Facebook, Twitter and the like are slowly taking over the world. Its almost ridiculous. I completely put myself in the category of people who are hooked to Facebook and/or Twitter. While it is fun to talk to friends and post pictures etc., these sites can be helpful in society, namely the corporate world. The article " Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" by Frank Langfitt discusses tactics that companies use to recruit employees via Facebook. In a bizarre twist, a recruiter for a global lighting company came across a Facebook profile of a man who she believed would be perfect for a job with her company.
With that being said, privacy is more important to users than we think. Marc Perry's article "Who Cares About Facebook Privacy? Students Do", hits on that. Study shows, according to Danah Boyd and Eszter Hargittai, that most teens modify their privacy settings on Facebook at some point. Between 2009 and 2010, this action increased significantly.
I truly believe that Facebook is a psychological test for all users. They modify the layout and such for a certain period of time until they believe that we have all adapted to it. Just when we think we've got it down pat, they change it again. Its a test to see how long we are going to give in to them before we stop using it. Its hilarious, yet sad at the same time. Whats even sadder is that I am a part of the movement, and I dont plan on leaving just because the layout changes every twelve seconds.
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