The key to Facebook and Twitter is all in how you use them. Unfortunately, people use them wrong.
On FB, I'm only friends with people I actually know (it's up to a whopping 64 people, mostly from high school and college). My account isn't visible to the public. No potential client could look me up and find anything, with the exception of the picture I also use here. I'm not a member of any groups, and I tend to block the idiotic theist shit my friends post. I use it mostly to talk to a handful of people I can't contact through normal means.
With Twitter, I use it as a way to follow web development trends (following actual developers yields a great deal of information as they're always blogging), general tech/science stuff (Elon Musk, Phil Plait, etc.), and some sports stuff from decent sources. I hardly ever post. It's a customized news feed that has actually helped me become a better developer.
The key is to not be an idiot. Don't make your info public. Yeah, I get that I'm FB and Twitter's product, but my life is stunningly mundane. I don't care if advertisers know about me. The other key is to not engage in internet drama. That's what forums are for
On FB, I'm only friends with people I actually know (it's up to a whopping 64 people, mostly from high school and college). My account isn't visible to the public. No potential client could look me up and find anything, with the exception of the picture I also use here. I'm not a member of any groups, and I tend to block the idiotic theist shit my friends post. I use it mostly to talk to a handful of people I can't contact through normal means.
With Twitter, I use it as a way to follow web development trends (following actual developers yields a great deal of information as they're always blogging), general tech/science stuff (Elon Musk, Phil Plait, etc.), and some sports stuff from decent sources. I hardly ever post. It's a customized news feed that has actually helped me become a better developer.
The key is to not be an idiot. Don't make your info public. Yeah, I get that I'm FB and Twitter's product, but my life is stunningly mundane. I don't care if advertisers know about me. The other key is to not engage in internet drama. That's what forums are for
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
