Comments on: brick brother is watching http://www.waking-dream.com/2006/03/23/brick-brother-is-watching/ Bridging print, new media publishing, and cultural anthropology. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:22:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.waking-dream.com/2006/03/23/brick-brother-is-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-34 matt Fri, 24 Mar 2006 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.waking-dream.com/?p=35#comment-34 I understand the fears about posting under a real name. I thought long and hard before I went down this path a while ago. And its always had an effect on how I post. In some respects, we have limited control over the material about us (like digital pictures) that gets published. It almost seems like its a good idea to build out MySpace and Facebook pages just to be "on the offensive." IE. make sure that you're managing your online image correctly like Pendejo mentions. Still even then, once its out there, its out there and you will eventually lose control over the distribution of it. I understand the fears about posting under a real name. I thought long and hard before I went down this path a while ago. And its always had an effect on how I post.

In some respects, we have limited control over the material about us (like digital pictures) that gets published. It almost seems like its a good idea to build out MySpace and Facebook pages just to be “on the offensive.” IE. make sure that you’re managing your online image correctly like Pendejo mentions.

Still even then, once its out there, its out there and you will eventually lose control over the distribution of it.

]]> By: Julia http://www.waking-dream.com/2006/03/23/brick-brother-is-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Julia Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:55:12 +0000 http://www.waking-dream.com/?p=35#comment-32 While the Internet certainly doesn't have the "newness" it did for many of us in the mid-90's, you would think the message that you can get busted, or in trouble, for what you put online would get across. Then again, people still get into the driver's seat after drinking too much. I think that no matter what lengths people go to make their identity secret online, someone is always going to figure them out. A good example would be the fact that my dad somehow found out I have a blog. He gave the usual, "Be careful what you post on your blog, especially about work!" speech. And don't bust on Emma Watson too much! She's from England after all. Isn't legal drinking age something like 12 over there, or am I confusing them with Buffalo, NY? /joke While the Internet certainly doesn’t have the “newness” it did for many of us in the mid-90’s, you would think the message that you can get busted, or in trouble, for what you put online would get across. Then again, people still get into the driver’s seat after drinking too much.

I think that no matter what lengths people go to make their identity secret online, someone is always going to figure them out. A good example would be the fact that my dad somehow found out I have a blog. He gave the usual, “Be careful what you post on your blog, especially about work!” speech.

And don’t bust on Emma Watson too much! She’s from England after all. Isn’t legal drinking age something like 12 over there, or am I confusing them with Buffalo, NY? /joke

]]> By: Pendejo sin Nombre http://www.waking-dream.com/2006/03/23/brick-brother-is-watching/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Pendejo sin Nombre Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:59:10 +0000 http://www.waking-dream.com/?p=35#comment-31 I would hate it if a prospective employer decided to google me. Especially because I am attempting to establish some work with my real name online. That is why on myspaz or facebook, I prefer to stay relatively anonymous and moderate the pictures people post to my comments. I cannot control what others post in their spaces, but I trust my friends. So far they haven't posted anything to incriminating. Always use a fair amount of discrimination when posting stuff yourself, or for others. I would hate it if a prospective employer decided to google me. Especially because I am attempting to establish some work with my real name online.

That is why on myspaz or facebook, I prefer to stay relatively anonymous and moderate the pictures people post to my comments. I cannot control what others post in their spaces, but I trust my friends. So far they haven’t posted anything to incriminating.

Always use a fair amount of discrimination when posting stuff yourself, or for others.

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