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Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:43 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Keith Bogen SPHR" hrslugger2002
Many of you know that I am not a proponent of Facebook and do not currently have a FB profile. I've chosen other avenues of social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Yahoo) to share information and have abstained from the FB to this point. Contrary to some belief, I do not think that FB is a bad tool... in fact, properly used, it can be immensely powerful and positive. However, it seems to have the most "user errors" of any networking tool currently available. The belief that one can post anything one wants and keep it secret - or the belief that all emotions and daily behaviors should be posted - often leads to tremendous damage being incurred by individuals, particularly in the professional world.
Enough said... that is a topic for an entirely different discussion. Here is an interesting perspective on having a FB account... or not. There are career-related implications for this line of thinking as well. Interesting stuff...
Thanks for the share, AK.
All the best,
Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS - MASenior Human Resources Business Partner
Chief Networking Officer
Whine & Dine Networkinghttp://whineanddine.org
+1-609-577-1061 Mobile & Text
Keith.Bogen@yahoo.com
http://linkedin.com/in/keithbogen
"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you
have done something for someone who will
never be able to repay you." ~ Ruth Smeltzer
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2012/08/06/beware-tech-abandoners-people-without-facebook-accounts-are-suspicious/
Beware, Tech Abandoners. People Without Facebook Accounts Are 'Suspicious.'The term "Crackberry" seems silly today — and not just because consumers
OD'ed on Blackberry and moved on to iDealers. The term arose in an
earlier "aughts" time when Blackberry dominated the smartphone market
and lawyers and execs were nearly the only ones who had them, due to
their need to be able to respond to email immediately. Things have
changed. Now we all need to be able to respond to email immediately. And to tweet. And to instantly share our photos on Facebook. We're all addicted to technology now, and not just to the Blackberry.
We're "addicted" to our iPhones, and Facebook, and Twitter, and Android, and Pinterest, and iPads, and Word with Friends, and
fill-in-the-blank-with-your-digital-dope-of-choice.
The sudden and dramatic advent of social-media-enabling technologies
into our lives seems to be causing some mid-digital-life crises. Not
only has Silicon Valley developed a guilty conscience about addicting us to screens, we the users are starting to question how technology is changing us:
making us fat, making us unhealthy, making us depressed, making us
lonely, making us narcissistic, and making us waste time worrying about
whether it's making us fat, unhealthy, depressed, narcissistic and/or
lonely. That's leading some users to consider abandoning the whole
enterprise. My colleague Haydn Shaughnessy gave up his smartphone last year. Now, inspired by the example of former Facebooker Katherine Losse, he's considering giving up Facebook.
I am writing with some words of caution. I used to say that "if you're not on Facebook, it's possible you don't actually exist." I think it's time to update that, courtesy of Slashdot: Facebook abstainers will be labeled suspicious. Is Facebook Making You Lonely? Don't Be Stupid.
Jeff Bercovici Forbes Staff
Sitting is Killing You
Erik Kain Contributor
Facebook, Twitter? Can The Decline of Social Media Come Fast Enough?
Haydn Shaughnessy Contributor
We're All Internet Addicts, And We're All Screwed, Says Newsweek
Jeff Bercovici Forbes Staff
Slashdot flagged a German news story in which an expert
noted that mass murderers Anders Breivik and James Holmes both lacked
much of a social media presence, leading to the conclusion, in
Slashdot's phrasing, that "not having a Facebook account could be the
first sign that you are a mass murderer."
That's a tad extreme, but I'm seeing the suggestion more and more
often that a missing Facebook account raises red flags. After a woman
found out via Facebook that a man who'd 'poked' her in real life had a
long term girlfriend, she turned to digital manners advice givers Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe of Slate to ask whether she should tell the girlfriend. They said she should and then went on a digression about transparent romances in the age of
Facebook:
Farhad: I
think we've mentioned it before that if you are going out with someone
and they don't have a Facebook profile, you should be suspicious.
>Emily: Wait a minute. You may have mentioned that.
>Farhad: I
think I've recommended that. You know why, though? Imagine if this guy
didn't have a Facebook profile. That's why. You should be suspicious of
someone who is not making your relationship known publicly on a site
like Facebook. I'm going to go on record with that.
>Emily: I'm
fine with people not having a Facebook page if they don't want one.
However, I think you're right. If you're of a certain age and you meet
someone who you are about to go to bed with, and that person doesn't
have a Facebook page, you may be getting a false name. It could be some
kind of red flag.
>via Transcript: Facebook stalker: Should I tell a cheating guy's girlfriend that we hooked up? – Slate Magazine.
It's not just love seekers who worry about what the lack of a
Facebook account means. Anecdotally, I've heard both job seekers and
employers wonder aloud about what it means if a job candidate doesn't
have a Facebook account. Does it mean they deactivated it because it was full of red flags? Are they hiding something?
