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RECOMMENDED INTERNET AND SOCIAL NETWORKING PRACTICES
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RECOMMENDATIONS
- Privacy settings - Keep social networking accounts private.
- Password – Do not share your password with others.
- Permission - Ask permission before posting/sharing any photos or videos of others.
- Personal information – Do not post personal information, including location, age and phone number.
- Ability to block – Block inappropriate users from viewing or posting to your user profile.
- Inappropriate use – Report or flag inappropriate comments, photos or posts to the SNS.
- Interpretation – Sarcasm and humor are not always interpreted the same way in text as they are in-person.
- Control – Once a photo or message is posted on the Internet or shared through social media, you lose control of the content. Others can repost and share the content with a wider audience.
- Selectivity - When accepting friends to view your account, make sure you know them in-person.
- Privacy settings - Keep social networking accounts private.
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ABOUT TWITTER
Twitter is a social networking tool allowing users to post information in 140 characters or less. Tweets may include photos, links, videos
and other media.
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Private vs. Public Accounts
All Twitter accounts are public unless a user changes the settings to private. When an account remains public, anyone can view tweets. Private accounts allow users to determine who can view or follow their tweets. A Twitter account is not needed to view other public Twitter accounts. Note: If a user changes an account to private, past tweets remain public. With a private account, others must ask permission to follow and tweets cannot be retweeted. Tweets will not appear in a search engine as well.
Retweet
Retweeting a tweet from another account allows those who follow you to view it. When retweeting, you can add additional commentsin the message if you choose.
Follow
Twitter users can follow other Twitter accounts, as well as gain followers to their personal accounts. Once a tweet is posted, followers will receive the message on their home Twitter feed.
Direct Messages
Direct messages are private between the sender and recipient.
Mentions
Other Twitter users can mention you in a Tweet by posting "@" and your username. View your mentions by choosing Connect in the top toolbar and clicking Mentions. -
ABOUT INSTAGRAM
Instagram is an app allowing users to easily share photos, videos, and messages through the app and other SNS. Not only can users upload and edit photos
, they can also follow and view other accounts, provide comments and repost photos.
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ABOUT SNAPCHAT
SnapChat is an app that allows users to take photos with text and send those messages to friends. The message will appear for a designated amount of time and then self-destruct. While the sender may believe the message will self-destruct, the recipient does have the opportunity to take a screenshot of the photo and save it before it disappears. The company states the sender will receive notice if the recipient takes a screenshot. However, there are several ways to avoid
SnapChat sending a notification. Be sure to only send appropriate photos and messages via SnapChat.
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DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Digital Footprint refers to your online reputation. Websites visited, comments posted and photos shared combine to create a permanent digital record. The permanent record gives anyone, including employers and college recruiters, information about you - good and bad.
Digital footprint statistics- 92 percent – toddlers who have a footprint by the age of 2 from parents posting photos, creating email accounts and posting YouTube videos of their children.
- 78 percent - employers who use search engines to screen potential employees.
- 63 percent - employers who use social media like Facebook to learn more about applicants.
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