I feel that if my boss asked for my facebook password, I would be highly offended I think that what I do on my private time while I am not working has nothing to do with my job. I personally feel that my private life is seperate from my work and that my work should have no reason to look into my private life. If companies begin looking into their employees personal lives it is unfair because I think that if your personal life is not effecting your work performance then why does your boss have any right to look at what you do on your own time. I think that the conversations you have on your own time shouldnt be accessable to your employer. I would feel that if my boss felt the need to look into my personal convervations that has nothing to do with my job is ridiculous; if what you do isnt effecting your work performance then why would your boss feel the need even to invade your privacy like that. I feel that people are taking facebook to an entirely new level. I think that companies and colleges are taking facebook to a new level I do not see any reason that companies and colleges feel that its necessary to look into such things. I would understand if a employee's personal life was becoming an issue and effecting how they performed at work then I would agree they have some grounds to look into their personal life but I think that simply doing it for no real reason is absolutly ridiculous. I think unless it is effecting my performance at work then they have no reason to have my facebook password because work and personal life should be kept seperate.

Extra Credit

Facebook Password Debate Stirs Deep Social Fears

Published March 27 2012

            Debra Donston-Miller talks about companies that ask for Facebook credentials in this article. She says that if an employer asks for your Facebook user name and password in an interview, you should walk away. These companies are companies that are living in the “Dark Ages”. Giving them this type of information is like giving them the keys to your home. Facebook and other social media websites have strict privacy uses for a reason. The article also mentions that these acts form companies do not violate any laws.

            In my opinion, I do not like companies that ask for social media credentials. I would not want to work for such a company because I feel like they will want to know all personal information that they do not need to know. A person has a right to keep things private. An employee’s social media will not harm a company. Even high-level employees have things they should not have online. As long as they do their job right and give it 100%, companies should not care what they have on social media networks.

Teens Today

           

Teenagers today will be most affected by these companies. Many teenagers post random pictures showing a good memory. Good memories in their minds might be of them partying, drinking, or doing stupid teenage things. They document their lives online without thinking about it. I do not think a company that is hiring should let these past documentations effect the decision on hiring.

What It Means For Potential Employees

           

            Potential employees working for a company that asks for such nonsense will want to leave. No one wants to work for a dictatorship type company. An employee will feel like they cannot trust to stay in the company. “What if they see this?” – this question will be stuck in their mind everyday. Employees will be distracted and go on Facebook regularly to check if anyone posted something unnecessary on their wall. Social media is suppose to be a website for networking and having fun and sharing experiences. Companies should not care about Facebook or any other social media website because it is a waste of time looking through them.

Facebook Password Rights

Is it okay if your boss asks for your Facebook password?

More and more employers are now asking for their employees Facebook password in order to make sure their messages, wall posts and photos are appropriate. This is going against the employees privacy rights and should not feel threatened to hand over their password to their employer.  Employees in an interview feel obligated to give over their password if they really need the job and feel like they will not receive the job if they refuse to give up their password. 


In the following article, "ACLU: Facebook password isn't your boss' business", by Doug Gross on March 22nd, 2012, the American Civil Labor Union is that more and more job employers are asking for social networking passwords. The ACLU also highly believe that it is an invasion of privacy and employers have no right to do such a thing. Robert Collins, a correctional officer, from Baltimore area had his own recent problem when his employer was asking for his Facebook password because his employer wanted to make sure he was not part of any gangs or do any other illegal activities. Collins felt obligated to give up his password because he really needs to keep his job. Another case is Justin Bassett that he was asked for a password during an interview and refused to give it to the interviewer. The article also states that it may be your Facebook password now that employers ask for, but it may be your house key or reading your mail. Reading your private Facebook messages is practically reading your personal mail which is illegal. Also, giving away your Facebook password is also against the privacy rules that you agreed with on Facebook.