The idea that a Facebook resister is a potential mass murderer, flaky employee, and/or person who
struggles with fidelity is obviously flawed. There are people who choose not to be Facebookers for myriad non-psychopathic reasons: because they find it too addictive, or because they hold their privacy
dear, or because they don't actually want to know what their old high
school buddies are up to. My own boyfriend isn't on Facebook and I don't hold it against him (too much).
But it does seem that increasingly, it's expected that everyone is on Facebook in some capacity, and that a negative assumption is starting
to arise about those who reject the Big Blue Giant's siren call.
Continuing to navigate life without having this digital form of
identification may be like trying to get into a bar without a driver's
license.
Case in point: Katherine Losse, the ex-Facebook employee that quit the company and the social network after cashing in her stock options, and who inspired my colleague to consider UnFacebooking, couldn't stay off Facebook for
long. She wound up opening a new account.
"You can't get away from it. It's everything. It's everywhere," she toldthe Washington Post. "The moment we're in now is about trying to deal with all this
technology rather than rejecting it, because obviously we can't reject
it entirely."
Well, you can, but it might lead to your being rejected down the line too.
* Updated August 7 to include some reasons why a person might
choose not to be on Facebook, beyond being too busy planning commando
attacks.
* Another update: Haydn responds(and critiques)!
* And another update: A follow-up story from me, "You Don't Need A Facebook Account To Be Considered 'Normal' (But It Helps)"
Read more:
What Facebook Hands Over To The Police When A User Is Suspected Of Murder
Using Twitter To Identify Psychopaths
Is Facebook Making You Lonely? Don't Be Stupid
Facebook Can Tell You If A Person Is Worth Hiring
Enough said... that is a topic for an entirely different discussion. Here is an interesting perspective on having a FB account... or not. There are career-related implications for this line of thinking as well. Interesting stuff...
Thanks for the share, AK.
All the best,
Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS - MASenior Human Resources Business Partner
Chief Networking Officer
Whine & Dine Networkinghttp:
+1-609-577-1061 Mobile & Text
Keith.Bogen@
http://linkedin.
"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you
have done something for someone who will
never be able to repay you." ~ Ruth Smeltzer
http://www.forbes.
Beware, Tech Abandoners. People Without Facebook Accounts Are 'Suspicious.
OD'ed on Blackberry and moved on to iDealers. The term arose in an
earlier "aughts" time when Blackberry dominated the smartphone market
and lawyers and execs were nearly the only ones who had them, due to
their need to be able to respond to email immediately. Things have
changed. Now we all need to be able to respond to email immediately. And to tweet. And to instantly share our photos on Facebook. We're all addicted to technology now, and not just to the Blackberry.
We're "addicted" to our iPhones, and Facebook, and Twitter, and Android, and Pinterest, and iPads, and Word with Friends, and
fill-in-the-
The sudden and dramatic advent of social-media-
into our lives seems to be causing some mid-digital-
only has Silicon Valley developed a guilty conscience about addicting us to screens, we the users are starting to question how technology is changing us:
making us fat, making us unhealthy, making us depressed, making us
lonely, making us narcissistic, and making us waste time worrying about
whether it's making us fat, unhealthy, depressed, narcissistic and/or
lonely. That's leading some users to consider abandoning the whole
enterprise. My colleague Haydn Shaughnessy gave up his smartphone last year. Now, inspired by the example of former Facebooker Katherine Losse, he's considering giving up Facebook.
I am writing with some words of caution. I used to say that "if you're not on Facebook, it's possible you don't actually exist." I think it's time to update that, courtesy of Slashdot: Facebook abstainers will be labeled suspicious. Is Facebook Making You Lonely? Don't Be Stupid.
Jeff Bercovici Forbes Staff
Sitting is Killing You
Erik Kain Contributor
Facebook, Twitter? Can The Decline of Social Media Come Fast Enough?
Haydn Shaughnessy Contributor
We're All Internet Addicts, And We're All Screwed, Says Newsweek
Jeff Bercovici Forbes Staff
Slashdot flagged a German news story in which an expert
noted that mass murderers Anders Breivik and James Holmes both lacked
much of a social media presence, leading to the conclusion, in
Slashdot's phrasing, that "not having a Facebook account could be the
first sign that you are a mass murderer."
That's a tad extreme, but I'm seeing the suggestion more and more
often that a missing Facebook account raises red flags. After a woman
found out via Facebook that a man who'd 'poked' her in real life had a
long term girlfriend, she turned to digital manners advice givers Farhad Manjoo and Emily Yoffe of Slate to ask whether she should tell the girlfriend. They said she should and then went on a digression about transparent romances in the age of
Facebook:
Farhad: I
think we've mentioned it before that if you are going out with someone
and they don't have a Facebook profile, you should be suspicious.
