facebook account for nonpersonal friends

Of course, what you do and how you want to use it is completely up to you. But do look at the discussion I have just started about Facebook, a security issue, it has really concerned me!!

I think it is perfectly fine to use facebook in any way you feel is appropriate. I also have attempted to limit my use of facebook by removing people that I don't speak with regularly. Although I have found that it sometimes causes a bit of awkwardness when I do run into them in person. I always feel like people are offended if you don't accept a friend request or if you have removed them as a friend. I think it might be a good idea to create 2 seperate accounts and use each for a different purpose.

IT's all up to u.. Since it's required on your behalf, by your students.. Then why not?? After all, it's a form of contact between u and your students.. It's always better to seperate work and personal life ^_^ Make sure it stays that way, and not be soft hearted, giving your FB account to friends again.. hehe

It is up to you who you add to your account. For all purposes you could have your professional name on one account and one with your regular everyday name for personal friends. I see people on there that have their kidss, dogs, cats, whatever so why can't you have two?!

I think what you're doing is deceptive. However it is for you to decide what you want to do with your life. Your friends may eventually find your new facebook account. However, you should probably tell them what you're thinking and feeling. If contact was an issue you could have handled the situation much differently by first telling your friends the truth. Hiding, lying, being sneaking and deceptive can backfire on you. I feel it would hurt your "personal" friends more if you don't tell them what's going on. Express your feelings to them. That's all you'd be doing.

I don't use Facebook. Partly because I am not interested, and partly because there are security issues associated with having a lot of personal information available to view. It's your page, so it's totally up to you how you use it.

HI attente My University has actually put in a site for teachers and students to connect,send and receive assignments and clear and misunderstandings in the classroom session. I don't really think that facebook should be used for students maybe you can try 'edublog' instead as it is geared for exactly what you want with your students. Facebook is entirely up to you but i have found it is agreat way to keep in touch with classmates who have migrated and for class reunions etc. maybe you can check in on your facebook page with your friend only on the weekends.

attente, You can do whatever you want to do and on whichever online social networking media. However, being that you are doing this just for your students may seem a little over proportion and unnecessary in my opinion. The question should be is this really necessary to connect with your students? Hope you know what you are doing here?

Hi, attente. That is fine. I see nothing wrong with having an account just for your students. I can understand that you are trying to be very professional. Just be careful, because some friends can get frustrated because, they can't find out information about you. This could lead them into becoming obsessed.

There's nothing wrong with deciding not to add personal friends what you choose do with your facebook account totally is up to you as long as your fallowing guidelines and such but I dont feel that there's anything wrong with only adding your students if thats what you choose. For a long time I never added friends on facebook because I was sceptical about the safty of the site, in fact I'm still a bit sceptical about the safty of facebook, but over time I decided to relax a little and enjoy the social network but the main reason I joined facebook is to network and maybe make a few new online friends. I have no interest in connection with old school chums or finding relatives at this time. I just opened an account for fun and also because a lot of other sites I'm a member of almost expect there members to be a part of facebook, and actually now I really enjoy the site, though I dont like that I have list my name on the site instead of a user name but other then a few annoyance's I enjoy facebook very much.

If you don't feel comfortable adding your personal friends to the facebook page that you have for your students, then I wouldn't do it and I wouldn't inform them that you have a facebook account for the students. However, if you would like to have another way that you would be able to somewhat keep in touch with your friends, then I would allow them. All in all, I think that you will really have to follow your heart on this one.

yeah i think your personal friends can understand why you will only allow your students to be in your friend list on your new facebook account because it's related to your work and you already added them on your other account. so i think they will understand you why you will do that. by the way, thank you for adding me as a friend.

I think you must have created a fan page instead of personal account for your students. I mean nowadays fan page is not necessarily for celebrities or any popular people around the world. It can be as well an organization where people can gather to continue the communication. If I were you, it is either create another account that is exclusively for your friends or you can segregate or categorize people even if you only have 1 account. I mean in friend's list you can create a list for example that is for friends, relatives and students. Then do something in privacy settings where some people can see your wall, photos and everything. In my case not all people can access all my albums and can even post to my wall just like that.

Hello I have a friend who is a grammar school teacher and she has a facebook account only for her friends. In her case it is understandable as they children are young, but as for you were asking absolutely you should have your student facebook account separate as part of communication with the students. If your friends ever say something surely being your friends they must understand that this is for work purposes and should be kept separate from friends. If at some point you decided to add your friends well then it is your choice. But having said you can communicate with them in many other ways so it is not like you ex them out of your life. Besides you sort of do want to keep personal relationships out of the work environment. You know you can keep all your information private and not search-able only to those that do know your user name and be approved by you. Good luck with this and your students.

I think you have the right to do whatever you choose. But will your friends be upset or offended, most likely. There seems to be so many sensitive people there. I find someone upset on there about different things often

It is entirely up to you. You have opened an account just for your students and your friend will have to accept and understand that. As you mentioned there are several ways they can contact you so it is not as if you have cut off all communication. I would send my friends an email explaining what you decided to do and how you can be contacted.

Hi attente! It is ok to have private and business account. Some of my friends are celebrities and they have two accounts. One is for making business agreements and on that account they don't have any of their personal friends and on the other one they are contacting personal friends. It really shouldn't be a problem to have two account. Your friends should have no problem with it... But, why don't you activate your personal account, you don't have to spend time on it, just activate it so your friends know that you are "with them" in some sense... Take care and happy mylotting! --Fadolf

actually you can just maintain a single account for everyone. just group them into Students, Highschool friends, College, Workmates or whatever it is that you like. then you can set the privacy of everything you share (picture, video, wall post, status, etc). you may even post something and set the security to "only me" if you want any other person to see it. but the point is, you can choose who among the friends you added can see things from your profile. you may even opt to not update at all. lol. it's just cool to be able to stalk people every now and then haha. like what my friend always say, it is our social responsibility to have a facebook profile lol. what's important is that you have the power to control your updates or even not update at all if you dont want to. Just make one so they would stop bugging you lol. :D

Yes, absolutely attente. You can consider your online English tutor position as your business. There are many pages for everything now. News Stations, Musicians, Politicians, Entrepreneurs, Sports and the list goes on. I try to limited my time on FB, even as an entrepreneur. You can always create a new page when you are ready.

Hey, just wanted to say my GF thinks and feels exactly the same, one may say she even "hates" facebook and think its a very non-personal way of contacting each other. i sometimes agree with her but i mostly think that facebook addiction can be controled, as for your question, it sounds perfectly fine to keep the facebook page as a "business" page only.. your friends should have no reason to find it offensive :]