Two stories regarding Obama and Facebook hit the news recently.
During a Q&A with a group of young teenagers, Barack Obama advised students to be careful and sensible about the information that they display on Facebook. He acknowledged that to err was human (especially when in your teen years) but to air those lapses in judgement on social media platforms should be considered a severe career limiting move as opposed to a simple life lesson.
“Well, let me give you some very practical tips. First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook, because in the YouTube age, whatever you do, it will be pulled up again later somewhere in your life,” Obama said.
Obama acknowledged that he himself made a few blunders in his youth. Like many of us, Obama is probably very thankful that social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and MySpace did not exist when we were teenagers.
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Facebook Poll: Should Obama be Assassinated? Facebook App Removed
A Facebook user utilized an independent application to create a poll that posted the question “Should Obama be killed?” The answers that Facebook users were asked to choose from were: No, Maybe, Yes, and Yes if he cuts my health care.
The survey and application was removed by Facebook staff after being notified of its presence however the US Secret Service is currently investigating the incident, considering it a serious matter.
All response data is unavailable so we cannot answer your burning desire to know what the polltaker stats were.
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Obama is no stranger to Facebook and other social media platforms. Find Obama on Facebook.
