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Outline. KRISTIN ~ Icebreaker: video of “mind reader” What do you use facebook for? What do you use twitter for? Do you control who sees your posts? 25% of users don’t bother with privacy
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Outline KRISTIN ~ Icebreaker: video of “mind reader” What do you use facebook for? What do you use twitter for? Do you control who sees your posts? 25% of users don’t bother with privacy ~ Talk about importance of privacy; emphasis on preventing people from increminating themselves on facebook and twitter Give overview of presentation: We’re going to discuss two types of privacy on facebook and twitter Then show you how to prepare your social media for job applications Finally we’ll conclude with privacy current events and the how to navigate the future of social media and privacy AMY ~ Stats/Image of “Employers Creepin on Social Media” ~ Evolution of Facebook- default privacy settings decreased ~ What tweets say about you to prospective employers? TRACEY ~ ACTIVITY: Showing people how to change their privacy settings in facebook and twitter ROB ~ Current privacy issues ~ Future of privacy and social media ~ How to navigate it ~ Conclusion/Takeaway points
Professionalism & Privacy By: Kristin Kraemer, Rob McWilliams, Amy McCallister & Tracey Smith
Social Media and You • 25% of Facebook users don’t bother with privacy settings • What are some motives for turning privacy settings on? • What do you use social media for?
It’s Important! 92% of employers use social media for recruiting Integrating cell phone with social media Can take photos anywhere Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Important to have each so employers don’t think you’re hiding something Account should positively represent who you are
Specifics • LinkedIn: • Talents • Made for recruiting • Facebook: • Groups • Likes • Twitter: • Follow and followers • Tweets
Advice Clean up what you have now Prevent posting inappropriate content in the future Set the appropriate privacy over account Pictures that have gotten people fired
http://allfacebook.com/infographic-the-history-of-facebooks-default-privacy-settings_b14219http://allfacebook.com/infographic-the-history-of-facebooks-default-privacy-settings_b14219
Tweets & Prospective Employers • Where You Go • Who You Socialize With • Your Attitude • What You Are Passionate About • Your Personality
Recent Privacy Policy Changes • Twitter opens up Direct Messaging
Recent Privacy Policy Changes • Facebook • Removal of option to be unsearchable • Graph Search • “Basically every piece of personal information...could bring you up in a search” • ~ Josh Constine, TechCrunch
Privacy vs. Self-Disclosure • Jessica Vitak: The Impact of Privacy on Social Networking Disclosure • Sharing personal information = social capital • Is privacy or self-disclosure the issue?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzyafieRcWE Terms and conditions may apply
Takeaway AMY: • Employers are now taking more time looking into social media profiles than a cover letter. • Facebook has steadily decreased the default privacy settings, making users’ profiles to be more open. • Twitter can tell people a lot about you in how you choose to use your 140 characters, so carefully choose what kind of message you are sending. KRISTIN: • Social media is important in job recruitment and employers are constantly checking up on the web presence of their employees. • LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter are three of the main sites that employers check up on. ROB: • Having a professional online profile is more important than ever • Get rid of pictures you don’t want employers to see • Take control of your privacy settings
Vitak, J. (2012). The Impact of Context Collapse and Privacy on Social Network Site Disclosures. Journal Of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 56(4), 451-470. doi:10.1080/08838151.2012.732140 • Constine, J. (2013, Octob 10). Facebook removing option to be unsearchable by name, highlighting lack of universal privacy controls. TechCrunch, Retrieved from http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/10/facebook-search-privacy/ • Richter, M. (2013, Octob 10). Reminder: Finishing the removal of an old search setting. Facebook Newsroom, Retrieved from http://newsroom.fb.com/News/735/Reminder-Finishing-the-Removal-of-an-Old-Search-Setting • Reisinger, D. (2013, Octob 15). Twitter could soon open the direct-message floodgates. Cnet, Retrieved from http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57607556-93/twitter-could-soon-open-the-direct-message-floodgates/ • Peckham, M. (2013, Oct. 11). Facebook Killing ‘Unsearch’ Is No Big Thing, but the Lack of a Blanket Opt-Out Is. Retrieved from http://techland.time.com/2013/10/11/facebook-killing-unsearch-is-no-big-thing-but-the-lack-of-a-blanket-opt-out-is/#ixzz2hqJtpeq9 • Wallace, G. (2013, Oct. 11). Facebook kills search privacy setting. Retrieved from http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/11/technology/social/facebook-search-privacy/