There has been a lot of talk about how a person will not get a job if they have pictures of drinking, doing drugs  or statuses about drinking or smoking up on their Facebook because employers will look at that stuff before hiring you. I do not find this wrong because they are looking at stuff that you made public and did not need your Facebook password to look at it. Employers have every right to "Facebook creep" but they have no right to your password. 

Facebook Password isn't your boss business!

The article I’m writing about is called Facebook Password isn’t your boss business. CNN Reporter Doug Gross wrote this on March 22nd 2012. The article talks about how bosses ask for possible employee’s passwords to networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, etc. to get a look into them and what they do. The article also talks about a requirement that some companies are doing like giving your password to be considered for employment. They even go as far as making you “friend” people from the company. An attorney said it is a “violation of privacy” and “people are entitled to their own private lives”. A case where a man was looking to get re-instated as a corrections officer in Baltimore got asked to give up his password. The article showed me a lot about Facebook and the business world that I don’t already know and I loved reading it. The man, from Baltimore, that was looking to get re-instated infuriated me because of the unnecessary steps taken to get his job. The man he went to to get re-instated he gave his password to, then the man logged into his Facebook right in front of him. I found this improper. “I’m looking through your messages, on your wall, and your photos to see if you are in a gang or have any gang affiliation.” Employers shouldn’t be looking into peoples Facebook accounts it is an invasion of privacy and rights. This man was a corrections officer before; he shouldn’t have had to jump through so many hurdles to get the position again. This new way to determine eligibility for a job is ridiculous. Facebook shouldn’t be allowed to determine if someone gets a job. This look on getting a job is a bit ridiculous. I wouldn’t give my own Facebook password to an employer, I wouldn’t even consider it. If I ever was asked I would just walk out of the job interview, or I would ask the employer why my personal account is needed for a business job interview. If he or she proceeded to say that it was necessary I would only login in front of them, I wouldn’t give them my password.

March Madness and Social Networking

I picked the “March Madness and Social Networking” video where Eric Lundquist interviews Butch Stearns on how sports teams use social networking. This video was published in 2010 by UBM TechWeb. They discuss how businesses use social networking to get a crows around what there trying to do and weather it works or not. Butch talked about how every sports team starts out with a basic group of people that follow them called fans. Here in Boston you have Sports nation for the red sox and then you also have events which are your games. At the games they do events that market off something such as prizes or tickets so that it gets peoples interests. They also do it during the game so that they get all the people’s attention who attends the game. It’s all about strategy and when to get people’s attention. They say that even though when the season ends, that doesn’t mean you should stop talking about that team or making events that support them. For example they talk about the Colts and how their quarterback Paten Manning is best known both on and off the field for everything he has done. That’s how every athlete should be and they should give back to their fans on the off season. By doing that it makes you a well-rounded athlete and people will respect you way more. They say that the best way to reach out to your fans is on a personal level instead of a group press release; instead you should reach out to the fans on an individual level and actually have a conversation with them about something that’s going on with the team. They said don’t do what LeBron did when he help a one on one conference and told the interviewer that he was taking his talent to South beach. Do what Manning did when he was going to leave he thanked everyone for the time that he had with the Colts and talked to his fan base personally. Also you can get your business out on twitter because that’s a great social media to get news and ideas out there. Use social media because it can help your cause or your event and use it to your advantage.

Extra Credit Blog

For my extra credit blog I decided to use the article A Giant Undersea Cable Makes the Internet a Split-second Faster. This article was written by David Goldman on March 30, 2012. I picked this article because the title quickly grabbed my attention and I really wanted to learn more on this new discovery. The reason why people can connect to each other’s websites and Skype with one another from every corner of the world is that every continent is actually connected together. With a grouping of cables no larger than one’s home broadband connection, stretch around the bottom of the sea to link together all around the globe. What I find most interesting is that I did not know about this earlier. This is so fascinating and shows that our world is moving in a direction of faster and more efficient energy and technology. There are three companies that are in the course of developing cable networks that will connect London to Tokyo through the polar ice cap. The cables have 10 gigabit-per-second speeds which is 2,000 times faster than your home internet connection. My only question about this is that are we depending all of our internet access on these underwater cables? What if something happens and it gets disconnected, will we all lose power to the internet? According to the article an incident just happened which affected the web. A ship, a little over a month ago, cut services for a large amount of the country when it dropped an anchor on the coast of Kenya. A sudden drop in availability in services in Kenya was noticed by Google. The cables are read on GPS devices which help ships know what spaces to avoid in the ocean when they are out on sea so they do not damage these cords. Also there are outsourced companies that are ready at any time to repair damages that may happen. Having these multiple connecting cables to continents from different locations will let the internet not be disrupted if it is snapped. So if one cable does snap you will still be able to Skype with a friend from around the world.

