Reaction Paper #1 due 1-21

Background on Facebook:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/32261

http://www.newsweek.com/id/207843

Privacy concerns:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122170459104151023.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

http://www.startribune.com/local/west/13549646.html

http://www.newsweek.com/id/32332

http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1055.html

I'd like you discuss whether you think it is right for schools or workplaces to use information gathered from Facebook for punishment. If a student on a sports team signs a pledge not to drink, and they are "caught" on Facebook, should they be kicked off the team? Should employers be searching Facebook profiles when hiring?
Finally, what is your personal experience (if any) with these sites? Do you take any precautions? Has anyone ever posted something about you that you didn't want up, and what did you do? Is there anything you can do to be "safe"?

If you use quotes from the articles above, you can say it like this:

Sarah Kliff says in Newsweek, "I spend an inordinate amount of time like this, worrying about what's in my online profile. When I graduated from college this May, I decided it was time for a Facebook makeover."

Or... According to the Wall Street Journal article, etc etc etc.

Try to use examples from the reading to make your point. You have about 500-700 words. You can go longer if you want. This isn't as formal as a research paper, but I still expect complete sentences and grammar. You don't have to use outside sources but if you do be sure to cite them.

You can turn it in during class or email it to me before class.

Andy