In class, you learned about three different social media sites: Facebook, Bloggerand Twitter. You also discussed issues relating to privacy on these sites, and theimportance of being aware of your "digital reputation."This assignment will teach you how to view and change your privacy settings onFacebook, Blogger and Twitter.

1) Read the information in this packet! It describes how to view and change yoursettings for all three sites.2) After you have read the packet, go to one or all of the sites and change yourprivacy settings based on what you've learned.3) Answer the questions listed below. (Worth 2 points each)(Please type your answers on a separate sheet)1. Was it easy to get to the area of the site where you edit your privacy settings?Answer for each of the three sites and explain why or why not.2. Prior to this assignment, did you use privacy settings to control who can see yourFacebook profile? If yes, what information did you not make public3. Prior to this assignment, did you have restrictions on who could view your blog?If yes, describe them.4. As a result of this assignment, what restrictions did you place on who can seeyour blog, if any?5. Prior to this assignment, did you protect your tweets on Twitter? If not, explainwhy.

 

6. What information did you make either private or friends-only on your Facebookprofile as a result of this assignment?7. In the future, are you going to restrict who can see things like status updateswhen you post them on Facebook?8. What is one thing you wish were different about what you can and cannot makeprivate or restrict on these sites?9. What would you change about the options available to users for controlling theirprivacy?10. David Kirkpatrick, author of

The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World 

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talks about his eighteen year-olddaughter’s view on Facebook privacy settings in Finlo Rohrer’s article “TheUnintended Consequences of Facebook.” Kirkpatrick says, “"My wife and Icannot see anything. She is using the privacy controls simply not to let herparents see [her profile].”Do you use privacy controls to restrict what your parents can see about you onsocial media sites? If so, is this the only reason you used privacy settings, arethere other reasons as well?