Information is defined as any knowledge that is communicated or received, concerning a particular fact or circumstance. A key factor about information is that it is a both a commodity and a public good. Once information is produced, it is virtually inexhaustible, and any consumption of information has the potential to create more information. Once information is posted online, these qualities are magnified because not only can it be sent out; it can be replicated exactly, and stored. Therefore, if we are following that definition, anything we post up on Facebook is information and therefore public property.
Did you know that anything you post up on Facebook no longer belongs to you and is owned by Facebook? This goes for comments, wall postings, pictures, favourite movies, relationship statuses... Facebook is a prime example of how technology has created a means for the cultural value of the communication of information. It allows us to post up information and easily publish it for the entire world to see. However with this ease comes the danger of becoming reckless with what we publish online; it is only too easy to post up those photos of you posing with a 26oz of vodka or having a drinking competition with friends. At the moment, these pictures may seem funny however; these photos portray vital information about you to the public which includes potential employers and schools and can permanently tarnish your image. This could result in you being passed over for entrance into a school of choice or even deem you unemployable. It just goes to show you that you have to be careful with what you post online- because anything that you do instantly no longer belongs to just you.
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