1. Social Media: Is it more
harmful than helpful?
By: Rebecca Kappel, Travis Renton, and Jason Fisher

2. Introduction
Paraskevi "Voula"
Twitter was launched in March 2006
Papachristou

3. Cons
 Employers check potential employee’s backgrounds,
including social media such as Facebook and Twitter
 It’s possible to be tracked through social media
 (Gallagher)

4. Why Social Media is Bad

5. • Social Media is becoming
increasingly addictive
• Social Media accounts for 18% of
time spent online.

6. Social Media sites own every photo you upload

7. Social Media can affect your
academic performance
A study found that Freshman students were spending almost
12 hours a day on social media accounts and that these high
usage numbers were associated with lower GPA’s.

9. Pros
 Express yourself!
 Connect with friends across the country and the globe

10. Why Social Media Is Good

11. Social Media as a Job Recruiting
Tool.

12. Social Media as an Interviewing
Medium

13. Social Media as a Way to Branch
Out

14. In Conclusion

15. Conclusion
Remember…
Be aware of what
you share!

16.  Pictures
Works Cited
 Twitter Logo Redesigned. 2012. Graphic. The Inspiration RoomWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Nesbitt, Andy. Voula Papachristou 'bitter and upset' over Olympic ban. 2012.
Photograph. USA TodayWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Keller , Jared. How The CIA Uses Social Media to Track How People Feel. 2011.
Graphic. The AtlanticWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Jobs, AOL. What Employers Wish You’d Learned In College. 2012. Photograph.
GlassdoorWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Jemima's Journal. 2012. Photograph. WordpressWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Crum, Chris. Murders Organized Using Facebook Murder Victims Names Found on Facebook Hit
List. 2010. Graphic. WebProNewsWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
 Verbal Citations
 Keown, Tim. "Voula Papachristou leaps into infamy." ESPN. (2012): n. page. Web. 15
Apr. 2013. <http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/2012/story/_/id/8205097/voula-
papachristou-leaps-infamy>.
 Kaiser, Tiffany. "Indiana High School Student Expelled for Tweeting Foul Language,
Says it Wasn't Posted at School." Daily Tech. (2012): n. page. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
<http://www.dailytech.com/Indiana High School Student Expelled for Tweeting Foul
Language Says it Wasnt Posted at School/article24322.htm>.
 Gallagher, Ryan. "Software that tracks people on social media created by defence
firm." Guardian. (2013): n. page. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/10/software-tracks-social-media-defence>.

17. Works Cited cont.
 Suciu, Peter. "Social Media Linked to Poor Academic
Performance." Redorbit. N.p., 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Apr.
2013.
 Henderson, J. Maureen. "3 Reasons You Should Quit Social
Media In 2013." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 29 Dec. 2012.
Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
 Black, Tiffany. "How to Use Twitter as a Recruiting Tool."
Inc.com. N.p., 19 May 2010. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.
 Horovitz, Bruce. "Tweets, Not Resumes, Are Trending
#icymi." USA Today. Gannett, 17 Feb. 2013. Web. 15 Apr.
2013.