social networking
Twitter allows the user to create and share any information they would like, whether that be sensitive information is the users
choice. Children and younger users may not know when information is to sensitive to share, therefore there are different types of software that will aid in telling the users this is sensitive information. As new social networking sites are being
made available they may have more information about aiding in the protection of sensitive information.
Self-disclosure is stated to be when someone informs another person of sensitive information they wouldn't have otherwise
known without being told by that person. Self disclosure can be good as it helps gain trust and gets people to learn your real self. Self disclosure can also be bad because it’s revealing someone’s personal information that may become available to individuals that weren’t meant to obtain this information. Many people participate in social networking sites where they disclose information about
themselves; from phone number to where they work. If information like this wasn’t intended for public eye, it may hurt the person that provided the information. Self disclosure is hard to measure or set a definite meaning too, as peoples meaning of the word is dependent on personal beliefs. In study 1, there were two sites used, Twitter and Secret Tweet. Both sites control how many characters a user can post. Secret Tweets are kept anonymous while twitter usually isn’t. Secret Tweets go on a website where any user can view compared to Twitter were the use has specific followers. 500 tweets were collected in total for this experiment. Each tweet was examined for specific words as well as punctuation within the statement. Secret Tweet was found to be more sensitive
and disclose more sensitive information, being that is was posted anonymously. Secret Tweets was found to use more past tense words and the word “I” more, describing what actually happened in real life.
Study 2 gathers information from Twitter and the self disclosure that is being displayed within the site. The individuals who
rated these tweets rated them according to the tweets context; meaning what it contained, for example past tense, negativity, love, hate, etc. The researchers found that the more sensitive tweets contained information about family, negative emotions, sexual information, etc. It is shown that more sensitive self disclosure information is revealed when using the words in the third person,
like he, she, and also when using verbs in a sentence. Using the words, on, from, or beneath have also been shown to disclose more sensitive information (Houghton, Joison, 2012).
Research done by Marder, Joinson, and Shankar (2012) suggests that people are a part of a large number of different social spheres online. Each sphere has their own set of norms and regulations that members are expected to abide by. While people are members of many social spheres, data showed that they only expected to be watched by about half. Therefore, people may accidentally post things online that breaks the norms in spheres they are not aware of. This negative tension can manifest in several different ways, and even carry into life offline.
When Myspace was in its prime, they conducted a voluntary review of their user’s profiles. During the review, they discovered
that thousands of sex offenders had their own Myspace pages. While Myspace immediately deleted all registered sex offender’s pages, they questioned whether they should divulge their information to legal authorities. This was a struggle for Myspace because technically if Myspace were to hand over their user’s information it would be violating the user’s privacy rights under numerous
federal laws. Ultimately, Myspace did not reveal their information, but they executed new technologies that would block
children that were 14 and younger from having an account. Around this time, Facebook became popular. Learning from
Myspace’s mistakes, Facebook applied an assortment of safety methods and mechanisms to keep children safe on their site (Trioiano,
2008).
With over 70 million active users of Facebook in 2008, the issue of privacy has increasingly become a public concern. Lewis, Kaufman, and Christakis (2008) conducted a study using university students to determine who was most likely to take advantage of the privacy settings provided by social networking sites. Four predictors showed a significant relationship to the use of privacy settings. First, participants were more likely to use privacy settings if their friends had private profiles. Second, daily use of Facebook had a positive correlation with privacy settings use. Third, females were more likely to have a private profile than males. Finally, participants who listed distinct cultural preferences typically used privacy settings.
choice. Children and younger users may not know when information is to sensitive to share, therefore there are different types of software that will aid in telling the users this is sensitive information. As new social networking sites are being
made available they may have more information about aiding in the protection of sensitive information.
Self-disclosure is stated to be when someone informs another person of sensitive information they wouldn't have otherwise
known without being told by that person. Self disclosure can be good as it helps gain trust and gets people to learn your real self. Self disclosure can also be bad because it’s revealing someone’s personal information that may become available to individuals that weren’t meant to obtain this information. Many people participate in social networking sites where they disclose information about
themselves; from phone number to where they work. If information like this wasn’t intended for public eye, it may hurt the person that provided the information. Self disclosure is hard to measure or set a definite meaning too, as peoples meaning of the word is dependent on personal beliefs. In study 1, there were two sites used, Twitter and Secret Tweet. Both sites control how many characters a user can post. Secret Tweets are kept anonymous while twitter usually isn’t. Secret Tweets go on a website where any user can view compared to Twitter were the use has specific followers. 500 tweets were collected in total for this experiment. Each tweet was examined for specific words as well as punctuation within the statement. Secret Tweet was found to be more sensitive
and disclose more sensitive information, being that is was posted anonymously. Secret Tweets was found to use more past tense words and the word “I” more, describing what actually happened in real life.
Study 2 gathers information from Twitter and the self disclosure that is being displayed within the site. The individuals who
rated these tweets rated them according to the tweets context; meaning what it contained, for example past tense, negativity, love, hate, etc. The researchers found that the more sensitive tweets contained information about family, negative emotions, sexual information, etc. It is shown that more sensitive self disclosure information is revealed when using the words in the third person,
like he, she, and also when using verbs in a sentence. Using the words, on, from, or beneath have also been shown to disclose more sensitive information (Houghton, Joison, 2012).
Research done by Marder, Joinson, and Shankar (2012) suggests that people are a part of a large number of different social spheres online. Each sphere has their own set of norms and regulations that members are expected to abide by. While people are members of many social spheres, data showed that they only expected to be watched by about half. Therefore, people may accidentally post things online that breaks the norms in spheres they are not aware of. This negative tension can manifest in several different ways, and even carry into life offline.
When Myspace was in its prime, they conducted a voluntary review of their user’s profiles. During the review, they discovered
that thousands of sex offenders had their own Myspace pages. While Myspace immediately deleted all registered sex offender’s pages, they questioned whether they should divulge their information to legal authorities. This was a struggle for Myspace because technically if Myspace were to hand over their user’s information it would be violating the user’s privacy rights under numerous
federal laws. Ultimately, Myspace did not reveal their information, but they executed new technologies that would block
children that were 14 and younger from having an account. Around this time, Facebook became popular. Learning from
Myspace’s mistakes, Facebook applied an assortment of safety methods and mechanisms to keep children safe on their site (Trioiano,
2008).
With over 70 million active users of Facebook in 2008, the issue of privacy has increasingly become a public concern. Lewis, Kaufman, and Christakis (2008) conducted a study using university students to determine who was most likely to take advantage of the privacy settings provided by social networking sites. Four predictors showed a significant relationship to the use of privacy settings. First, participants were more likely to use privacy settings if their friends had private profiles. Second, daily use of Facebook had a positive correlation with privacy settings use. Third, females were more likely to have a private profile than males. Finally, participants who listed distinct cultural preferences typically used privacy settings.