S O C I A L M E D I A : THE DANGERS OF OVER SHARING

EMMA IRWIN F I L M 2 6 0

1 DEFINE: WHAT IS OVER SHARING?

CONSEQUENCES OF OVER SHARING

REFERENCES

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H U G E Social media has become a !

part of our lives.!

1 IN EVERY 9 PEOPLE ON EARTH

USE FACEBOOK.

200 MILLION PEOPLE ARE USING

INSTAGRAM.

26 MILLION PEOPLE ARE USING

SNAPCHAT.

O V E R S H A R I N G The act of post ing potentially incriminating o r e m b a r r a s s i n g in fo rmat ion on l ine .

IMAGE: http://socialaxis.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/social-media-oversharing/

16% have set up their profi le to a u t o m a t i c a l l y i n c l u d e t h e i r location in their p o s t s .

7 1 % o f teens post t h e i r s c h o o l n a m e .

3 3 % a r e F a c e b o o k f r i e n d s w i t h other people they have not met in person

OF TEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USERS…

40% have t h e i r p r o f i l e s o p e n t o the public.

71% post the city or t o w n w h e r e they live.

CONSEQUENCES

O V E R S H A R I N G

OF

S T A L K E R S

Publicly announcing your location through social media can lead to run ins w i t h “ f o l l o w e r s ” o r “ f r i e n d s ” t h a t a r e anywhere from awkward t o d a n g e r o u s .

B U R G L A R I E S

Reporting to social media where you are and when, inadvertently tells people where you are NOT. W h i c h i s a t h o m e . This leaves your house v u l n e r a b l e .

LOST JOBS OR JOB O P P O R T U N I T I E S

37% of employers admit to checking out prospective e m p l o y e e s o n s o c i a l m e d i a b e f o r e h i r i n g .

1/3 of Hiring Managers said that “social media snooping led to the c a n d i d a t e N O T g e t t i n g t h e j o b .

C Y B E R B U L L Y I N G

1 in 3 teens report having been the victim of cyber b u l l y i n g .

S o m e e x a m p l e s a r e spreading unflattering or e m b a r r a s s i n g p h o t o s . S e n d i n g t h r e a t e n i n g m e s s a g e s . S p r e a d i n g rumors online. Pretending to be someone and sending damaging messages on t h e i r b e h a l f .

R U I N E D R E L A T I O N S H I P S

Divorce lawyers state that 66% of their cases h a v e s o c i a l m e d i a (specifically Facebook) listed as a cause for the d i v o r c e . This may be due to ease of rekindling old flames. E m b a r r a s s i n g y o u r partner online. Facebook f l i r t i n g , e t c .

What you post online is P E R M A N E N T

R E M E M B E R :

REFERENCES •  Hadzic, Nedim. “One in five divorces caused by Facebook.” Fudzilla. 24 Jan. 2011. Web. 20

May 2014. http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/21636-one-in-five-divorces-caused-by-facebook/>.

•  Kumar, Arun. “Dangers and Consequences of Oversharing on Social Media.” The Windows Club Dangers and Consequences of Oversharing on Social Media Comments. 29 Arp. 2014. Web. 23 May 2014.<http://www.thewindowsclub.com/oversharing-on-social-media/ >.

•  Madden, Mary. “Teens, social media, and privacy”. 21 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2014. http://www.pewinternet.org/2013/05/21/teens-social-media-and-privacy/.

•  Messiah, Nancy. “37% of Employers Look Up Employees on Social Media.” TNW Network All Stories RSS. 28 Apr. 2012. Web. 20 May 2014. http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2012/04/18/survey-37-of-your-prospective-employers-are-looking-you-up-on-facebook.

•  “Social Media Oversharing: Why People Do It, Its Implications, and How To Prevent It.” 15 Feb. 2013. Web. 22 May 2014. http://socialaxis.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/social-media-oversharing/.

•  All images unless otherwise stated are from Flickr, sourced under the creative commons license.