Hi folks,
I have been a "chief, cook and bottle washer" for a small regional construction business since it was founded. I have a B.A. and I do extensive work as an office manager, construction site supervisor, bookkeeper, communications manger, and occasional work as videographer and DTP/graphics/web publisher. My camcorders are still tape-based, but I also have an iPad.
I dropped my Facebook account a couple of years ago when I could see that things were getting nasty and there was obviously a lot of spinning and misinformation floating around. I was concerned that if I wasted my time expressing too many opinions or quoting Snopes in response to the Facebook flotsam, it would be a waste of my time and could be counterproductive.
One of the secondary concerns I have is that I've been thinking about moving on to new work opportunities. I understand many employers are very snoopy and want to pry into your background by mining social media for beliefs, reactions and the sharing of opinions to see if you "fit". I also understand that some employers are audacious enough to demand that job applicants turn over their UserID and password for social media accounts to gain unfettered access. I find all of this creepy, biased and opening up the potential for tampering.
I am currently active on Instagram, with dormant accounts (still active but not used) on YouTube and Flickr. I do access Facebook indirectly through a family member's account to administer a few Facebook business pages for local civic organizations I am a part of. I also have a web-site that I made with Muse CC a couple of years ago that has not been updated.
I have been thinking about reactivating my Facebook account and paring off some of my misfit "friends". I've also thought about joining LinkedIn, but I'm concerned about privacy and controlling how my profile information is used.
I was also thinking about rejuvenating my web-site, and tacking on at least one WordPress blog onto it, to share some of my work and/or civic experiences.
I am really unsure about how to manage the social media situation to balance relationships, privacy, career promotion, and controlling my personal information.
I was wondering how other folks on here handle this kind of thing. What have you done to control and apply your internet presence?
I have been a "chief, cook and bottle washer" for a small regional construction business since it was founded. I have a B.A. and I do extensive work as an office manager, construction site supervisor, bookkeeper, communications manger, and occasional work as videographer and DTP/graphics/web publisher. My camcorders are still tape-based, but I also have an iPad.
I dropped my Facebook account a couple of years ago when I could see that things were getting nasty and there was obviously a lot of spinning and misinformation floating around. I was concerned that if I wasted my time expressing too many opinions or quoting Snopes in response to the Facebook flotsam, it would be a waste of my time and could be counterproductive.
One of the secondary concerns I have is that I've been thinking about moving on to new work opportunities. I understand many employers are very snoopy and want to pry into your background by mining social media for beliefs, reactions and the sharing of opinions to see if you "fit". I also understand that some employers are audacious enough to demand that job applicants turn over their UserID and password for social media accounts to gain unfettered access. I find all of this creepy, biased and opening up the potential for tampering.
I am currently active on Instagram, with dormant accounts (still active but not used) on YouTube and Flickr. I do access Facebook indirectly through a family member's account to administer a few Facebook business pages for local civic organizations I am a part of. I also have a web-site that I made with Muse CC a couple of years ago that has not been updated.
I have been thinking about reactivating my Facebook account and paring off some of my misfit "friends". I've also thought about joining LinkedIn, but I'm concerned about privacy and controlling how my profile information is used.
I was also thinking about rejuvenating my web-site, and tacking on at least one WordPress blog onto it, to share some of my work and/or civic experiences.
I am really unsure about how to manage the social media situation to balance relationships, privacy, career promotion, and controlling my personal information.
I was wondering how other folks on here handle this kind of thing. What have you done to control and apply your internet presence?