Password isn't your bosses

The article that I have chosen is ACLU: Facebook Password isn't your boss' business. This article was written by CNN writer Doug Gross. In this article personal privacy towards social media is targeted. The point of this article is that when getting a new job, your boss is now not able to access your social media accounts because of invasion of privacy laws. The main two social media sites that are being targeted are obviously the two most popular: Facebook and Twitter.
A man by the name of Robert Collins from Baltimore says that he was trying to get a job at a company he used to work for. During this the company told him that he had to give them his password to his Facebook. The only reason why he did it was because he really needed the job. From this Robert Collins watched while his boss pulled up his Facebook. He did not like this and asked why he was doing it. The boss said that it was to make sure he wasn't affiliated with any gangs or gang members. This case shows us that with new jobs your lifestyle is a big factor on which jobs you're going to get. I can understand how a company doesn't want any gang members or anyone affiliated with gang members, but this should not be how they go about it. Instead of hacking an employees Facebook to find out this information the company should make the employee sign a contract that states "I'm not affiliated nor have ever been in a gang and I do not know anyone in a gang". This way you don't invade the employees personal life because all your doing is finding out about the persons life.
Another aspect of not giving away your password is pointed out by Doug Gross, he says that in the Facebook Terms of Services area you are not able to share your password. Basically in this article Doug Gross is just pointing out facts that say personal privacy is an issue and companies shouldn't be able to look at your social media accounts if you don't want them to see them. This is completely understandable and reasonable. This gives the people their 4th amendment rights.

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Talia Hohmann Digital Applications April 11, 2012 Blog #4 The article I decided to read and write on is 10 Smart Enterprise Uses for Twitter which was written by Kevin Casey on October 13, 2011. I picked this article because I think that using social networks for promoting and marketing businesses is a smart decision for any company during this era of technology and social media. According to the article 13% of adults are signed up on Twitter which makes it a prime tool for exposing one’s business. Twitter is its own culture and if companies learn how to adapt they will be successful in getting of the messages they want to convey. Also the will be able to read feedback and see what other users say about their company. One way Twitter is used by companies is to recruit top talent employees. Human resources departments are increasing using twitter to draw in and employ qualified job candidates. I find this a smart way of appealing to progressive and technology savvy nominees who could be of important assistance to certain jobs like marketing, sales, and management. Even though it is not an accurate way of recruiting employees it still remains cheaper with time being the only expense. Another way companies use Twitter is to communicate with employees. Larger companies need fast guides for reaching out to their staff especially if there is an emergency. One case is that in Norway, the Proctor & Gamble Company with 127,000 employees worldwide experienced a shooting and the media team used Twitter to ask employees to check in with the emergency assistance program. One thing I disagree about in the article is that it Twitter can be a good communication device between the company and employees but, I feel that this is not an efficient way for getting messages to one another because not everyone has a Twitter and if they do they probably do not check it every day. Twitter can also be a way of keeping track of what your competitors are doing. Your competitors are putting their information out onto the web freely so you can see what their plans are and what their customers are saying about them. This will definitely give you an edge on your competitive market.

