Week 2 - Discussion 2

I liked the

pi

n

(Links

to

an

external

site.

)

with the inspirational quote, “If you’re tired of starting

over, stop giving up.” While starting and stopping can be exhausting, for me, it more suggested a

call for a shift in perspective. Instead of perceivin

g eating a cookie as a diet ended and now a diet

that has to be started over from scratch, just see it as a pause. Do not let yourself feel like you

have completely stopped; just keep going from there. The same applies to job progression or

other personal

growth. Just because this interview did not end in a promotion does not mean it is

time to give up. Stay on the grind and keep working forward even if it is not a fast as you

originally wanted, it will still be faster than going back and starting at the be

ginning. This shift in

perspective will help keep me motivated through professional and academic setbacks.

I mostly use Pinterest for memes and crafts. I have also seen the value in getting writing tips and

interview tips that help me at work and academica

lly. These tips make the tasks easier to

accomplish, making motivation easier to maintain.

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Summary of

Pinterest Privacy Polic

y

(Links

to

an

external

site.

)

You agree to the pol

icy by signing up for the service. You must be over 13 years of age, or order

based on local regulations. Linked accounts may share contact data depending on your settings

on those other accounts. Technical data gathered includes but is not limited to the

approximate

location, Pinterest embedded websites you visit, and devices used. What you click on at while on

Pinterest is also monitored and used with the other data to show you relevant content, other

users, and advertisements.

Pinterest also analyses ho

w users interact with features to design

better versions of them and report back to partner the success of their ads. This data may not be

stored in your home country. You can change several settings related to your privacy in your

profile. Information is

shared with law enforcement and the government as required by laws,

regulations, and other legal requests.

You may request to see, correct, and/or delete your data.

Residents of regions with specific data privacy laws have extra protections and ways to re

port

breaches of those protections.

I was impressed that relatively little of the policy was written in legalese, and I felt like I could

understand it. Verification of any website that has the “share as a pin” option was linking back to

my Pinterest accou

nt whether I shared or not was useful information to know. The sharing of my

data with advertising corporations should alarm me more as it is a vessel of targeted propaganda.

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In a time of work from home, social distancing, and online school, social med

ia can help

overcome the feeling of isolation. Humans are gregarious and true isolation is detrimental to our

mental health.

I have linked my place of employment with my Facebook and learned the hard way that in doing

so, now what I put on Facebook has wor

k

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related conciseness. I posted a comment about how I

disagreed with Justin Bieber being a spokesperson for our company. Within a week, my manager

had a sit down with me about the post. I am lucky I used professional language and did not get

carried away,

or I could have lost my job.

I liked the pin (Links to an external site.) with the inspirational quote, “If you’re tired of starting

over, stop giving up.” While starting and stopping can be exhausting, for me, it more suggested a

call for a shift in perspective. Instead of perceiving eating a cookie as a diet ended and now a diet

that has to be started over from scratch, just see it as a pause. Do not let yourself feel like you

have completely stopped; just keep going from there. The same applies to job progression or

other personal growth. Just because this interview did not end in a promotion does not mean it is

time to give up. Stay on the grind and keep working forward even if it is not a fast as you

originally wanted, it will still be faster than going back and starting at the beginning. This shift in

perspective will help keep me motivated through professional and academic setbacks.

I mostly use Pinterest for memes and crafts. I have also seen the value in getting writing tips and

interview tips that help me at work and academically. These tips make the tasks easier to

accomplish, making motivation easier to maintain.

---

Summary of Pinterest Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

You agree to the policy by signing up for the service. You must be over 13 years of age, or order

based on local regulations. Linked accounts may share contact data depending on your settings

on those other accounts. Technical data gathered includes but is not limited to the approximate

location, Pinterest embedded websites you visit, and devices used. What you click on at while on

Pinterest is also monitored and used with the other data to show you relevant content, other

users, and advertisements. Pinterest also analyses how users interact with features to design

better versions of them and report back to partner the success of their ads. This data may not be

stored in your home country. You can change several settings related to your privacy in your

profile. Information is shared with law enforcement and the government as required by laws,

regulations, and other legal requests. You may request to see, correct, and/or delete your data.

Residents of regions with specific data privacy laws have extra protections and ways to report

breaches of those protections.

I was impressed that relatively little of the policy was written in legalese, and I felt like I could

understand it. Verification of any website that has the “share as a pin” option was linking back to

my Pinterest account whether I shared or not was useful information to know. The sharing of my

data with advertising corporations should alarm me more as it is a vessel of targeted propaganda.

---

In a time of work from home, social distancing, and online school, social media can help

overcome the feeling of isolation. Humans are gregarious and true isolation is detrimental to our

mental health.

I have linked my place of employment with my Facebook and learned the hard way that in doing

so, now what I put on Facebook has work-related conciseness. I posted a comment about how I

disagreed with Justin Bieber being a spokesperson for our company. Within a week, my manager

had a sit down with me about the post. I am lucky I used professional language and did not get

carried away, or I could have lost my job.