>Emily: Wait a minute. You may have mentioned that.
>Farhad: I
think I've recommended that. You know why, though? Imagine if this guy
didn't have a Facebook profile. That's why. You should be suspicious of
someone who is not making your relationship known publicly on a site
like Facebook. I'm going to go on record with that.
>Emily: I'm
fine with people not having a Facebook page if they don't want one.
However, I think you're right. If you're of a certain age and you meet
someone who you are about to go to bed with, and that person doesn't
have a Facebook page, you may be getting a false name. It could be some
kind of red flag.
>via Transcript: Facebook stalker: Should I tell a cheating guy's girlfriend that we hooked up? – Slate Magazine.
It's not just love seekers who worry about what the lack of a
Facebook account means. Anecdotally, I've heard both job seekers and
employers wonder aloud about what it means if a job candidate doesn't
have a Facebook account. Does it mean they deactivated it because it was full of red flags? Are they hiding something?
The idea that a Facebook resister is a potential mass murderer, flaky employee, and/or person who
struggles with fidelity is obviously flawed. There are people who choose not to be Facebookers for myriad non-psychopathic reasons: because they find it too addictive, or because they hold their privacy
dear, or because they don't actually want to know what their old high
school buddies are up to. My own boyfriend isn't on Facebook and I don't hold it against him (too much).
But it does seem that increasingly, it's expected that everyone is on Facebook in some capacity, and that a negative assumption is starting
to arise about those who reject the Big Blue Giant's siren call.
Continuing to navigate life without having this digital form of
identification may be like trying to get into a bar without a driver's
license.
Case in point: Katherine Losse, the ex-Facebook employee that quit the company and the social network after cashing in her stock options, and who inspired my colleague to consider UnFacebooking, couldn't stay off Facebook for
long. She wound up opening a new account.
"You can't get away from it. It's everything. It's everywhere," she toldthe Washington Post. "The moment we're in now is about trying to deal with all this
technology rather than rejecting it, because obviously we can't reject
it entirely."
Well, you can, but it might lead to your being rejected down the line too.
* Updated August 7 to include some reasons why a person might
choose not to be on Facebook, beyond being too busy planning commando
attacks.
* Another update: Haydn responds(and critiques)!
* And another update: A follow-up story from me, "You Don't Need A Facebook Account To Be Considered 'Normal' (But It Helps)"
Read more:
What Facebook Hands Over To The Police When A User Is Suspected Of Murder
Using Twitter To Identify Psychopaths
Is Facebook Making You Lonely? Don't Be Stupid
Facebook Can Tell You If A Person Is Worth Hiring
Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:22 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Keith Bogen SPHR" hrslugger2002
Fascinating... this is from one of my first degree LI connections...
All the best,
Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS - MASenior Human Resources Business Partner
Chief Networking Officer
Whine & Dine Networkinghttp://whineanddine.org
+1-609-577-1061 Mobile & Text
Keith.Bogen@yahoo.com
http://linkedin.com/in/keithbogen
"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you
have done something for someone who will
never be able to repay you." ~ Ruth Smeltzer
Career Trends have changed and I wrote this new blog
post to help people feel more empowered in this lackluster economy. My
blog post is also part of a competition that ends tomorrow! I would be
greatly appreciate it if you could share it with your communities who
might find it useful. Thank you!
-Donna
Become Your Own Job Creator in 10 Simple Steps | JobMob
Maybe what you're looking for has been right in front of you all along. This is a guest post by Donna Sweidan. If you'd also
like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines.
You may have noticed that the...
jobmob.co.il http://jobmob.co.il/blog/job-creator-for-yourself/
All the best,
Keith Bogen, SPHR - MS - MASenior Human Resources Business Partner
Chief Networking Officer
Whine & Dine Networkinghttp:
+1-609-577-1061 Mobile & Text
Keith.Bogen@
http://linkedin.
"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you
have done something for someone who will
never be able to repay you." ~ Ruth Smeltzer
Career Trends have changed and I wrote this new blog
post to help people feel more empowered in this lackluster economy. My
blog post is also part of a competition that ends tomorrow! I would be
greatly appreciate it if you could share it with your communities who
might find it useful. Thank you!
-Donna
Become Your Own Job Creator in 10 Simple Steps | JobMob
Maybe what you're looking for has been right in front of you all along. This is a guest post by Donna Sweidan. If you'd also
like to guest post here on JobMob, follow these guest post guidelines.
You may have noticed that the...
jobmob.co.il http://jobmob.
Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:14 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Westchester Networking Organization" wno1635
Sent from my mobile device
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportlibrary.org >
*Date:* September 19, 2012 13:49:19 EDT
*To:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportlibrary.org >
*Subject:* *upcoming jobseeker events*
Hello everyone,
In addition to the details of upcoming library events, I�ve attached a
flyer about a career fair in Greenwich.
