Comments on: Facebook: To Do or Not To Do? http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/ the story of an Chicago 20-something as she tries to make, save and spend money Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:15:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Darin Persinger http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-568 Darin Persinger Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:19:13 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-568 Use Linkedin as business profile, networking means. Use your facebook to bridge and do some social networking, I suggest keep that more light. But show some judgement, maturtity and thought about what you put on there. My nephew was killed in a car accident in December and I become the Uncle to an entire high school senior class. Many, many kids in that class have added my as a friend(we are all marked as family) and leave me many comments, all of them not professional.(they are seniors in highschool, they don't know what professional means). I would never block them or delete them. I am an "uncle" to them and being an uncle and my family is more important then my work or business. I guess what I'm saying is, I'm not afraid to show who I am. Some people should have some shame though and not publicize their poor judgement. An interesting note that I'm learning about the future generation, I am 30 so that makes me old. My nieces do NOT email unless it is something formal or important. Everything is either facebooked, IM'd or text. Use Linkedin as business profile, networking means. Use your facebook to bridge and do some social networking, I suggest keep that more light. But show some judgement, maturtity and thought about what you put on there.

My nephew was killed in a car accident in December and I become the Uncle to an entire high school senior class. Many, many kids in that class have added my as a friend(we are all marked as family) and leave me many comments, all of them not professional.(they are seniors in highschool, they don’t know what professional means). I would never block them or delete them. I am an “uncle” to them and being an uncle and my family is more important then my work or business.

I guess what I’m saying is, I’m not afraid to show who I am. Some people should have some shame though and not publicize their poor judgement.

An interesting note that I’m learning about the future generation, I am 30 so that makes me old. My nieces do NOT email unless it is something formal or important. Everything is either facebooked, IM’d or text.

]]> By: GG http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-567 GG Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:05:04 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-567 Ah, FGS: I get it! It's more of a test than letting them get access. Clever! Ah, FGS: I get it! It’s more of a test than letting them get access. Clever!

]]> By: Full Grown Single http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-566 Full Grown Single Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:17:12 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-566 I love that as an interview question! (I wonder what our HR guy would think of asking it, though...) Think about it: the answers are a.) just give the url, b.) panic and stammer c.) get defensive d.) lie and say you don't have one (which is really awful if they actually have found your url) or e.) tell the truth and say you don't have one. Any of these 5 answers tells the interviewer something interesting. I love that as an interview question! (I wonder what our HR guy would think of asking it, though…) Think about it: the answers are a.) just give the url, b.) panic and stammer c.) get defensive d.) lie and say you don’t have one (which is really awful if they actually have found your url) or e.) tell the truth and say you don’t have one. Any of these 5 answers tells the interviewer something interesting.

]]> By: GradGirl http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-565 GradGirl Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:21:11 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-565 EM: Wow, they really asked for the URL? Like they couldn't look it up already? And I don't get it: would your giving the URL make them able to access it? Bobbi: Good thoughts, as well. I'm leaning more and more towards paring down my existing account, making it more of a networking tool. EM: Wow, they really asked for the URL? Like they couldn’t look it up already? And I don’t get it: would your giving the URL make them able to access it?

Bobbi: Good thoughts, as well. I’m leaning more and more towards paring down my existing account, making it more of a networking tool.

]]> By: Bobbi http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-564 Bobbi Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:44:36 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-564 Yup, I use FB as a networking tool. I'm on my college network and will be on another one as soon as I get accepted in!:D I treat it as a professional networking tool, although I do have friends all the way back from HS that I love to keep in touch in. I don't post pictures etc and I don't post every single itsy bitsy details about my life. I am not so into myself that I think random strangers would want to read all about me!! Hehe. :D Yup, I use FB as a networking tool. I’m on my college network and will be on another one as soon as I get accepted in!:D I treat it as a professional networking tool, although I do have friends all the way back from HS that I love to keep in touch in. I don’t post pictures etc and I don’t post every single itsy bitsy details about my life. I am not so into myself that I think random strangers would want to read all about me!! Hehe. :D

