By Marie Fernandes |Staff Writer| Is that selfie or status update really worth jeopardizing a career? Social networking websites should be used as a tool that can help build networks and land us the job we want. The content and pictures we include on our social media pages can reveal a lot about who we are as an individual or who we want others to think we are. We create our own brand. “I’ve had some professors tell me everyone should be careful with their activity on social media,” said student Elena Diaz. “But it’s too much of a hassle to question whether or not I should post something every single time I want to put something online.” People should be wary of posting every … [Read more...] about Good judgement is key when posting online
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Facebook: Evolving into much more than networking
By Courtney Rinker |Staff Writer| Facebook is changing again in the hopes of keeping their position as the top social networking site. On March 11 a series of new Facebook changes started taking effect. Facebook released a new Facebook Pages, messages, and even movie rentals through Warner Bros. One of the most interesting changes is the new ability to rent/purchase movies through Warner Bros. on Facebook. It’s as simple as “liking” the movie. If you “like” the movie you can pay three dollars to watch the film through Facebook. In a move that other distributors are sure to follow, Warner Bros. released Dark Knight as a rental through Facebook and promises more releases in the … [Read more...] about Facebook: Evolving into much more than networking