Thing 16

I already have a Facebook account, and also a MySpace account.  I actually can’t stand MySpace – I find it too disorganized and just generally not aesthetically pleasing – but I created an account when I was working on my master’s thesis so I could “friend” burlesque performers.  Most current burlesque artists have MySpace pages, though some of them have been moving over to Facebook recently.

I thought a good use of Thing 16 for me would be to explore the more professional uses of social networking sites.  So I’m going to join WebJunction and LinkedIn, and also refine my Facebook limited profile to make sure it is appropriate for work contacts.  I try to keep my Facebook page very private (it’s set to friends only) and free of objectionable material, but giving it another once-over can’t hurt.  Facebook can be tricky, though, as I’ve learned in the past.  For example, I joined the Cleveland network when I moved here and didn’t notice that for at least a month, it was set to the “default” settings – so everyone on the Cleveland network could see my entire page!  Again, I don’t think there’s anything really objectionable on there, but there is a lot of private information I might not want to share with strangers.  Just another social networking cautionary tale . . .

My public LinkedIn profile:  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/a/801/9b
My WebJunction profile:  http://www.webjunction.org/web/10633081/

And please feel free to friend me on Facebook!  I’m listed under my full name (Emily Layne Fargo).