me their Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook…. so convergence exists already. Don’t think that because Linkedin and Twitter are crossposting that your boss is going to suddenly find out all about you – they probably know already ;)

]]> By: Al http://waleshome.org/2009/11/social-networking-could-damage-your-career/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Al Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:26:25 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=5281#comment-2783 before we get too paranoid, in all likelyhood you were following people on Twitter (and vice-versa) before you connected with them on Linked-In. So the issue isn't as much them seeing your tweets, as you seeing the same thing twice. Facebook is a different matter - but if you're worried about your client or boss seeing those drunken party photos from the day you were "off sick" then you shouldn't be posting them online in the first place. Everything is converging anyhow: it's less relevant to talk about different sites, you should be focusing on your "online persona" - which you either seperate completely from your private life, or you wear on your sleeve. Pointless trying to mix and match. before we get too paranoid, in all likelyhood you were following people on Twitter (and vice-versa) before you connected with them on Linked-In. So the issue isn’t as much them seeing your tweets, as you seeing the same thing twice.

Facebook is a different matter – but if you’re worried about your client or boss seeing those drunken party photos from the day you were “off sick” then you shouldn’t be posting them online in the first place.

Everything is converging anyhow: it’s less relevant to talk about different sites, you should be focusing on your “online persona” – which you either seperate completely from your private life, or you wear on your sleeve. Pointless trying to mix and match.

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