Search results for: “anonymity”
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Tech Tuesday Question – Social media, perceived anonymity, and future employment
GREAT content on social media and the issue of whether or not anonymous apps really are anonymous! I am giving a presentation to 1,000 college students with an emphasis on what future employers will look for when looking at social media posts. I’m also looking for info on how to prove to them that what…
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anonymity
Now that’s I’ve surpassed the initial stages of “to blog or not to blog” I often wonder two things about my blog. (I’ve got over 1000 hits, all of them can’t be mine!) Should I go public? Should I ever let people who I know in on my blog? Should I include the link on…
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Parents, Look Out for Curious Cat
Here we go again. Another app lying to users. There is yet another anonymous question asking/confession social media app floating around the internet claiming they’ve solved the bullying (and suicides) that plague older confessional apps like Ask.fm, this one borrows it’s name from the ever-popular cat movement online: Curious Cat.
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A Snapchat Interview with an 8th Grade Student
Back in November I heard from an 8th grade student who wanted to interview me about Snapchat for a research project she was writing for school. Her questions were probing, interesting, and excellent! With her permission, and the permission of her parents, I am sharing that interview today. J: Why was snapchat created? Adam: In my post, Why…
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What’s the deal with Burnbook?
Last week, San Diego county schools went coo coo for cocoa puffs about the social media app Burnbook. Megan, our 8th grader, missed school on Monday. When she came home on Tuesday she said the joke on campus was an assembly she missed on Monday. “No one had the app or had even heard of Burnbook.…
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Why Ephemeral Matters
Ephemeral – lasting for a very short time. “fashions are ephemeral” synonyms: transitory, transient, fleeting, passing, short-lived, momentary, brief, short In the social media world, most of what took off and gained traction among teenagers and young adults in 2014 fall into the category of Ephemeral Apps. Things like Snapchat, Tinder, Yik Yak, and others are built…
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Yik Yak Threats Are a Bad Idea
CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 [Link to the above video – I appear in a phone interview talking about the situation at Torrey Pines High School and Yik Yak, in general.] Yik Yak has a problem. The harder they try to market themselves as an app for college…
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4 Emerging Apps for High School Students
I’m often asked: “What’s the big social media thing with teenagers right now?” That’s a really hard question right now because of a fractured landscape. Unlike in 2010, when Facebook dominated, it’s hard to point to a single application and say it’s the big thing. The only thing I’d describe as dominant right now is texting.…
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Cyberbully Action Plan
Last week, a fellow volunteer in our high school ministry asked me for some advice about a student in her small group who is being bullied online. Specifically, the attacks are coming from anonymous accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Ask.fm. My friend told me that the student had already talked to the school counselor about…
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Adam’s Guide to Trolls
The other day I heard future Hall of Fame basketball coach Tom Izzo talk about the impact of internet trolls on his players while doing an interview with ESPN Radio. Yeah, trolls are such a big deal that he has to teach 18 year old basketball players how to deal with foul mouthed fans.