Monday, May 6, 2013
A Piedmont Circuit judge handed down a ruling in April saying the Barrow County School System had not acted illegally in firing the teacher.
A former Apalachee High School language arts teacher who lost a suit against the Barrow County School System in April is appealing the judge's ruling, according to a report by the Barrow County News. Ashley Payne made national headlines in 2009 when school administrators asked her to resign after receiving an anonymous tip about photos posted on her personal Facebook page showing her holding alcoholic beverages. In the lawsuit, Payne accused the school system of unlawful termination, and a Piedmont Circuit judge issued a summary judgment in April that the Barrow County School System had not acted illegally. Payne's lawyers filed a notice of appeal with the Georgia Court of Appeals on May 2, the Barrow County News reports. Click here to …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
If convicted, the man faces a $500 fine and a maximum of 60 days in jail after posting photos of himself and two kids petting, lifting and sitting on a manatee calf.
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Tuesday, February 19
Do either of these tidbits surprise you — first, that a Florida man was arrested based on photos he posted on Facebook, or that it's illegal to injure, harm, harass, capture or attempt to capture a Florida manatee? If convicted of said crimes against a manatee, Ryan William Waterman, 21, of Ft. Pierce, Fla., is facing a $500 fine and a maximum of 60 days in jail. The Huffington Post reports Waterman shared photos of himself and two kids petting, lifting and sitting on a manatee calf on the social media site. The arrest came after the Florida Fish and Wildlife was tipped off to the incriminating photos. Did you know there's a list of animals and plants that are protected in Georgia? It is illegal to harass, capture, kill or otherwise …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The social network has launched a new feature. Read about it, and view the attached video for privacy information.
In the latest evolution of Facebook, the powerful social network recently announced Graph Search, the capability to show users information from their Facebook network. Also, the new tool has business capabilities. According to the Los Angeles Times, users can search for things like "movies liked by my friends" or "photos of me and (name of friend)." But for all other queries, Microsoft-owned Bing search engine will handle the results. So when users search for something such as "jay-z concerts 2012," Facebook will pass off the search to Bing. Users then will see Bing's results on the left, and information from Facebook on the right. Users also will see Bing ads in both columns. The launch is still in beta release, and users have to sign up …
Friday, December 21, 2012
There is a petition being circulated that asks Facebook to take down a page that has offensive language relating to the Sandy Hook shooting. So far, however, Facebook has not done so.
The First Amendment right to free speech is so often touted now that the true meaning has got lost somewhere in the translation. Simply put, it prohibits congress or the government from restricting free speech. However, it does not prevent an organization like Patch, or Facebook, from making rules of what it will or won’t allow to be “spoken” on it’s airwaves. A petiton on Facebook at the moment is asking for an offensive post related to the Sandy Hook tragedy be taken down. The administrator of the page, which is named Going to MacDonalds for a salad roll is like going to a brothel for a hug, claims that someone else posted it while he was distracted. He says now his page has been restricted and he can’t remove it. But people aren't …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
People now have Facebook pages for their dogs? Is that too much?
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
When Facebook first crept onto the scene in 2004, it slowly earned 1 million users, but that grew incredibly in the eight years that followed. According to a story in Yahoo Finance this week, it now has 955 million users in any given month, an increase of 29 percent more than just a year ago. But recently a new trend has emerged that, considering the number of pet owners worldwide, could increase that number exponentially. Facebook users have begun setting up Facebook pages, just for their dogs. Tell us what you think about this, a naturally progression or has Facebook finally gone to the dogs? Are you ready to have Fido's daily activities coming through your Facebook feed?
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Could people who avoid social media sites be raising red flags?
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
What do Batman theater shooter James Holmes and Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik have in common? According to the German news magazine Der Tagesspiegel, both men lacked a Facebook account. Slashdot’s summary of the German article: “Not having a Facebook account could be the first sign that you are a mass murderer.” Though not going so far as to label non-Facebook users sociopaths, Kashmir Hill of Forbes warned that those who avoid the social media site could be inviting additional scrutiny. “Anecdotally, I’ve heard both job seekers and employers wonder aloud about what it means if a job candidate doesn’t have a Facebook account. Does it mean they deactivated it because it was full of red flags? Are they hiding something?” she…
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Is Facebook a passing fad, destined to go the same way as the Rubiks cube and the hula hoop, or will it still be going strong 20 or 30 years from now?
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Sunday, May 20, 2012
As Facebook stocks hit the market Friday in one of the biggest initial public offerings ever, some investors were a little hesitant to put too much credence in the company’s sustainability. Forbes reported that General Motors pulled its $10 million advertising investment on Facebook just before the launch of the IPO, saying the ads were ineffective and didn’t warrant the expense. More concerning for people considering buying up shares that launched at $38 a share, however, was whether or not Facebook would still be around 20 or 30 years from now. CNBC reported that a CNBC/AP poll conducted from May 3 – 7 among 1,004 people found that 50 percent thought Facebook was a passing fad. So what do you think? Is Facebook just a passing fad that …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
New York City doesn’t think so. What do you think?
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
New York City has just ruled that its teachers can’t become friends on Facebook with students or follow them on Twitter. According to Reuters, The New York Times reported that new guidelines prevent any interaction between teachers and students over social media sites. These guidelines don’t prevent teachers from communicating with their students through approved official online accounts. The teachers also can still maintain their own personal social media sites – just not communicate with their students through those sites. This move reportedly was originated by growing concerns nationwide over inappropriate interactions between teachers and their students. In is reported that in just 11 months last year, the NYC Department of Education…
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The personal profile pages appear to have avoided the mandatory change-over. Are you still holding on to your old Facebook profile page?
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
Despite threats of all Facebook profiles being timelined March 31, only brand pages were converted by that date. Facebook users still have the option to keep their old Facebook profiles — for the time being anyway. According to Mediabistro, when asked, Facebook officials would only say there is no timeframe to share at the moment on when al users will shift to timelines on their personal profiles. Do you have timeline yet or are you still holding on to your old Facebook profile? Tell us in comments. Subscribe to Barrow Patch’s newsletters, follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Some job seekers ar being asked to allow prospective employers to view the content of their social media accounts.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Would you let a prospective employer snoop around in your social media accounts? More and more employers are reportedly asking to do just that. According to Reuters, studies have shown that examining a job seeker's Facebook profile can yield more information than a personality test. However, as social media users become more security-conscious, employers are asking for —and in some cases getting — access to private information. USA Today report a Maryland correctional officer willingly gave his password during an interview because he feared that failure to do so would prevent him from gaining employment. "I needed my job to feed my family. I had to," he recalled, according to the USA Today article. New York statistician Justin Bassett felt…
Randall Creech
9:57 am on Sunday, December 23, 2012
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