The readings this week are very important for us professional writing students as we grow and learn in a world that is so predominately dependent on social media, both in a social setting as well as in a professional setting. The first article, which highlights the troubles of Stacey Snyder after she posted a picture of herself dressed as a pirate holding a red cup with a caption indicating she was drunk, is an excellent example of how something that may seem quite harmless, especially when you think you are just sharing it with your "friends," can actually be something potentially life ruining. Due to one silly mistake made by Stacey, she was unable to practice teaching, something she had spent so much time studying and learning. As a result of instances such as Stacey's, ThinkUp has been featured in the New York Times as a tool that you can use to track your social media presence, and hopefully, make changes where necessary. Ultimately, as our generation, and generations after us, adopt social media more and more into our professional lives, programs such as this will help to prevent the number of people falling victim to social media and its ability to spread like wildfire.
