How do you know what you know?
I believe that what I have learned was through experiences and also from listening to those who have had experiences of their own. I am one of those stubborn people who feels it is necessary to attempt things before believing in it. This of course caused me a few problems growing up. I have had many bad experiences and some really traumatizing, but I do not regret a thing in my life. Knowledge comes from trials and tribulations.
Name one new thing you learned using a social
media site today and explain why you believe it is true.
Today I learned that an acquaintance from high school has passed away. I believe this to be true because of other connections such as classmates and family. This is partially why it is hard to be online. When you are having a great day, it can be dramatically changes by simply logging in to Facebook.
What source did you use
to acquire this information?
I was on Facebook, called my sister and read posts from other classmates to ensure the information was correct.
At times, are social media sites reliable for
obtaining credible information?
I believe they are very credible. Before you believe what you are reading, you just have to check other avenues to be completely sure. You can also search the page and see where else you are seeing the information being posted. For example, when Joan Rivers passed away, it was posted on everyone's page including Fox News and other news sites. A day later I logged on and saw a post that stated Betty White had passed away also. I at first believed it, and was SO upset, then realized that it was no where else on Facebook. No one was talking about it and no news stationed covered it. This to me proved it was a fake because I know that if she died it would be on everyone's mind.
Sorry to hear you experienced a loss of an acquaintance. I have mixed feelings about posting that type of information on social media. I guess my initial aversion to posting such information comes from my job in the military. As a public affairs officer in the military one of hard things to control in the event of the death of a Soldier is social media. The military's protocol is wait until the next of kin is notified before releasing any information, especially the name, in the event of a Soldier's death. Social media messes with that system as Soldiers sometimes find a way to post it or contact the family or spouse before the military has a chance to do the right procedures. This can cause issues especially if there is speculation involved and it turns out to be the wrong information. On the other had I can see to where family and friends rally in support of each other through social media especially if they can't be there. I personally would rather get a call than see that type of information in my news feed if the person was close to me.
ReplyDeleteRandolph,
DeleteWhen my husband was deployed, I hated to be online. Whenever there was a mishap overseas the wives would start talking. Some wives knew what happed and others hadn't talked to their spouse yet. There was a lot of here say and I think so. I am not sure what is worse, never hearing information or hearing too much. My grandmother never heard anything from my grandfather. In fact, my grandfather bumped into my great uncle while deployed and that's how he found out his mother died. My mother rarely heard from my dad in Vietnam, and if she did it was a letter that was a month old. I honestly cannot decide if hearing too much is better than never hearing from them.
Shanon, sorry for your loss. It is sad to hear the passing of someone you know on facebook. I have experienced it very recently, and it is quite unexpected when you scroll down your home page and see such news. At times, I decide to spend my weekends without checking my facebook page just because I want to enjoy every single moments without having to think about the depressing news I just read on facebook.
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DeleteThat is a good idea. I have taken the app off of my phone. It is too hard to hear bad news. There are so many posts about murderers, political disasters and other bad news. There are times that I see something on Facebook and it takes me literally days to get over it.
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ReplyDeleteSorry for your loss Shannon. I agree with you that social media can be a viable source of information in the sense that it is often good starting point for knowing where to begin research on a particular item of interest and can help you branch out to more reliable sources that can corroborate what you initially saw on the media site. Even if a piece of information posted on social media turns out to be false, the research you had to do to arrive at the conclusion still made you better informed on that subject. -Patrick
ReplyDeleteShannon, I agree that you have to make sure you check to see if the information you are getting is good. I have had many times where I had to check other sources to see if my main source was correct. Also I would like to send my condolences to you and the family of the classmate that passed away.
ReplyDeleteShannon, I am sorry for your loss. I can definitely and agree with everyone else, checking on Facebook and seeing something that altered your mood isn't great. I try to refrain from posting things like that. If I know of a death or aware I tend to move it to a private chat where its not out there to the public. Logging into Facebook you have to be prepared because you will never know what will emerge on your newsfeed. Once again, I am sorry for your loss.
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