The cautionary tales become routine. Today's edition involves the sharing of a Facebook link, ostensibly inside "friends" security, that was quickly shared out and to the wider world. As a result, Craig Featherston is now former assistant AD at TCU.
The content isn't that important -- you can read here from the Ft Worth Star-Telegram -- what precipitated Featherston's decision to leave the Horned Frogs.
What does separate this event from other famous job-ending faux pas (by tweet | by drunken tweet | by photo | by posting | by video) -- this was sharing a link, not creating it. Although, Featherston told the S-T: [he] posted a message he said he didn’t write “but could have.”
The main takeaway: in spite of best efforts by media consultants like Danah Boyd's attempt to create "context collapse", you will be taken at face for your comments. And, in this case, the ones you share.
I segue to Boyd, who was interviewed today on NPR related to her new research book, It's Complicated. The key to understanding the use of social by various groups is the context. Based on the story, I don't think I am stretching to say that Featherston falls into "context collapse." (Granted, Boyd is studying teenagers.)
As a former UT student during the time of the TAMU bonfire tragedy, he said he was sharing a comment among friends. He talks directly to the Star-Telegram about the impact, and you have sympathy for the situation.
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