Comments on: Reasons Not to Use Social Media

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 16 May 2010 14:28:36 +0000

Students are using it more day by day and i have seen that in many Social Media Networks, May be we professionals use it less

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 16 May 2010 08:28:36 +0000

Hi Nick
You have described such a beautiful ideas but Social Media has become the need of all (students and the beginners ).How can they stop?

By: nicklucido

nicklucido — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:56:38 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts, Christa. Our generation used Facebook in a different era, and now that it's for everyone, we all have to change our habits. After all, Google doesn't forget.

By the way, I'm going to Vegas this Saturday, actually. Good thing you warned me about posting photos before

By: nicklucido

nicklucido — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:54:58 +0000

Kimberley, good point. HR reps are going to Google more often to find out information about candidates. Whether or not it's a good thing is definitely determined by your social media habits.

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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:19:21 +0000

[...] Reasons Not to Use Social Media: MSU student and PR Start blogger Nick Lucido gives five reasons students should not be using social media “just because”. [...]

By: Christa Keizer

Christa Keizer — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:00:51 +0000

I wish my professors (at Cal State Fullerton) were on Twitter

By: Christa Keizer

Christa Keizer — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:59:36 +0000

All I can say is AMEN! I wish students, especially, would take social media more seriously in terms of personal branding. Even professionals don't always act appropriately online, which is disappointing. I think that facebook will eventually change for the better as parents, grandparents and professionals are becoming friends with the younger audience on facebook. I would like to think that out of respect, young people will take off Vegas and keg stand pictures from their profile. (Wishful thinking, perhaps.)

By: Laura Cumbow

Laura Cumbow — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:11:49 +0000

Great post. Completely agree!

By: Kimberley

Kimberley — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:17:53 +0000

Thanks for the thoughtful post. I am going to put it on my facebook page. It makes me think about how to use FB. FB came up in one of my HR classes. The question was should HR departments search for applicants on FB. I said yes, it is the World Wide Web and very public information.

By: nicklucido

nicklucido — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:26:01 +0000

Thanks, Becky. I always think social media is a great place to listen and watch. Of course, it's cool to be the one everybody hears, but I feel like you learn so much more by stepping back for a bit and enjoying the view.