How Not To Lose Face on Facebook, for Professors

Jefrey Young points out a very good example of how Facebook can damage people's face in a matter of seconds. In this case Young is talking about professors, and how posting comments or information can affect their jobs. One night, a religion professor at Dartmouth College updated her profile saying that she had consulted an online encyclopedia to get ready for next days class. The problem here was that she thought that the Facebook account she set up was only to be seen by people she added or confirmed as friends, but she made a mistake; she had no idea that her Facebook was set up for anyone to see and access. 

Blog reports including shots of the professor were posted from students at Dartmouth and before you know it linkage from this blogs were past on to many people. Imagine how this professor felt like? Young points out that for years college administrators have warned students to watch carefully what they do in online social realms, to no post too much that might hurt their reputation, now, Young says that due to the catching fever of Facebook from professors and administrators, they should have their own advice. 

I totally agree with what Young is trying to get across. I believe Facebook's power to get people to get an account it's incredibly persuasive, who would of thought that adults, parents, professors would begin to encounter in such social realms. It has become a part of people's lives and many of us are using it a wrong way. Young's example of the professor at Dartmouth College says it all. Students have been advice by the school they are attending, not only Dartmouth but many more around the nation, how to use Facebook in a moderate way. I think adults such as professors in this case, come up with their own advice so they don't embarrass or hurt students and especially parents that are paying for the education.

One of the big problems Young points out about adults using Facebook is that they do not know how create an account properly. By properly, I mean to pay attention to every detailed option you have to choose from and set your settings they you want them to be, in this case make it private for random people to check out and public for those you know and have relationships with. This is the mistake the religion teacher at Dartmouth committed that cost her almost to lose her face around campus. 

Young in this article has a paragraph that guides you step by step on how to set up your private settings. You should check it out.