Eli Pariser

employers will be able to check Facebook accounts to make sure that the applicant does not have anything inappropriate on their page. Edmond then proceeds to mention a quote that he read in The Filtered Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You by Eli Pariser, “Social Media is designed for the information shared on it to be searched and shared – and mined for profit” (134). This quote is strengthening the author’s argument because he is using the quote that he read to help make the point that…

isn’t necessarily a good thing. Pariser said, “Facebook was looking at which links I clicked on, and it was noticing that, actually, I was clicking more on my liberal friends ' links than on my conservative friends ' links. And without consulting me about it, it had edited them out. They disappeared.” The internet controls what people are looking at. Instead of giving a variety of information, it gives information that is specified toward the user. According to Pariser, the internet “leaves…

Pariser reassures us that it is not always our fault by informing us about the internet and the metaphorical, clear bubble that it forms around us many times without our knowledge. He explains how search engines monitor what users search to promote products…

In “Why Asking For a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password is Fair” by Alfred Edmond, discusses a major topic that is happening almost everywhere applicants are being hired. Should the people hiring have the right to ask for the applicant password in order to be consider as a new hire. He provides evidence to both side, but strongly agrees with the side the allows company to ask for people's passwords. It was not long ago when this type of practice was happening during the hire process. When…

Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s Facebook Password Is Fair Game” by Alfred Edmond Jr. discusses the ethical and social issues that arise if an employer asks a potential employee for their Facebook password and in what cases this is appropriate. From the beginning of the essay, Edmond takes a stance, saying, “Many people who watched me on mSNBC’s Your Business on Sunday were surprised to hear that my answer is Yes” (132). Edmond then talks about the two circumstances in which this question can…

Guide to the Light In the past, education has been, at the simplest form, the deliverance of one-sided information, and whether or not the students learns it or accepts it, it will be presented. This is like the shadows in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave casted on the cave walls being the only reality the prisoners know. Technology allows everyone, especially students, to see the same information, most likely more, and most likely from different angles. This is like the ascent of a prisoner into…

Facebook is the new era of information. As millions of people become integrated with Facebook, information can quickly be outsourced and unfurled through society. This ever growing social media network is information central for opinions, facts and day to day activity which can be monitored by millions of people, allowing small events to become a trend in a matter of hours. For my Communication project, I used this information central to test out theories which were covered in class, and see if…