Prof. Holton featured on ABC4
Avery Holton, assistant professor in Communication at the U, was recently featured
on ABC4 news discussing the latest trends in social media use -- from the newest sites
to which people are migrating to the ways people are moving some of their personal
information offline.
"Our personal information is worth something. It is a commodity but it is ours to
choose who gets that information," said Holton. "Putting pictures of yourself with
a child on tinder, you might be trying to convey to folks that your child is important
to you, that you have a family and those sorts of things. And that's fine," says Holton.
"That is a personal decision. But you also have to think about the crowd that you
are serving and who is looking at those photos."
Among other things, Holton recommends parents keep a watchful eye on their kids' internet
usage. "As a parent, you have to be diligent. Not necessarily to monitor everything
your kid does and not necessarily to put passwords on everything or ask for their
passwords, but to choose what level we are going to operate at," Holton added.
View this clip to learn more about Holton's insight into social media. http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/whats-next-for-social-media/83042/WhRqwRWqCE2nPFqDlbjhGQ