Comments on: Facebook Privacy

By: Is Facebook Doomed? – social media, strategy and opinon for all

Is Facebook Doomed? – social media, strategy and opinon for all — Tue, 18 May 2010 03:19:47 +0000

[...] have watched friends and colleagues debate the finer points of online privacy, and even consider terminating their facebook account. In addition to this, there is even a day [...]

By: Gini Dietrich

Gini Dietrich — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:53:18 +0000

Jack disagrees! Bah humbug. I think we actually agree, Jack. And Matt? I keep telling myself that that client would have fired us for something silly anyway so my tweet just saved us some heartache.

By: My Fight with Facebook: Privacy or Personality? | Vistage Buzz Blog

My Fight with Facebook: Privacy or Personality? | Vistage Buzz Blog — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:26:35 +0000

[...] of not sharing or posting anything online that you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see (thanks Gini Dietrich for that tip). Still, it scares me to think that anyone can find a picture of me, my location and probably [...]

By: Jack T.

Jack T. — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:44:22 +0000

I’m sorry to say I disagree with this post. The problem with tweeting an inside joke is not that it’s a potentially offensive joke or that you’re publishing it publicly and for eternity on the web–the problem is that our current social network options lack the sophistication of picking and choosing your audience with each individual post.

This is why Facebook upsets a number of people when it comes to privacy. If you want to share a joke with your friends, there should be a way to share it with just that specific group of friends. We shouldn’t have to always second guess what we’re sharing with others, just like when you make a joke in real life you don’t expect all your clients to hear it.

That being said, UNTIL a service comes to fruition that can fill the gap left by Facebook’s opt-out privacy approach, your blog post is dead-on–we all have to be on guard.

By: Matt Dibble

Matt Dibble — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:10:18 +0000

Great post about a great topic… It hurts to think that something you did or said would lead to a loss of revenue, whether that customer was “right” for your company or not. As a small biz owner, it’s never more true.
But I feel slightly different about the topic. I am who I am with my internet face, with my friends, my grandma and companies I work with. I try to be as open with all of them as I possibly can be, because I’m always selling myself. Regardless of my product, you get me… come hell or high water.

I sometimes have to work hard to *not* sensor myself when the urge arises.

But, as a video creator, I may work in a slightly different, more creative world than the average Joe… and I get that. I think people choose me more often than not because they can trust that I’m being the real me.

By: Davina K. Brewer

Davina K. Brewer — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:19:50 +0000

Gini, It’s YOUR reputation, MY reputation NOT Facebook’s. So WORD to this post. I just RT’d this from @omarg: If you want privacy on Facebook, you’re probably barking up the wrong tree that sits outside your window and watches you undress.

I keep FB personal but knowing it’s NOT private, I don’t post anything I don’t want known. Period. I have a public Twitter profile, @3HatsComm which posts about 70/30 professional and personal. And yes I have “secret” accounts with clever user names for anonymous tweets, YouTube fan videos (#dontjudgeme and all that.

Bottom line, if you don’t want something known, don’t put it online and tell your “friends” not to either. FWIW.

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:58:20 +0000

Gini – This is a great post. I think long and hard before I put something on my blog or Twitter. We all have a bit of a divide between our live and online selves, and I think that’s ok.

Something I also don’t like to see is unending negativity from my contacts. Constant complaints put you (the general you) in such a bad light, so it’s equally important to look at the sum of your status updates and ensure the majority are positive. Everyone enjoys a bit of snark or can share our daily frustrations, but a negative feed is instantly off-putting!

By: Kymlee

Kymlee — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:02:05 +0000

I was having a conversation about sharing too much online. Beyond ruining your personal or professional reputation, everyone in your social networks doesn’t need to need to know every detail of your daily life; what you had for lunch, that you’re going to a meeting…Sure we want to engage but I think there’s engagement and then there’s narcisism (hey, I’m talking about myself too). I’ve stopped sharing so much on facebook and otherwise. I’m an autobiographical writer and share personal stories on my blog, but I’ve been thinking its best not to overshare. Everyonr has their own threshold. When it comes to FB for me, I’m only keeping my profile open so my that people I actually know IRL can feel connected, but I hardly ever post and will probably be posting even less going forward.

By: Andy Donovan

Andy Donovan — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:34:59 +0000

Okay two things about this post – first and foremost I love the collaboration that you have going with Joe Thornley and David Jones from InsidePR…they are two highly respected players North of the Border here (and across Twitter). So kudos to you all on that one.

Second, I agree with you point that when sharing things on Facebook you also have to think about how many different people are going to see this and (although you can’t be in everyone’s head) more importantly how are they going to take or perceive it? I think we take the adage that we adopt at events and in traditional communications – never talk near an open mike and never say something you wouldn’t want to appear in tomorrow’s paper.

I think until our audience gets to know and understand us (like we do you) best to keep things in the open on the straight and level if you are concerned about how it will be viewed and to take things offline or as a direct message to the entire pack if so. And final thought – I’m betting Keanu would probably have smiled anyway at the banter. Cheers, Andy

By: Deb Dobson

Deb Dobson — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:12:06 +0000

First off Gini, I love your openness always in your writing. Today’s world is about transparency and you demonstrate that daily. I’ve followed the Facebook privacy issue closely and read many responses regarding it. I truly believe that once you leap into the online world, you do have to realize that whatever, whereever you post something, well, it is there forever. I would tell my attorneys at my former firm, and I tell my clients, if you are going to post something, is it somehing you would be comfortable with on the news, your mother reading…now having said that…do we have the possibility of someone not liking it or being offended? Yep, happens IRL too.