3D Printing

The news video broadcast on CNN titled, “A Printer Created This Shoe” reports on the newest printer technology. A company has recently released a 3D printer for sale to the public. This printer works by taking images of the item it will be printing, and combining the images to make a 3D picture, which the printer then uses as the template for its printing. The program used to combine the pictures used can be found on an IPhone, as well as many other apple products, along with any other computer in which the software is installed in.

                Once the 3D image has been created, the printed then begins printing. It makes the 3D print by just building layer upon layer, so finally create a finished product with the 3 dimensions, height, width, and depth. This is a very innovative way or producing something because it cuts out all the waste that would be associated with forming an already solid block of material. It only uses the exact amount of material needed to achieve the desired product.

                I think this product is really cool. The company that produces it claims that the product is inexpensive, costing $1,300. I don’t exactly agree that this is inexpensive. His is a lot of money to pay for a product that many people have never seen work. Also, I’m skeptical as to whether or not this 3D printer works as well at the producers say it does. They claim that it can make fully functional shoes, but to me this just seems unrealistic. Like some of these products that they claim to be able to make require many different materials, and it just seems like a lie that a single printer can produce all these different materials, much less put them together in a way that is fully functional.

                Overall, I think this concept is really cool though. I don’t know if it is anything I would ever buy, but it is certainly something that is pushing the limits of technology, and what kind of advanced technology is available on a civilian and consumer level.    

Extra Credit Article:TweetDeck bug gives access to other users' accounts

Robert Ricci

Article Name: TweetDeck bug gives access to other users' accounts

Date Published: March 30, 2012

Author: Laurie Segall

Link to Article: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/304850

Extra Credit

I chose to read on an article about Twitter, written by Laurie Segall, a writer for CNN. This article talks about different ways to protect your Twitter. For those of you who do not know, a Twitter account is where people write about the actives they are currently doing, although some people use if for jokes, or even advertising. Twitter is mainly just the status bar from Facebook. The article explains of a certain bug that is infecting the Twitter world called Tweetdeck. What this virus does is it hacks into your account and attacks the people you follow and those that follow you. The article explains that this was not the biggest problem Twitter has come across, because it was killed relatively quickly. Speaking for somebody that has a Twitter account and uses it quite often, I think it was a good thing that this virus was killed because it was nothing but a problem for the people infected with it. Even though this virus is gone, there are still many out there that pop up on your Twitter account where all you have to do is click the link and you’re spreading the virus. I remember this happened with Myspace and Facebook when they first became popular. After time the ads slowly declined and people were happy. At first, I believe that a website does have its problems; I am hoping that Twitter will be one to correct them quickly. I know that Twitter is still new, but the owners of Twitter need to figure something out to keep their clients happy or they will move on to something different. I am glad that I read this article because I believe that people always need to brush up on internet safety and the do’s and do not’s of the internet. I have been on the web for many years now, and I still am learning different things daily. I would recommend this article to anybody that is new to Twitter, or not very knowledgeable about the internet, to prevent a virus from happening. 

Article:Facebook password isn't your boss' business

Robert Ricci

Article Name: Facebook password isn't your boss' business

Written By: Doug Gross

Updated On: Thu March 22, 2012

Link to Article: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/304850

The article I chose to read on is regarding Facebook and how it should affect your work life. The article was written by Doug Goss, a writer for CNN. The article explains of how many companies are now asking employees if they have a Facebook, and if yes for the password to their homepage. The company’s main objective is to checkup on workers, to make sure they are ideally representing the company well, even if they aren’t working, mainly to see if you are a quality employee.  Although some people think that they have fooled the system, not all have. Certain companies go as far as having coworkers add a selected person on Facebook as a friend to be able to see all of their information.  As you read on in the article, you can see that the writer (Gross) is strongly against the idea of this happing in modern business. The writer almost in a way frowns upon certain companies that are doing this. In my own personal opinion I think that the argument could go either way. My argument for the Facebook password pass is that if I were an owner of a high end company, I would want to know what my employees look like outside of work. I truly believe that some people act differently around people of authority. I can even admit that I can at times be one of those people. If I were to argue for why any company should not be demanding to ask for a password, my initial argument would be that what people do behind closed doors strictly has to do with them. Truthfully, not many people are doing anything all that terrifying, to potentially hurt a company’s name. Most people just take pictures with friends and family. I understand not everybody does this, but the people that do sum up the masses in my opinion. Another issue I would bring up is pictures of people drinking. If you are of the legal age, it is not a big deal. Period. The drinking age is 21 for the reason that you make the decision on what you want to do. Overall, I believe that if people want these types of things to stop happening, do not post stupid things to Facebook.

