Summary:
Ever since the explosion of the social media online people have been concerned about what they were posting online and how it may effect them later on in life. For many people, especially people in college, they are concerned that what they post on their ‘private’ online social media site may determine if a company hires them for a position or not. In fact sometimes people should worry because a quick Google search can reveal a lot about a person, but in all honesty the search engines companies use are not looking to destroy any future career plans. According to Honan in his article on privacy these search engines are only looking for evidence that may cause legal problems for companies and tend to ignore drunken late night photos. In the end companies are looking to eliminate possible risks by conducting online searches, but there are ways to find these red flags and eliminate them yourself before your potential employer may find them.
key terms:
Social Intelligence – outside source used by companies to search social media content and evaluate the content based on predetermined criteria
Social Media – websites and applications used for social networking
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Illustrations
The basic goal of the article is to discuss the importance of media literacy and the participation of the youth in the participatory culture. Many people believe that schools are not placing a high enough importance of the participatory culture and that the youth are learning valuable skills in video games, books, and other place completely unrelated to school. The youth are participating in the contemporary culture through affiliations, expressions, collaborative problem-solving, and circulations. The stories Richardson, Lawver, Ross, and Meeter show that these skills learned from the sources outside of school are teaching them life skills that will be highly valued in the workplace and will help them succeed throughout life.
Recycled aluminum can tops which have been modified to resemble a “person.” The person who created this piece is a media creator because they created the piece and then uploaded the photo online for others to view.
As mentioned in the article learning and developing skills that deal with the participatory culture is important. This course is taking a step forward compared to many of the other courses offered. In this course students will be able to use different forms of media, such as blogging, in order to communicate and share ideas with the professor and other students. This course will also help the student grow as a media creator because all of the work that is submitted follows “loosely” formed guidelines which allow the student to get in touch with their creative side.