Craving freedom, we become slaves

OF late, US President Barack Obama has voiced what is on everyone's mind — the "perils" of the Internet, especially the social networking, that is now becoming trendy and popular among all ages, rightly or wrongly. In what he called "the YouTube age," he cautioned youngste...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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description OF late, US President Barack Obama has voiced what is on everyone's mind — the "perils" of the Internet, especially the social networking, that is now becoming trendy and popular among all ages, rightly or wrongly. In what he called "the YouTube age," he cautioned youngsters "to be careful about what you post on Facebook" (assuming this is just an example), because it could come to haunt them later. This advice follows a recent study which reportedly suggests that employers in the United States are increasingly turning to such sites to conduct background checks on job applicants.
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spelling usm-327502017-04-04T01:48:05Z http://eprints.usm.my/32750/ Craving freedom, we become slaves Abd Razak, Dzulkifli T Technology (General) OF late, US President Barack Obama has voiced what is on everyone's mind — the "perils" of the Internet, especially the social networking, that is now becoming trendy and popular among all ages, rightly or wrongly. In what he called "the YouTube age," he cautioned youngsters "to be careful about what you post on Facebook" (assuming this is just an example), because it could come to haunt them later. This advice follows a recent study which reportedly suggests that employers in the United States are increasingly turning to such sites to conduct background checks on job applicants. 2009-09-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/32750/1/DZUL127.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2009) Craving freedom, we become slaves. New Sunday Times.
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http://eprints.usm.my/32750/1/DZUL127.pdf