Don't Lose Your Phone Survey finds most people will try to access your personal data

            My parents have always told me over and over to not lose my phone.  I'm not sure if its because they're extremely expensive to replace or because when people find them they try to access personal data.  I'm responding to the Article: Most finders of lost phones try to access personal data, survey finds by Amy Gahran, a special to CNN.  The article is about an experiment where they deliberately lost 50 android phones in Los Angles, San Francisco, Washington, New York and Ottawa.  The phones were loaded with identical apps, files and data and none of the phones were secured with a pass code.  Symantec found that in the vast majority of cases more than 95% of the people who found the missing phones tried to access personal or sensitive information, or services such as online banking or e-mail.  Half of the finders made some sort of attempt to return the lost phones by a email or phone number for the owner was listed in the contacts app on each of the decoy's phone.  Some of the stats break down like this:  72% of the lost phone finders looked through stored photos, attempts were made on 60% of the pones to access social media, more than 40% of finders tried to access corporate e-mail and online banking.  53% of finders accessed a fake list of employee salaries and 57% of finders accessed files contained a list of passwords for services on the phone. 

            I was shocked as I read this article as I too have found a phone at Wendy's recently with very low battery, I began to call people on the contacts list and left them messages saying "I found this phone at Wendy's in Sturbridge, Massachusetts and I'm giving it to the manager here."  It wasn't a droid, it was just a basic phone but I never looked through the pictures or anything.   I couldn't believe the percentage of how many people were nosy as looked at many of the things on the phone.  My last phone I had for four years so hopefully my new smartphone will last just as long.  I guess the moral of this story is to have a password on your smartphone and to NOT LOSE THEM like this guy below.        

If you have lost/broke or your phone as been stolen, I recommend checking this link out:

http://voices.yahoo.com/how-replace-lost-broken-stolen-3606367.html

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I chose to write about the article that discusses the uses of Twitter. It's called 10 Smart Enterprise Uses For Twitter, written by Kevin Casy, and was published on October 13, 2011. The article mentions the fact that Twitter has many different uses, and also it is its own language, where you have to be involved by listening as well as talking. You should be a part of a conversation, especially if it is discussing your business or products. Generating referrals is also a prominent aspect of Twitter. According to the blog, one of the first places companies should look is among their current and former employees. It also recommends that you develop strong media relationships within Twitter. Like the technology and entertainment industries, the media business is also quite active on Twitter. Quoting Amy Ziari from the blog, she advises that people "Follow the most important reporters to your company and when you have something of value to add, respond in an authentic way to their tweets". Also more and more reporters are searching for stories through Twitter. Twitter also helps modernize customer service, by potentially cutting down on the call and email volume. It may at least give an otherwise faceless enterprise a chance to show its customers that it actually cares about keeping them. It's also used as a way to recruit people for hire. It is increasingly used as a part of enterprise HR departments and how they attract and hire qualified job candidates. This can determine if people are technology oriented which may be useful in some positions. It's also cheaper to posts things on Twitter than taking out ads in the paper, because the only expense is an employees time and effort. Also you can promote a business as well as yourself. This is poosible because instead of only posting about products and endless sales, an individual may mix a couple posts about sales into other tweets, that way it doesn't become 'white noise', which may result in people's loss of interest. It is also an extremely useful way to communicate with employees. Large enterprises need fast channels for communicating with their people. Twitter's brevity and accessibility offer this opportunity, particularly in situations when other communications channels might be down or otherwise unrealistic. Twitter can also help you 'improve your social media I.Q' because it is a good venue for keeping up with broader social and community developments. Twitter on its own offers a platform for engaging with executives and other influential people in your industry. A social media network such as this can be overpowering and extremely influential. Last but not least, Twitter can provide valuable information on what your competitors are doing, and what others are saying about them, providing valuable information for a company. I'm not really one to follow Twitter but it is really amazing that it has so many uses that can be beneficial to businesses. I have not really thought about it in this way, because for the most part I believed it to be a waste of time and just another way to post your 'every minute action'. Twitter can get you sucked in like any social media network, but according to this article it is useful for some things, you just need to know how to utilize them.

