What made blogging what it is today?
Blogging has become the new internet phenom that is almost an addiction to most people who use it daily. Companies now use blogs to see how their customers feel about their products, to find out suggested improvements and see what competition has to offer. I am afraid that blogging will turn into something negative as many things on the internet have; ie Facebook and MySpace. They both started out as great ideas but have gone too far in their innovations that it has become a turn off. Facebook used to be for college students who want to stay connected with their friends at different schools, but now it is has become a resume for employers, dating service for the young and old and a way for administration to check up on students and especially athletes.
Over the past 3 years, many college sports teams have had seasons postponed or even cancelled because of their facebook profiles and pictures showing alcohol or initiation rituals. Many athletes decided to get off of facebook completely beacuse of the risks. I certainally hope facebook did not intend to head in this direction, but it is bound to happen in all blogging. How is a company supposed to trust the feedback when they dont know who is writing and if it is sincere?
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Blogging has, unfortunately, become a norm these days. It is disheartening to hear about people's lives and athletics suffering from the use of a public tool. Yet, I do not think it is inherently evil. Blogging for businesses will never turn into something negative. It may have its drawbacks, but I feel that it has far greater positives. Take, for instance, product design and implementation based of user and potential user feedback. Blogging is a useful tool for companies as a means of communication that was untapped before the technological revolution.
On the other hand, we have the school profiles and athletes in trouble because of posted content. What I have to say is that there is nothing wrong with what administration is doing. "Most" students who get in trouble deserve it. Initiation/ritruals are not allowed. So why get upset when you get caught when someone posts the content online? It's your own fault in the first place! The same thing goes for underage drinking. I'm not against other people doing it (I personally don't drink). However, I feel that people can't complain when they get caught for doing illegal activities when it's posted online.
What happens if something is posted that isn't true/sincere? Businesses and individuals alike shouldn't have to prove themselves. The reputation of the individual or business should be enough to deal with occasional mishaps. People will be people. Yet, if there is a large "abuse" of negative feedback, there might be more to the person in question that what can be perceived.
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Although Facebook has become an increasingly dangerous venture for sports teams and even members of greek life, the heavy reliance on Facebook may be bringing it back to being a useful tool.
As companies are using Facebook to research potential employees, students are learning what portions of their lives should be publicized and what should be private. The fact that some sports teams are encouraged to stay away from blogging and Facebook shows that internet tools are useful. Students are learning their own form of censorship. What is the point of having pictures of yourself performing a keg stand or doing a line of coke?
When Facebook was only open to students with .edu e-mail addresses, students were publicizing their lives without shame. Since opening Facebook up to the public, students have had to be careful with what they display about themselves but they are still able to communicate with old friends and new ones. Facebook is merely self-correcting itself after opening the network up to the public. Businesses and schools using facebook for their own needs is causing Facebook to become a better social network because it provides more lessons and career opportunities to students.
I have to disagree with you STEPHEN. As an athlete I am still a regular student and want to have fun. There are pictures I don't post that may show some inappropriate things but this should be just shared among me and my friends who understand that it is just a joke. You are saying because I am good at a sport I should have this privilege taking away?
I'm not so sure about that.
Do I think it should be kept between my friends and I and not some person looking for trouble?
We all represent our school no matter if we are athletes or regular students. If there are pictures of anyone doing something against any kind of rules of conduct it can be conceived as letting down the school not just athletes.
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