Difference between revisions of "Talk:Sterling Sherman"

Latest revision as of 07:57, 28 November 2012

Peer Review 1:

Hey Sterling,

I think your article was a good representation, or flow of thoughts of the way you perceived facebook. This, along with the contrast you presented with the uses of the site be companies, friends or other people in general proved very interesting, and brought some great privacy issues into the light. However, I think these issues could have been expanded on. I have provided some more detailed feedback below, hope it helps!

Positives: I really enjoyed reading your post. I got some glimpses into the kind of activities and socialization you conduct on Facebook, and how you see it to be used. I liked how you covered the generic uses of facebook, such as in job hunts etc. and catered this to describe what information was displayed on your profile. This brings to the reader's mind how conscientious you have to be with such a public site. The illustrations really provided a peek into your profile, and tied in with the text you had written. The placements make the article flow really well as there were pictures of what you were talking about, and made the analysis more personal overall.

Suggestions: There are a few minor spelling errors, but really it did not take away from the material in your post. I feel as though your article covered a lot of the essential issues to be considered with Facebook, but I did not get enough of how this fit in with your avatar specifically. However, as I understand, you are not completely invested in publishing information on Facebook (I am the same way!) and this may be why there isn't enough of a representation of you. A suggestion could be to build on exactly that, and talk about why/how you do not want this on Facebook, or think what your activities on the network are sufficient.

Overall, job well done! It was a great read.

-Vishruta

Peer Review 2:

Hi Sterling,

The way you express your disillusionment with Facebook provides a good picture of how you act on Facebook. You aspire towards a modest online profile, and by cutting down on your usage you seem to have achieved exactly that. Your directed use of the medium of Facebook underscored your thesis, which was ostensibly that you see Facebook as a professional tool, and are averse to drama and associated stigmata.

The use of Facebook as a means to see without being seen is well-thought-out in your case, but it leads to some interesting questions--you have over 1300 friends on Facebook, as the picture of your profile states, and such engagement demands discretion. Why, if you hate drama and prefer to use Facebook to connect or as a resume, would you commit to having so many friends? Probably not all their posts on your wall have been up to your standards, as you illustrate them, so I am curious as to why you are willing to be so engaged while being so wary of engagement and forwardness online. Perhaps I am in the wrong, but I have about half the number of friends that you do on Facebook, and I only really know a quarter of mine, so I have to assume you freely friend people who friend request you, or otherwise freely friend people you barely know; is this because you actively use Facebook as a resume? Because your unhappiness with what Facebook has become suggests you would be a more passive user, and disapprove of more aggressive uses of the forum.

I enjoyed your overview of how you see the medium before you delved into how you use it. I think it would be beneficial if more people were as circumspect and forward-thinking about how they present themselves, and I'm sure your profile will serve you well in your uses. If I were to suggest anything, I might advise you to look into the privacy features Facebook offers you: you can easily make your profile information permanently hidden from all employers, non-friends, and even hide it from your friends, if you please! Facebook gives you that option, so, unless you intend to use Facebook to advertise yourself publicly, concern about your public image re Facebook is unnecessary. Facebook's use of your profile is another matter, but Facebook will not share that information with emplkoyers willy-nilly. You are safe to use Facebook more openly, if you would want to.

Noah Cohen