Social Media After Effects

            I chose to blog about the potential effects of social media in the near future. So like most everyone here at John Carroll, you have a social media profile on some platform whether it be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Etc. Having that profile comes with a huge responsibility. For example, In the midst of Senior year I was filling out college applications left and right. I was also constantly doing things like Joining clubs, getting good grades, etc. to look good for colleges. One of the things I made sure not to forget was to disable/block all my social media profiles so colleges could not find me. Why? Because almost every single college will look you up on most social platforms to get more information. And let's face it, nothing good could have come out of a college finding my Facebook or my Twitter. I had to actually take hours off of my day to make sure I was completely off the grid. You don't realize how much actual risk and responsibility you take on once you join social media platforms until you give it a second thought. And It doesn't stop at colleges, oh no. Next time you put in application for an internship or a job, guess what one of the first things they do is? You guessed it, run your name through the social media database. To think that the one factor that determines if you land that dream job that pays well or you end up waiting tables could end up depending on what you posted on Facebook up to 5 years ago. That's mind boggling.