“… what you post online, you should be able to say in person.” – Bianca Gonzalez

I totally agree. And I’m guilty. Meron akong mga blog posts na too personal. Pero at least naman puro about me lang. Wala naman akong dinamay na ibang tao I mean never ako nag-reveal ng totoong pangalan. Lagi ko pinapalitan. Or initials lang. Pero sapat na ba yun para matawag na responsible blogging?

Natutuwa ako sa campaign ng GMA7. Think before you click. Think before you post anything. And I think this campaign is not only applicable in Twitter and FB. Pati sa mga bloggers din. As I’ve said, I’m guilty. Kung nabasa mo yung mga iba kong posts like this: blog post sasabihin mo “pati yan i-blog???” Hehe. So napa-isip ako, paano yung mga bloggers? How do you draw the line?

Kasi when you say “blog” for me it’s something personal. Online diary, that is. Paano yun? Katulad ko, there are only 3 reasons for me to write a blog entry. First, if it’s sponsored. LOL. Second, when I’m feeling senti. Finally, kapag mainit ang ulo ko. Minsan hindi maiwasan eh. Nakakapagsulat ako about very personal matters. Siguro nakatulong din na meron akong pen name kaya lumakas ang loob ko na magsulat ng personal thoughts.

Pero yun nga eh. Social media is mostly about personal opinion. Hindi naman  lahat ng mababasa mo sa Twitter ay valid news. Sabi nila para daw mapabilis yung balita. Parang hindi naman. Ako nga kumain lang ng hopia ni-tweet ko pa. So yun naman pala eh. Ako yung problema. Bakit pati hopia kelangan i-tweet??!

Ang problema daw kasi walang cyber laws dito sa Pinas. Wish ko lang pag nagkaron, wag nila ipagbawal ang pag-tweet about hopia ah. Lam mo naman yang mga senador. Pati planking gusto amyendahan. Kung sabagay. Kung hindi nila yan sinita, hindi ko malalaman yang planking-planking na yan.

Siguro konsyensya ang magdidikta. Tsaka bilang isang blogger, parang instinct na natin yan

Mga paalala ng Think before you click campaign.

• Dapat friends mo lang ang pwedeng mag-view ng profile mo sa FaceBook. In my case, family ko lang at 6 other friends ang allowed to see my updates. Pinipili ko lang yung mga status updates na pang-general. Tapos mostly private na lahat. Hindi naman din ako active dun. Walang hilig. Pero sinisita ko yung mga kapatid ko. Sabi ko gawin nila private yung profile nila. Yung kilala ko nga eh. Meron daw nagsend ng hate message sa kanya sa FB. Sabi mayabang daw sya at kung ano-ano pa. Hindi naman nya kilala. Affected nga sya, iyak sya at hindi makakain. Sabi ko sa kanya ilimit nya yung pwede magsend ng message sa kanya. Kasi uso ngayon yung cyber bullying. Hindi ibig sabihin na may taong galit sa kanya. Baka wala lang talaga magawa yun. Kasi yung profile ay wala man lang friends kahit isa. Meron bang ganun? Ako nga na walang hilig umabot pa sa 200++. Kaya ibig sabihin nun, ginawa talaga yung account na yun para mangbulahaw ng tao.
• Huwag makikipagkita sa mga taong nakilala lang online. Dumaan ako sa stage na nahilig ako makipag-chat sa MySpace. College pa ako nun. Pero never ako nakipag-meet in person kahit madami nag-aya. Ganda ko teh. Haha. Sira hindi noh. Bukod sa ang tamad ko sa mga ganyang bagay, wala akong TIWALA. Meron nga taga Australia na pumunta pa ng Pinas para makita ako. Sabi ko ayoko. Bah bigla na lang nag offline message dito na daw sya sa Manila Metro. Shock ako. Pero hindi ko sya sinipot. Bakeet??? May usapan ba tayo huh? Ayun galit na galit. Nung una natakot ako kasi akalain mo yun. Panay ang message sa MySpace at minumura ako. Ang kapal ng face nya ha. Kakatakot di ba? Kaya ingat kayo ha. Tsaka duda ko, hindi sya Australian. Filipino lang na nagpapanggap. Mas baliko pa ingles nya sa akin eh. Kita nyo na? Dapat talaga alerto lalo na yung mga ladies. Kaya yung kapatid kong babae at girl friends, binalaan ko. Kaso wala naman sila hilig sa internet. Mabuti na lang.
• Huwag magpo-post ng ikasisira ng kumpanya kung saan ka employed. Aray! Nagsulat ako sa pagiging late ko at pagiging AWOL. Pero teka. Inaamin ko ako ang mali. Never ko sila siniraan. At hindi ko rin sinabi kung anong company. Kasi kahit noong wala pa yang campaign ng channel 7, alam ko na pangit yung ganun. Hindi maganda pakinggan na magsalita laban sa employer. Ang paniniwala ko kasi hanggat andun ka sa kumpanya, magtiis ka. Kung may reklamo ka, mag-resign ka. Parang ganito. Hanggat nasa poder ka ng magulang mo, sundin mo lahat ng patakaran nila. Pwede ka lang magdesisyon ng labag sa gusto nila kung kaya mo na buhayin sarili mo. Ganun yun.
• Huwag magbibigay ng contact details, full name, home address, etc., sa mga tao sa internet lalo na kung hindi mo pa nakikita in person. Madami pa yung reminders ng channel 7, nalimuta ko na. Pero ang bottom line ay mag-ingat.

Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/226420/technology/think-before-you-click-use-social-media-responsibly

The power of social media is a great responsibility. If you think about how the Philippines is famous for “People Power” — that necessary ingredient that toppled presidents in peaceful revolutions — it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the country is also among the top countries in the world in terms of presence in the social media space.

On Facebook, the world’s largest social network, Filipinos represent some 25 million of the reported 750 million users worldwide, putting the Philippines at 7th place in the world just behind highly populous nations like the US, Indonesia and India.

And while there aren’t any hard numbers to show just how many Pinoy Twitter users there are, expect that number to be high as well (we estimate around 10M), considering how frequently local personalities and topics hit Twitters’ list of worldwide trending topics.

There’s no doubt about it: even online, Pinoys are a force to be reckoned with. But as the popular saying goes, power puts a great responsibility on the shoulders of those who wield it.

From this thesis statement was born “Think Before You Click” — a campaign by GMA News to promote responsible use of social media.

You can be the change you want to see in the online world.
Online everything is just a click away. And with one click, whether that be to post a tweet, a new status message on Facebook, or a tag on someone’s photo, we have as much power to tear down as we do to build up.

It’s all one easy click away.

So our proposal is simple, to think before you click. Think about the repercussions of what you are about to post, will it hurt others, could it potentially hurt me, or those who I care about the most? It’s hard to take back what you’ve posted online, and everything has an effect.

It’s time for another “People Power” this time to push for a more responsible use of social media. How can you help? Simple, tell as much people as you can to “Think Before You Click”. Here’s how you can do that:

Take a photo of yourself holding up a sign “think before you click” written on a sheet of paper and change that to your Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, MySpace or Flickr profile photo. Then upload them to YouScoop.tv.

Add a “Think Before You Click” Twibbon to your Twitter DP.

Tweet us using the hashtag #thinkB4Uclick and tell us how you can be a more responsible user of social media. Or join ongoing discussions on Facebook and Google+.

Record a video of yourself discussing how you can do your part to promote social media responsibility and upload it to YouScoop.tv.

It all starts today folks.