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Staying Professional in the Electronic Market Place:Managing Your On-Line Persona: 

Staying Professional in the Electronic Market Place: Managing Your On-Line Persona Vic Massaglia and Laura Diercks

Agenda: 

Agenda On-Line Persona Introduction to Social Networking Blogs Social Networking Sites Considerations Professionalism Student Thoughts Discussion

‘Gotta Feel Connected’: 

‘Gotta Feel Connected’

Worldwide Confessional: 

Worldwide Confessional “We think that confession is good for the soul, and this no longer means whispering to a priest in a dark booth. It means telling everyone about your experiences and feelings, no matter how distasteful.” -- Generation Me, by Jean Twenge

What are we doing in there?: 

What are we doing in there? Good stuff… Socializing Learning social rules Decorating profiles Exploring identity Writing blogs Writing software code Risk assessment Dating Networking Discovering music Producing & editing videos Discussing interests Social & political activism Keeping in touch with friends long-term Buying/Selling Job searching

What are we doing in there?: 

What are we doing in there? Neutral or bad stuff… Seeking validation Competing in a popularity contest Venting/complaining Showing off Dating Bullying Defaming Pulling pranks Getting even Impersonating Stalking

Blogs: 

Blogs

Site Meter: 

Site Meter

Second Life: 

Second Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA 1,682,527 people logged on in the last 60 days Mostly 25-34 year olds 60 schools and universities Harvard -Pepperdine Ohio University -Stanford Vassar -NYU Businesses 20th Century Fox -Adidas Reebok Dell -Disney Mazda -Wells Fargo

Social Networking Sites: 

Social Networking Sites

Numbers: 

Numbers

However! Miss New Jersey!: 

However! Miss New Jersey! HEADLINE: “New Naughty Miss New Jersey Photos Surface” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19725822/ "These pictures were meant for my friends and myself." Amy Polumbo responds to viewers' questions on TODAY

These sites can be good too!: 

These sites can be good too! Finding a job on MySpace Finding a roommate on Facebook

So What Can I Do?: 

So What Can I Do? Be aware of your online persona Google yourself-what comes up? Google Alert Search Blogs for your name Technorati Ice Rocket Google Blog Search Zuula Blog Search Engine

U of M Students Polled: 

U of M Students Polled 2nd and 3rd year Law Students 2nd year CSPP Students Psych undergrads

Student Use: 

Student Use U of M students: Primarily for personal use-to stay in contact with friends and family Facebook and MySpace most popular Security settings used to limit profiles Lewd pictures and excessive alcohol use seen as inappropriate Do NOT think employers should be involved

Student Opinion: 

Student Opinion Might be ok for student to initiate Reserve “friendships” for peers Different with TA’s because closer in age “too much one-way self-disclosure” “inappropriate to be "friends" with some but not all of your students if you're grading their tests and papers, like preferential treatment” -U of M Senior “We are friendly, but not friends “-U of M grad student Favor e-mailing if they want to stay in contact

Slide30: 

What are you doing? Personal Use Professional Use

What's the best option?: 

What's the best option? Business as Usual Proactive Strategy

Discussion: 

Discussion Where do you fall on the spectrum??? What should be advising our students? Personal -------------------------- Professional

Discussion/Questions?: 

Discussion/Questions?

Let’s Continue the Discussion: 

Let’s Continue the Discussion Victor C. Massaglia, M.A. Career Advisor Career & Professional Development Center University of Minnesota Law School Mondale Hall - Room 96 229 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 P: 612/626-8108; F: 612/626-7720 www.law.umn.edu (website) https://law-umn-csm.symplicity.com/ (Link for students & employers) http://blog.lib.umn.edu/lawcso/vocare/ (blog)

Special Thanks to…: 

Special Thanks to… U of M Students Dana Bartocci, Esq. and Nora Klaphake, Esq. at Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand L.L.P. Laura Diercks (student) Alicia Hudelson (student) Jessica Beerbower (student) Ivan Ludmer (student) Darcy Sherman (student) Bree Richards (student) Anne Collier Co-Director BlogSafety.com Susannah Diamond Lecturer, Creative Development Learning and Teaching Institute Sheffield Hallam University