This was a funny segment on the Prairie Home Companion from Mothers Day, very timely since we just talked about this in last weeks class. PHC is on the cutting edge of social media and technology as always. It runs about 7 minutes so give it a listen, and be entertained.
Maury
Hahahahahahaha
My mom always gives my sister grief over her facebook nonsense, anytime she sees that Im on, she asks me to flip onto her page. Not quite as overboard as this joke was though.
But its a good reminder that anyone (even our parents) can see what we put online, so BE CAREFUL!!!
Approximately 24 hours after PHC aired its show in Minnesota (my lovely home state and where my parents live) I received an email from Facebook saying my mom had added me as a friend and would like to confirm.
Coincidence? I think not. Sometimes PHC is more true life story than entertaining…
“I received an email from Facebook saying my mom had added me as a friend and would
like to confirm.”
Oh, the potential grief a few well-phrased Wall posts could cause you…
I guess this depends on each person’s relationship with their parents. Some people are close to their parents and take advantage of social media tools to keep in touch. It also helps when parents are tech savvy. On the other hand, there are also many people who would rather cut their leg than have an online relationship with their parents. Pick your battle.
The compromising thing is that Facebook has added many privacy features where you can adjust for specific audiences…
There is also an increase in potential employers and recruiters flocking to social networking sites to check out their candidates. I can see where they are coming from, but I would say there is a certain line of privacy they shouldn’t cross. Ninety-nine percent of the time, what I do in my personal life has no correlation to my capability/qualifications to do a job. Now, that’s scarier than parents viewing my Facebook page.
I agree with Annie. It really depends on people’s relationship with their parents. I don’t really mind if my mom would really check my personal blog or add me in her IM list (if she had any), it would be a good way for us to communicate since there are lots of times that we can’t communicate with each other and end up being mad.
Maybe it shows the gap between the young and old generations. Life would be much more convenient for everyone, i mean “everyone” if there is no age barrier in communication technology.
I really find myself restricting who I invite into my online circles and make sure I act accordingly in the appropriate venue. Everyone on facebook, business contacts on linked in, friends on twitter, and a really hard to remember password on my phone so I cant remember it during a really “good” night out.
I have a feeing my mom might check my Myspace page, but I’d like to pretend that she doesn’t. It’s not private, and there isn’t really anything on there that I would not want her to see. If it gives her a glimpse into my life that she might not get from weekly/monthly phone conversations, well I see no problem with that.