Don’t Self-Censor On Facebook: Audience Filter

Today’s Internet serves many functions, operating as a public forum for self-expression, an intimate support group among friends, and even a platform for professional development. As your use of social networks such as Facebook grows in the professional context, the key is to not succumb to censoring yourself. Your peers, bosses, or prospective employers may deem it appropriate to tailor your online voice to a more conservative public, but won’t your friends wonder why you got so lame all of a sudden? Filter your audience instead.

Today’s Internet serves many functions, operating as a public forum for self-expression, an intimate support group among friends, and even a platform for professional development. As your use of social networks such as Facebook grows in the professional context, the key is to not succumb to censoring yourself. Your peers, bosses, or prospective employers may deem it appropriate to tailor your online voice to a more conservative public, but won’t your friends wonder why you got so lame all of a sudden? Filter your audience instead.

After a little bit of groundwork, audience filtering becomes second nature — and even includes a few failsafe mechanisms for those “less discerning” times:

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