Extra Credit Blog

Wesley Williams

Digital Apps

Extra Credit Blog

TweetDeck bug gives access to other users' accounts

http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/technology/tweetdeck-bug-twitter/index.htm

:By Laurie Segall

@CNNMoneyTech March 30, 2012: 6:56 PM ET

                Hi my name is Wesley Williams, and this summary that I am about to write is extra credit about the article I just read about security, and in this article it was about security problems. It says that twitter had a bug called Tweetdeck, and it was hacking into a lot of users accounts around the world, and how it took a man to tweet it for twitter to realize that it was happening. They said Tweetdeck was an app, and something to be installed on your desktop, and wasn’t designed for what it was being used for. In the article it also states how there is another bug in twitter that they have notified where you could be following somebody or they are following you, but you wouldn’t know or you would but it wouldn’t show up. That wasn’t really a big bug but that is just something a network wouldn’t want part of the program. I chose this article because I am a user of twitter, and for how long this has been going on I never knew anything about it. There is nothing much more I can say about this just take the time out to read the article because it was interesting.

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Blog Post: A 3-D printer created this shoe March 31^st 2012

By William Shea

                The article I viewed was about a new 3D printer. My first thought at this product is it is simply amazing. I am in awe at how crazy this device is. These printers change the way you can do work drastically. The fact that this printer can make almost anything that you can conjure on a cell phone or computer of any kind is absurd. The CNN logo printed in the video is very detailed and comes out very nice and that is just a simple shape. The amount of things that a person could use this printer for are endless. Personally I was fascinated by how quickly and efficiently this 3d printer works.  If I was able to acquire a printer like this any project I would ever had I could make 3D demonstrations and other prop like items with a click of a mouse. Granted this printer definitely costs a lot of money and would be very expensive to maintain. Upon further reading of these printers at Wikipedia I realized that I am a few years from acquiring such a device. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing. Along with being a few years removed from acquiring a 3 dimensional printer, I realized I will need a good amount of money to get it, that I had figured. I found it neat that these printers have been around for a few years and created such things as hearing aids and invisiline braces. Overall I cannot wait to see one of these printers in person because I feel like just watching it work would be interesting. Having the ability to make almost any object on your computer 3d is limitless. In theory you could make objects at your house to aid you in everyday tasks as opposed to purchasing them. Granted this 3d printer creates objects from a computer file but in the event you were to use these objects their durability may be in question. In my opinion you would be better off purchasing an object rather than creating it from your computer.

Blog #4

Wesley Williams

Digital Apps

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ACLU: Facebook password isn't your boss' business

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/22/tech/social-media/facebook-password-employers/index.html?npt=NP1

