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Millions of people have read this writer’s work. You can find it everywhere, being discussed in all kinds of major news outlets. And it’s all over the blogosphere, generating volumes of discussion, flames, trolls, and even pieces of cogent criticism. I urge you to read it at once! You won’t be able to put it down, and its highs and lows say so much about modern life.
So who is this writer? Nobel Prize for Literature winner Mario Vargas Llosa?
Please. I’m talking about Karen Owen, Duke University grad and author of a “senior thesis” sex list.
Here is what happened…………………..
The 42-slide PowerPoint that has drawn widespread attention was meant to be shared between friends. In it, Karen Owen, Trinity ’10, vividly describes the sexual performance of 13 current and former Duke students, all of them varsity athletes and many of them lacrosse players.
After Owen sent the PowerPoint to a few friends, it eventually made its way across listservs at Duke and then onto sites such as Jezebel, The Huffington Post and CNN. At one point Thursday night, “Karen Owen Powerpoint” was the second most-searched term in the United States on Google. “Duke Powerpoint” was 10th.
Deadspin, a sports blog, and Jezebel, a blog that covers women’s interests, first posted the PowerPoint last Thursday. The document has since been viewed more than 2 million times on the sites.
Deadspin initially posted the presentation complete with the names of the men, but later removed them. Jezebel interviewed Owen, but did not initially identify her.
“I regret it with all my heart,” Owen told Jezebel. “I would never intentionally hurt the people that are mentioned on that.”
What would it take for an individual to erase his digital footprint? Is it even possible to exit the Internet? The short answer is no.
Welcome to the real social network! How big is your digital footprint?
Watch the presentation: Your Digital Footprint in a Social Media World
Assignment
Post your response to the following:
Have you thought about your own digital footprint? Have you posted photos, videos, or comments you would like to erase?
Do you have a good or bad digital footprint based on the presentation,Your Digital Footprint in a Social Media World. Explain.
What level of privacy do you expect as an Internet user?
Post your comments on Karen Owen’s dilemma.
Do you have a good or bad digital footprint based on the presentation,Your Digital Footprint in a Social Media World. Explain.
What level of privacy do you expect as an Internet user?
Post your comments on Karen Owen’s dilemma.
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