Comments on: Universities Monitor Athletes’ Use of Social Networking Sites http://www.bloggingbistro.com/universities-monitor-students-who-use-social-networking-sites/ Business Blogging Services, Social Media Consultant Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy http://www.bloggingbistro.com/universities-monitor-students-who-use-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 Kathy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:51:13 +0000 http://heblogssheblogs.com/2008/07/28/socialnetworkmonitoringstudentathletes/#comment-2962 I think it's necessary...as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool. Besides, how are the coaches going to "ban" the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don't think it's possible. Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So "monitoring" is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship. I think it’s necessary…as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool.

Besides, how are the coaches going to “ban” the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don’t think it’s possible.

Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So “monitoring” is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bloggingbistro.com/universities-monitor-students-who-use-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 Kathy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:51:00 +0000 http://heblogssheblogs.com/2008/07/28/socialnetworkmonitoringstudentathletes/#comment-2963 I think it's necessary...as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool. Besides, how are the coaches going to "ban" the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don't think it's possible. Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So "monitoring" is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship. I think it’s necessary…as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool.

Besides, how are the coaches going to “ban” the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don’t think it’s possible.

Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So “monitoring” is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bloggingbistro.com/universities-monitor-students-who-use-social-networking-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-2964 Kathy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:51:00 +0000 http://heblogssheblogs.com/2008/07/28/socialnetworkmonitoringstudentathletes/#comment-2964 I think it's necessary...as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool. Besides, how are the coaches going to "ban" the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don't think it's possible. Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So "monitoring" is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship. I think it’s necessary…as long as the monitoring is done correctly. College is all about growing up and becoming an adult. Showing them the error of their ways is a growth tool.

Besides, how are the coaches going to “ban” the students FB page? Now that would be censorship, but I don’t think it’s possible.

Anybody can look at any FaceBook page, depending on the privacy settings put in place by the owner. So “monitoring” is just keeping an eye on things, not censorship.

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