Best wishes,
Sylvia
*Sylvia A. Schulman*, Business Librarian
Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203.291.4844 fax: 203.291.4856
sschulman@westportlibrary.org
www.westportlibrary.org
*Jobseekers: Energize Your Job Search*
Monday, Sep 24, 2012 *12:00 PM - 2:00 PM* *NOTE THIS UNUSUAL TIME!*
Westport Library McManus Room
Gain an advantage by using valuable online tools such as *Reference USA,
LexisNexis *and *Business & Company Resource Center. *Learn how to identify
your key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth background
information for greater success in networking and interviewing.
*Jobseeker Special: How to Create New Work, a Process for Change and Its
Financial Implications for the Jobseeker*
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Westport Library McManus Room
Career consultants *Erika Steffen* and *Rosemary Williams* see that the
current shifting economic environment demands a new look at work and money.
This seminar will be an overview of the process to take in career
transition, i.e., how does one create new work? In addition, how does one
deal with the financial challenges of career transition? This presentation
will give the participant insights regarding job creation and financial
decision making. Worksheets provided.
*Jobseeker Special: Decoding Job Descriptions for a Successful Job Search*
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Westport Library McManus Room
*Melanie Szlucha* of RedInc.biz will cover strategies to �read� a company�s
corporate culture to build a picture of what their ideal candidate looks
like, pick up on specific key words and phrases, and incorporate all of
that information to understand the position as a whole. You will learn some
specific methods to customize a resume and cover letter to demonstrate that
you fit the company�s needs.
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportl
*Date:* September 19, 2012 13:49:19 EDT
*To:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportl
*Subject:* *upcoming jobseeker events*
Hello everyone,
In addition to the details of upcoming library events, I�ve attached a
flyer about a career fair in Greenwich.
Best wishes,
Sylvia
*Sylvia A. Schulman*, Business Librarian
Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203.291.4844 fax: 203.291.4856
sschulman@westportl
www.westportlibrary
*Jobseekers: Energize Your Job Search*
Monday, Sep 24, 2012 *12:00 PM - 2:00 PM* *NOTE THIS UNUSUAL TIME!*
Westport Library McManus Room
Gain an advantage by using valuable online tools such as *Reference USA,
LexisNexis *and *Business & Company Resource Center. *Learn how to identify
your key companies, spot industry trends, and get in-depth background
information for greater success in networking and interviewing.
*Jobseeker Special: How to Create New Work, a Process for Change and Its
Financial Implications for the Jobseeker*
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Westport Library McManus Room
Career consultants *Erika Steffen* and *Rosemary Williams* see that the
current shifting economic environment demands a new look at work and money.
This seminar will be an overview of the process to take in career
transition, i.e., how does one create new work? In addition, how does one
deal with the financial challenges of career transition? This presentation
will give the participant insights regarding job creation and financial
decision making. Worksheets provided.
*Jobseeker Special: Decoding Job Descriptions for a Successful Job Search*
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Westport Library McManus Room
*Melanie Szlucha* of RedInc.biz will cover strategies to �read� a company�s
corporate culture to build a picture of what their ideal candidate looks
like, pick up on specific key words and phrases, and incorporate all of
that information to understand the position as a whole. You will learn some
specific methods to customize a resume and cover letter to demonstrate that
you fit the company�s needs.
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Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:15 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Westchester Networking Organization" wno1635
Ken
Sent from my mobile device
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportlibrary.org >
*Date:* September 19, 2012 14:06:42 EDT
*To:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportlibrary.org >
*Subject:* *Mondays at 7 Indeed.com presentation*
Hi again,
We had Mike Werch here at the library in July to talk about the best ways
to use the powerful Indeed.com job search website. He gave an excellent
talk. If you missed it, or if you want to learn more, here�s info on his
upcoming talk at the Mondays@7 networking group.
Sylvia
*Sylvia A. Schulman*, Business Librarian
Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203.291.4844 fax: 203.291.4856
sschulman@westportlibrary.org
www.westportlibrary.org
Sent from my mobile device
Begin forwarded message:
*From:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportl
*Date:* September 19, 2012 14:06:42 EDT
*To:* "Schulman, Sylvia" <sschulman@westportl
*Subject:* *Mondays at 7 Indeed.com presentation*
Hi again,
We had Mike Werch here at the library in July to talk about the best ways
to use the powerful Indeed.com job search website. He gave an excellent
talk. If you missed it, or if you want to learn more, here�s info on his
upcoming talk at the Mondays@7 networking group.
Sylvia
*Sylvia A. Schulman*, Business Librarian
Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880
203.291.4844 fax: 203.291.4856
sschulman@westportl
www.westportlibrary
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