]]> By: English Major http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-563 English Major Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:09:05 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-563 My Facebook profile isn't viewable unless you're in my college network--I'm also in the New York network, but folks in that network need to friend me to see my profile. I have been asked, in a job application, to submit the URL of my Facebook profile, and did so without worry--there's nothing on there that I'm ashamed of (aside from a couple of unflattering photos and some candid Wall-to-Wall talk about my grad school plans), and I intend to keep it that way. My Facebook profile isn’t viewable unless you’re in my college network–I’m also in the New York network, but folks in that network need to friend me to see my profile. I have been asked, in a job application, to submit the URL of my Facebook profile, and did so without worry–there’s nothing on there that I’m ashamed of (aside from a couple of unflattering photos and some candid Wall-to-Wall talk about my grad school plans), and I intend to keep it that way.

]]> By: GG http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-562 GG Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:35:58 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-562 Zen: that is the best response. It's a tool. Excellent point. Zen: that is the best response. It’s a tool. Excellent point.

]]> By: Zen http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-561 Zen Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:32:11 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-561 I've used facebook - my boss is on facebook, my company has a facebook page. The point of any social tool is to show that you are up on the trends - it also gives you a public face If you treat your facebook like it is - a social look at your life, you can show off your strengths, or you can post pictures of yourself drunk, doing drugs, and other illicit behavior. It's a tool - nothing more or less. How you use it is up to you. I’ve used facebook - my boss is on facebook, my company has a facebook page. The point of any social tool is to show that you are up on the trends - it also gives you a public face If you treat your facebook like it is - a social look at your life, you can show off your strengths, or you can post pictures of yourself drunk, doing drugs, and other illicit behavior.

It’s a tool - nothing more or less. How you use it is up to you.

]]> By: GG http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-560 GG Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:16:09 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-560 DP: Yeah, that's another thing I don't get. Why do people I don't know ask to be my FB friend? Krystal: Well said!! I think your last comment about how we're training ourselves to communicate via computers is spot on. I was doing some research on management this weekend, and I read an article that said our generation is very cyber in our communication styles. As in: e-mail, IM... don't call or come meet me. Interesting. I wonder how this will play out in the future. Penny: Did you really delete it? Way to go! You'll have to tell me if you miss it. And best wishes for your interview!! DP: Yeah, that’s another thing I don’t get. Why do people I don’t know ask to be my FB friend?

Krystal: Well said!! I think your last comment about how we’re training ourselves to communicate via computers is spot on. I was doing some research on management this weekend, and I read an article that said our generation is very cyber in our communication styles. As in: e-mail, IM… don’t call or come meet me. Interesting. I wonder how this will play out in the future.

Penny: Did you really delete it? Way to go! You’ll have to tell me if you miss it. And best wishes for your interview!!

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.thiswriterswallet.com/2008/03/10/facebook-to-do-or-not-to-do/#comment-559 Jennifer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:16:06 +0000 http://thiswriterswallet.com/?p=272#comment-559 I deleted my account. First of all, there is more idleness on Facebook than there is actual usefulness. That was actually the biggest thing to me. I felt that I was "keeping in touch" with people, but really I was just throwing sheep at them. :) And it was time consuming. And people seem to be more willing to share things on FB that would go against their better judgment in real life. I have lost respect for several people I know because of their FB page! Plus, the reasons that you mentioned. Before I deleted the account, I jotted down the e-mail addresses of the people I want to keep in touch with. Then I deleted the account, and I don't regret it. :) I deleted my account. First of all, there is more idleness on Facebook than there is actual usefulness. That was actually the biggest thing to me. I felt that I was “keeping in touch” with people, but really I was just throwing sheep at them. :) And it was time consuming. And people seem to be more willing to share things on FB that would go against their better judgment in real life. I have lost respect for several people I know because of their FB page! Plus, the reasons that you mentioned. Before I deleted the account, I jotted down the e-mail addresses of the people I want to keep in touch with. Then I deleted the account, and I don’t regret it. :)

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