For my second blog post, I'd like to talk about a news story that I read this week about Facebook. A girl in england created a Facebook invitation to her birthday party and neglected to make it a private RSVP. Much to her surprise she received 21,000 RSVPs to her event. This led her mom to cancel the party, take away her daughters internet privileges and even call the police to make sure guests did not come to the party.
I think this is a valuable news story because it shows the dangers of social networking sites if they are not used properly. It is a pretty humorous story, but the odds are that at least some of the 21,000 respondents show up to the party location and there will be some backlash from this. The worst part is, this all happened because she forgot to uncheck a little box on the side that says "Anyone can view and RSVP". What a shame.
Here is a link to the article: http://www.examiner.com/cyber-safety-in-national/teen-posts-public-birthday-party-invitation-on-facebook-21-000-rsvps-teach-kids-facebook-privacy
I've enjoyed the class discussions this week about the origins of social networking sites. It has been fun to listen and participate in discussions about the Myspace era, and it is funny how most of the people in the class have similar thoughts and views on the way we approach social networking.
Looking forward to another good week of class, see you all tuesday.
-Will
That really is a bummer for the girl. This is a really funny story, how did you come across this article?
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