Imagine for a moment sitting in front of a potential employer. You're wearing your favorite outfit and feeling confident about your impressive resume that is sitting in front your interviewee. The first thing you are asked is not for your resume or job experience description, but rather for your login information to your social media networks. Would you do it?
This has been a growing concern in the media as of lately as to whether this is ethical of not. So where is the line drawn whether this is okay or not?
Ethical is one thing, legal is another this is what The Justice Department says "it’s a crime to access a social networking site if doing so violates its terms of service. Giving out your Facebook login does just that."
One person shared their feelings when they were asked to hand over their information. "Feeling that he had no choice -- your privacy or your livelihood? Really? -- Collins turned over his password, but in his words, 'I felt violated, I felt disrespected, I felt that my privacy was invaded. But not only my privacy, the privacy of my friends and that of my family that didn't as for that.'"
Policies are coming out now that ban companies from asking for information like above mentioned. If you have a voice, use it to protect yourself and incite change.
http://amarillo.com/blog-post/karen-smith-welch/2012-04-10/md
http://news.dice.com/2012/03/20/employers-want-facebook-password/
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Apps
Every year we read about people who die in car accidents due to texting while driving. What is it about texting that lures so many into texting while driving? I don't know exactly, but I do know that I have to fight the urge to not text when I hear the "bllliinggg" sound on my phone while I am driving. I'm not going to talk about texting while driving, but I am going to talk about the advantages of texting and how it has enhanced our communication.
According to one website texting is a great source of record keeping. If one needs to go back through their texts to look up past conversations they can with the brush of a finger. This has been useful for various reasons including law suits and more.
Another reason that is less talked about and could save you the most money is that texting for most phone plans is less expensive than a phone call.
Convenience is the future and texting is one tool that helps enhance communication. When a phone call is unavailable or would be rude, a quick text can make all of the difference.
There are several new apps that are trying to catch a part of the communication market. Some have come and gone, others are still popping up seemingly daily.
http://www.ehow.com/about_4745121_advantages-text-messaging.html
http://socyberty.com/society/five-benefits-of-text-messaging-in-modern-society/
According to one website texting is a great source of record keeping. If one needs to go back through their texts to look up past conversations they can with the brush of a finger. This has been useful for various reasons including law suits and more.
Another reason that is less talked about and could save you the most money is that texting for most phone plans is less expensive than a phone call.
Convenience is the future and texting is one tool that helps enhance communication. When a phone call is unavailable or would be rude, a quick text can make all of the difference.
There are several new apps that are trying to catch a part of the communication market. Some have come and gone, others are still popping up seemingly daily.
http://www.ehow.com/about_4745121_advantages-text-messaging.html
http://socyberty.com/society/five-benefits-of-text-messaging-in-modern-society/
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