Darker Side of Facebook - Dr. Lawrence Burgee - Stevenson University

Dr. Lawrence Burgee, Department Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems, Brown School of Business and Leadership, Stevenson University, discusses the Darker Side of Facebook on WBAL-TV with Barry Sims, December 5, 2010.

See the Darker Side of Facebook webpage at http://www.burgee.com/facebook .

Things you should NOT do or post on Facebook:

(1) Full birth date - leave out the year (identify theft);
(2) Full address - just show the town (identity theft);
(3) Religion - post NOTHING (you could be seen as a "holy roller");
(4) Political affiliation - post NOTHING (you could be seen as having an "agenda" or "axe to grind");
(5) Names of your children (predators love Facebook; portrays you as irresponsible and shows poor judgment);
(6) NEVER use bad language - NO cursing and swearing (shows poor communication skills and insensitivity);
(7) NEVER "trash talk" your current or past employers (will get you fired; potential future employers will pass on you);
(8) NEVER post dirty, sexual, racial, or ethnic jokes or comments (shows insensitivity, prejudice, and/or racism);
(9) NEVER post questionable photos - NO drugs, alcohol, or dangerous or lewd behavior (shows a complete lack of judgment);
(10) NEVER post photos of your children, or anyone else's (Facebook is a stalker and predator's dream!);
(11) NEVER post to Facebook while at work (unless you really do want to be fired).

Other things to be aware of:

(1) Carefully manage your list of friends (employers will judge you on the company you keep; if many of your friend's party too hard, this assumption will be made about you);
(2) Change your privacy settings to allow only "friends" to view your Facebook pages (be VERY aware of the dangers of "friends of friends" and "everyone" settings!);
(3) Kindly request that your "friends" do not tag you in embarrassing photos (if they do, "un-tag" yourself from the photos).

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