The Fourth Revolution is a great opportunity. Social networks are fantastic communication and creation tools. As with all powerful tools, social network can be used the wrong way.
A new literacy for the Fourth Revolution is needed; it will without doubt be widespread in a few years time. Let’s just remind us of some rules that need to be followed when it comes to using social networks.
Mitch Joel in his blog post “keep yourself alive” reminds us about a few:
- Don’t link to spouses and children
- Don’t publish anything private
- Be careful of groups you join (groups are not more private)
- Make your acquaintances as close as your friends
- Be leery of platforms with open APIs (they give third parties access to the data)
These are already advanced rules, beyond some obvious ones: don’t put your address or phone number, don’t post all your personal data like social security number or bank details…
Some schools start discussing these rules with children. When will they be part and parcel of all basic education?