By Doug Gross, CNN

updated 5:54 PM EDT, Thu March 22, 2012

My name is Wesley Williams, and I am here to summarize what the article I read is about. The article that I chose was about Facebook, but can also include basically anything you use on the internet as like a social network. The article states that in some places (well in the article it says the majority of places are starting to do it) the boss asks you for your password to your social network (in this article it happens to be Facebook), or get other employees to add you on that network, and they state that it is for business reasons to check if you’re a worthy employee. The article makes it seem like an awful idea, and they make it seem like it should be looked down upon, and should never do something like that. I’m not saying that it’s right, or anything but I am also not saying it’s the worst thing to do either. There is pro’s, and cons to this so it can go either way.  I say it could be a good thing because that could actually be a really good way to find out what your employee is doing, not in a stalking way but if he/she is doing something that can effect the business then why would you way them to be with your company, or anything like that, but you don’t need their passwords for that you can go the way of getting other employees to add them and people getting tested in this way can easily by pass it by just deleting there account. On the other hand it is bad because that is like an invasion of privacy like some people could have some really private things on their network , and if your boss has your password then he/she would have access to all of that which is not a good thing. But that is my opinion yours may be different who knows.

Extra Credit Blog

The article that I chose is called “A giant undersea cable makes the internet a split second faster.” It was written by David Goldman from CNN Tech on March 30, 2012. The article talks about how a ship goes around the world dropping cables underwater with buoys attached to them (to let others know they are there) that allow people from continent to continent communicate with each other VIA the internet. The most recent internet cable drop has allowed us to communicate a split second faster. In the article it also talks about the world’s largest underwater cable. The cable is an Indian telecom giant Tata. This cable manages 130,500 miles of fiber all while just sitting at the bottom of the ocean floor. The article also talks about how three companies are currently trying to come up with a way to build cable networks through the polar ice cap to make communication between London and Tokyo far easier and faster anything seen before. What the three companies are trying to achieve is a speed of up to 10 gigabit-per-second speeds. If the three companies are successful it would have a drastic effect on the internet’s latency currently. The internet’s latency would be reduced by 60 milliseconds. The reason why underwater cables are being used more is because it doesn’t take away from the look of the area while trying to fasten the internet speed. The second reason is because it is pretty much safe from all destruction, be it a tornado, high winds, hurricane, etc. This makes it much more money efficient, which makes the use of them want to be increased because they aren’t being torn down as easily as they would if they were up in the air being held up. The even more attractiveness to producers is the fact that at the pressure of the water, the cables could be untouched forever. These reasons alone are a great reason to start using underwater cables, but you also have to look at what inhabits the water, the animals, and the sea life. How is it affecting them, that should be a concern of ours as well.

Does my Boss Want my Facebook password?

          I found this article really interesting as I know employers during an interview will have already looked up your're Facebook etc, to see what kind of a person you are.  That's why you need to have your settings set properly, so not just anyone can poke around at your profile.  I can't believe the correction officer gave up his information.  I told myself I wouldn't as I read this article that I would never give my Facebook information to a potential employer, but then again if I needed the job for the money/benefits I probably would.  I also thought about I have nothing on my Facebook that I believe would put me in jeopardy for getting a job or not getting the job.

          This article is about Bosses of companies are more commonly asking for potential employees' passwords for Facebook.  Where they then log in and poke around looking for "if they are part of a gang or have an affiliation with a gang".  This clearly not only violates the persons personal space but violates  Facebook's Terms of Service by giving out your're password.  In addition to Maryland, Lawmakers in Illinois are considering legislation that would ban the practice by employers.  I am all for banning this practice because it would eliminate the awkward moment during an interview when you're boss asks about your Facebook.

I found this article which may be a good read for anyone applying for a job in a state where they haven't banned employers asking for your Facebook information!
http://mashable.com/2012/04/08/employer-facebook-password/

 

