by Derek Morrison, first posted 9 February 2011, updated 23 February
The Secret History of Social Networking is a series of three podcasts from the BBC that are well worth downloading by students of all things social media related. I found the whole series interesting but in particular I draw attention to programme three which includes a consideration of privacy,sharing information online, and about what online social networking is doing to our relationships. Sample the following and reflect on the potential consequences of all those smartphone movies, audios and pictures that live on in cyberspace years after the “star ” has moved on to new lives.
“The personal and professional are better kept distinct. It’s a question of how you project yourself and how you actually move in those spaces. Everyone has had the experience of being drunk at a party and it’s not the end of the world, but it is actually a testimony to judgement in terms of how that is being projected. In a modern networked world we are all brands and you want to be attentive to what brands you are creating.” (Reid Hoffman, co-founder, LinkedIn at time ~11:38-12:42 into the third podcast).
Reputation management as a worthy inclusion for the “academic literacies in the digital age” staff and student curriculum?
