Thursday, April 2, 2009

... i do have a facebook :)

in response to jose's post, because my comment was too long to leave as a comment...


hmm.. yea, it doesn't make sense to ask, since technically you'd be able to search it, unless unsearchable because of privacy settings.

BUT maybe it is out of courtesy. an indirect asking of permission, or rather a 'WARNING: We will be checking your facebook - now would be a great time to make your incriminating photos unviewable by anyone but yourself!'

it's also interesting, because the CCC has recently added a CCC person. the group didn't allow for all the awesome functions necessary to reach out to all the students, so i made a CCC person. then i realized, a CCC 'fan' page would've been great, but i thought having one of each would've been too much. and for your work environment, i don't think it's necessary to have a fb. but on campus, facebook has shown to be an effective way to get the message out there. it is a HUGE publicity tool. however, the lines between keeping it personal v. professional are blurring. as staff now, my settings have changed. and as someone on staff, it is interesting to read what students have to say on their statuses... especially student leaders.

also, i'm disgusted by the fact that suddenly, photos are taken for facebook tagging. in art, we learn about photos, the history, the purpose, and the function of photos... how they create a reality, are the reality, or become the reality.. and yeah.. i could go on for days....

7 comments:

  1. i think you should expand on that last paragraph.

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  2. INTERESTING. I was just talking to my friend about how emails and aim conversations are not nearly the same as sending letters, or phone conversations. but they are definitely replacing letter-writing and talking on the phone. there is no personality left in how we communicate with each other. we have emoticons.

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  3. i will refer you to: susan sontag's on photography!

    google it! :)

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  4. i think emoticons are more than enough. If I can't tell how you feel through 3 or less key strokes, then it's probably too complicated to understand.

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  5. thats interesting, because when people do this
    " :P " i actually think they're sticking their tongue out as they are typing.

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  6. it's not what's on the outside that counts. it's whats on the inside. and on the inside, i'm sticking my tongue out. :P

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  7. and i'm a little confused about how this conversation about facebook and photos became about emoticons. =X

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