Blog # 4

I chose the article about Twitter. It talks about the 10 uses for Twitter. The first use is to listen what others are saying about you. This is very true because people can tweet about performing an activity with you, for example going to the movie with you or could also be writing some mean things about you without using your name. The second use is generating referrals. You can see what others are recommending as a store, but it's also a way to network with work, school or maybe even your job. The third use is developing a strong media relationship. This means having a connection with the media and knowing what is going on in the world with the news, politics, fashion and weather. The fourth use is modernizing customer service. People can get customer service by tweeting back and forth. Also, others than need customer service can see that's it's a problem for others and not just themselves. The fifth use is recruiting top talents. People can be hired or jobs can be looked at on Twitter. If the company sees someone on twitter, they can recruit them right on Twitter. Twitter also allows you to promote your business and yourself, which is the sixth use. You can give your business more attraction by giving your Twitter followers special deals for your business. You can also promote yourself to be ready for a job interview or just to look like a great candidate to be picked as the class President. The seventh use is communicating with employees. You as the employer can communicate with your employees better and faster on Twitter. The eighth use is improving your social media IQ. It's interesting to see how many conversations use a hash-tag and that hash-tag is used all over the world. The ninth use is networking with industry executives and influencers. This allows you to keep in contact with the higher boss of you and make sure you are on the right track. Last, but not least, keep tabs on your competitors, as the tenth use. It's nice to see what the competitors are doing for their next idea or product. Also, people tweet about their good and bad so you will most likely have a chance to see your competitors have a bad streak. It's good to be able to see the changes. I love Twitter and I feel all these uses are very helpful.

Blog #4

The article that I chose is called “FacebookPassword isn’t your boss’ business”. It was written by CNN Reporter Doug Gross on March 22^nd 2012. In the article it talks about how bosses are now asking for potential employees’ passwords to social media networking sites to get a more throughout insight into their potential employee. In the article it talks about huge controversies such as giving your password up to be “considered for employment, or be-friend on Facebook people from that company so they can keep an eye on you. This controversy has gotten attention from an ACLU attorney, who said it is a “violation of privacy” and “people are entitled to their own private lives”.  In the article it discussed a particular case where a man who was looking to get re-instated as a corrections officer in Baltimore got asked to give up his password. This particular case when I read about it in this article very much aggravated me for many reasons. The man was looking to get re-instated which meant he already was, so I felt this level of difficulty was ridiculous. Secondly, because after he gave him his private information, reluctantly of course, he proceeded to login right in front of him. This was extremely unprofessional, first for even asking, second for actually logging in. When the man asked him why, his response was “I’m looking through your messages, on your wall, and your photos to see if you are in a gang or have any gang affiliation.” This extremely outraged me, because of the fact that employers have no stooped this low, and secondly because of this particular case. This man has been a corrections officer before; he was just going to get re-instated. He got instated in the first place for a reason; they obviously did a very extensive background check before they even allowed him to be a corrections officer in the first place. I feel that this new “policy” is ridiculous, but in these tough times, with how the economy is going people can’t afford to not accommodate what the employers want because they need the jobs and that is unfortunate, because they have to give up their own personal privacy in the process.  

3D printing

A 3-D Printer Created This Shoe (March 31, 2012)

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2012/03/31/nr-kaye-3d-printer.cnn#/video/tech/2012/03/31/nr-kaye-3d-printer.cnn

3D printing is not a brand new technology. It has been around for a few years now. A 3D printer will actually create an object that a person can physically pick up and maybe even use. The printer uses a type of plastic and creates layers to build an object from the ground up. On CNN, they had 3 of these #D printers printing different objects. The person who owned the printers had made a small head that resembled that of the CNN anchor. The printers can print in color, so virtually any object is within reach in a few minutes. This printer is not only very cool, but it can be extremely useful to a company that wants to create prototypes or models inexpensively. We had an old 3D printer in my high school, but it was not nearly as good as the ones seen on this news clip. The one in my high school created a rough object in only one color. It was interesting to see how technology has improved since the 3D printing was first invented, and it made me think of all the things I could make with one of the printers. I think that the most common use would be for companies that make small objects and need to make models to work with and improve on. I can only think of one idea to improve on this technology. I have no idea how this would work, but a 3D printer would be able to create virtually anything if it could switch materials. As of now, it can only print with a single material, which is a sort of plastic. It makes strong objects and being able to print in as many colors as a regular printer can is an improvement on the old technology. But being able to print with different materials would allow a company such as apple to create prototypes with the materials they are fond of using, such as glass, brushed aluminum, and chrome. This may have a place in the future, but for now, the 3D printer is a very useful tool.