Oct 22-28 Chapter 9 Managing Face

A lot of people post things to Facebook that they regret later. The repercussions from the post vary, but they are often directly related to the scale in which they are projected. Many athletes have faced fines, suspensions, and been ordered to meet with league representatives because of their posts on Facebook and Twitter. There is a football analyst on ESPN named Herm Edwards and one of his famous sayings when he debates over athletes using social networking sites is, "Don't Press Send!". It is a simple solution to the problem when one evaluates the situation. The actual process of writing out ones frustrations and allowing some sort of self expression style of release is achieved by simply writing down what one feels. However, when published online for the world to see, it then becomes open to scrutiny and other issues arise. Conflict can be sparked from anything, however, by not using Facebook and Twitter as a platform to air ones dirty laundry, many conflicts can be avoided.