tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post8447554443022446781..comments2024-03-26T06:07:35.453+01:00Comments on Kalinago English: Facebook and the Edu-MarketersKALINAGO ENGLISHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-4109058824890294402010-05-28T16:40:21.440+02:002010-05-28T16:40:21.440+02:00I agree. I started friending people when I got int...I agree. I started friending people when I got into FB, around the time I got into Twitter, since I didn't FB before. Now I regret a lot of that, since I've started to use it to stay in touch with friends I'd lost sight of. They, in fact, are the only reason I'm still on FB. I could start unfriending the people I don't know - mostly teachers, actually, who don't blog and seem to be connected to other teachers on FB - but how stupid would that be?? It's a bit of a mess, actually.Anne Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225113474074315864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-63678309717478076342010-05-21T00:19:21.445+02:002010-05-21T00:19:21.445+02:00Great rant Karenne!
Facebook is definitely non-pr...Great rant Karenne!<br /><br />Facebook is definitely non-professional to me and as far as possible I intend to keep it that way.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498348608169698035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-52246702522785955112010-05-19T18:58:55.627+02:002010-05-19T18:58:55.627+02:00Yep, am with you on this one - wouldn't want t...Yep, am with you on this one - wouldn't want to use my personal facebook space for networking, either. <br /><br />IIRC, you can fiddle with the settings on Facebook to keep pretty much everything private if you want to and prevent people who aren't already part of your network from finding you on there, if that's what you're after; though as Mike points out, going through the process can be a bit of a pain...<br /><br />SueSue Lyon-Joneshttp://the-pln-staff-lounge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-14740123868175534572010-05-19T10:03:18.093+02:002010-05-19T10:03:18.093+02:00Hi Shelly,
Yes - unfortunately when you're ta...Hi Shelly,<br /><br />Yes - unfortunately when you're tagged that content then shows up on your name and especially for people like us (public edubloggers) we have to be a bit careful about what others determine to be "our" work! <br /><br />Madness, eh - sometimes I wonder about all this social-media and what it will do to my career down the line - I love the work I do but also feel quite odd about having to be so ever-vigilant these days: checking my name on google is no longer a "narcissistic hobby" LOL - but now a "making-sure-no-one-influences-my-profile-negatively" as I'm the one allowed to do that! :-)KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-276378476832473452010-05-19T09:58:12.333+02:002010-05-19T09:58:12.333+02:00Thank you Karenne for this post! I didn't real...Thank you Karenne for this post! I didn't realize the intentions behind tagging me in random items. I've had this happen a few times with people tagging me in videos, etc. and not seeing myself in the video, etc. Now that I'm aware I'm going to have to start untagging myself.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684822465119403296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-32099503891343496652010-05-19T08:25:47.422+02:002010-05-19T08:25:47.422+02:00and then there is that :-)
BUT no to brandedcompa...and then there is that :-)<br /><br />BUT no to brandedcompany. Nyp. Last line not to be crossed on over, ever, hopefully.KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-76997571233435939372010-05-19T05:56:29.255+02:002010-05-19T05:56:29.255+02:00I'm starting to wonder if I should be using Fa...I'm starting to wonder if I should be using Facebook for friends, family, or professional colleagues... but then I realise that I don't really know what those words mean anymore. Someone I went to school with but haven't seen for ten years or more? Someone I have never met but have daily contact with via twitter, blogs etc? I understand that I can decide who sees what, but I can't be bothered to fiddle about. Conequently, my professional colleagues get to see videos of my kids, my old drinking buddies can read my latest blog post about reflective practice, and my mum can see a photo of me with my head in a dustbin and my trousers around my ankles*. But that's all part of being a well-rounded human being... people can skip over what they don't like and there is nothing on there that I am truly ashamed of anyone seeing.<br /><br />(*Joke - to my knowledge, no such photo exists)Darrenhttp://www.livesofteachers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-54609128863318427702010-05-16T21:01:59.259+02:002010-05-16T21:01:59.259+02:00Hi Holly, :-) glad to hear it!
@Mike, yes, the li...Hi Holly, :-) glad to hear it!<br /><br />@Mike, yes, the lines are being blurred but at what cost? Sometimes those blurring the lines don't think through the issues of whose lines they blur when they accept requests from companies or market then, who then now have access to one's friends!<br /><br />I know that I sort of regret being so public about my work life in my private life as I don't think too many of friends really like seeing all the things I do, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />(And if you're one of my friends/family that clicked on my networked blogs link from FB... */blush*/ sorry!)<br /><br />Yes - Phil and Janet - it is rather worrying - I don't like this move and have been toying for a while now on whether or not to quit: my problem is that I belong to a really huge family (at least 50 of us are on FB) and to be honest, it has been an incredible experience watching them and their kids grow up and having such immediate access! :-(KALINAGO ENGLISHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202016406865561740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-38700571997284714262010-05-15T19:57:24.237+02:002010-05-15T19:57:24.237+02:00Dear Karenne
Thanks for this very interesting pos...Dear Karenne<br /><br />Thanks for this very interesting post, which delves into issues which are of concern for all those who use Facebook. The blurring between the private and public domain is indeed becoming confusing. It just all seems to be far more complicated than it should be.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JanetJanet Bianchinihttp://civitaquana.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-13163835333421431062010-05-15T17:20:50.582+02:002010-05-15T17:20:50.582+02:00Totally agree with all the sentiments here.... The...Totally agree with all the sentiments here.... The whole Twitter, PLN thing is enriching, affirming and generally beneficial.... but it's still all fairly distant... Facebook is a much more personal space.<br /><br />Like Mike (and many others) I'm a bit concerned that Facebook itself seems to want to get people to make everything public - sure you can edit the settings, but their defaults always seem to be the wrong ones...<br /><br />Twitter is cool for networking sharing ideas etc. <br /><br />Facebook is great for keeping in touch with friends.<br /><br />Just don't get them confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-63747885616171480682010-05-15T16:56:32.436+02:002010-05-15T16:56:32.436+02:00Thanks for this, Karenne.
Facebook scares me to b...Thanks for this, Karenne.<br /><br />Facebook scares me to be perfectly honest. And I think the plans they have to tie the whole together as a lot of Facebook 'like' preferences is wrong. Like you've said above, I use Facebook for certain things, including keeping in touch with friends (some I haven't seen in 8 years). It's not professional for me, but all the same the two - personal and professional - become blurred. A couple of colleagues added me as a friend this year, and I've received requests from students asking me to be their friend - the first one is ok, but the second isn't. I immediately went as X directory as I could with Facebook, but this took me about 30mins to an hour to do, and that's another thing that is wrong with FB.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />MikeMike Harrisonhttp://mikeharrison.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8572501698854836939.post-67966719755324498182010-05-15T16:03:14.714+02:002010-05-15T16:03:14.714+02:00Karenne! Thanks for this post. I wholeheartedly ...Karenne! Thanks for this post. I wholeheartedly agree and am very careful as to who I let in 'my world' on facebook. I have no problem 'liking' a company, but friending one--come on... Twitter, Linked-In and Xing are for people who I don't really know, but facebook is a bit different! You have once again said what I think very, very well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718178041710037851noreply@blogger.com